Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018TCU
Jaelan Austin
WR • 6'2" • 198 lbs • Grand Prairie, TX, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Jaelan Austin reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
12
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
20
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · TCU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- TCU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Player Story
Jaelan Austin built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Grand Prairie, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with TCU. The clearest part of Jaelan Austin's career was his receiving role: 65...
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- Committed To
- Wyoming
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Jaelan Austin, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · TCU. Jaelan Austin reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 860
- Receptions
- 65
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Jaelan Austin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- TCU · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 860
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · TCU
- Top game
- Oklahoma
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Logan-Magnolia · Wyoming
- High school pipeline
- Logan-Magnolia · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2018 Receiving yards rank
- 149 receiving yards · WR 538th (top 53%) · Big 12 58th (top 36%) · National 737th (top 35%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Postseason | TCU | 6 | 4 | 67 | 1 | 42.7 |
| 2015 Regular Season | TCU | 6 | 6 | 70 | 1 | 42.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | TCU | 10 | 23 | 332 | 5 | 67.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | TCU | 8 | 15 | 242 | 0 | 61.2 |
| 2018 Postseason | TCU | 10 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 49.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | TCU | 10 | 16 | 134 | 1 | 49.7 |
Related Context
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Jaelan Austin played WR for TCU. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jaelan Austin recorded 860 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with TCU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
TCU paired 332 primary output with 78.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 58.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kansas State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2018 Postseason · TCU
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
14.9
Efficiency
58.3
Usage
9.9
Consistency
62.7
Best Game by takeover score
Kansas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. California: 15. Southern: 20. SMU: 13. Ohio State: 7. Texas: 4. Kansas: 6. Kansas State: 39. West Virginia: 19. Baylor: 19. Oklahoma State: 7
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. California: 1 by 100. Southern: 3 by 44.4. SMU: 1 by 86.7. Ohio State: 1 by 46.7. Texas: 1 by 26.7. Kansas: 1 by 40. Kansas State: 4 by 65. West Virginia: 2 by 63.3. Baylor: 2 by 63.3. Oklahoma State: 1 by 46.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins18.8 · Games = 6 · +9.8 vs Losses
Losses9 · Games = 4 · -9.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Kansas State
Best efficiency game
100 vs California
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/27 | vs California | W 10-7 | — | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Sun 11/25 | vs Oklahoma State | W 31-24 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Baylor | W 16-9 | — | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 11/10 | @ West Virginia | L 10-47 | — | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Kansas State | W 14-13 | — | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Kansas | L 26-27 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Texas | L 16-31 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sun 9/16 | vs Ohio State | L 28-40 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 9/8 | @ SMU | W 42-12 | — | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Southern | W 55-7 | — | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 6.70 | 0 | 11 |
Player Story
Jaelan Austin story
Jaelan Austin built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Grand Prairie, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with TCU. The clearest part of Jaelan Austin's career was his receiving role: 65 catches, 860 receiving yards, and 7 touchdowns across 34 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jaelan Austin's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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TCU
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520152016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Postseason | TCU | 137 | 78.3 | 5.8 | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | TCU | 137 | 78.3 | 5.8 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | TCU | 332 | 78.6 | 12.1 | 195 |
| 2017 Regular Season | TCU | 242 | 78.4 | 10.5 | -90 |
| 2018 Postseason | TCU | 149 | 58.3 | 9.9 | -93 |
| 2018 Regular Season | TCU | 149 | 58.3 | 9.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Oklahoma
Week 5 · L 46-52 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
83.1 takeover
64 receiving yards with a 85.3 efficiency score.
#2
@ Oklahoma
Week 11 · L 20-38 · Conference game
67
Receiving Yards
82.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
67 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Baylor
Week 10 · W 62-22 · Conference game
57
Receiving Yards
81.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
57 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Oregon
Week 1 · W 47-41 · Postseason
67
Receiving Yards
81.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
67 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Kansas State
Week 10 · W 14-13 · Conference game
39
Receiving Yards
81.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
39 receiving yards with a 65 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · TCU
332 primary output · 78.6 efficiency · 12.1 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · TCU
61.2
242 primary · 78.4 efficiency · 10.5 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · TCU
49.7
149 primary · 58.3 efficiency · 9.9 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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