Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020North Texas
Jaelon Darden
WR • 5'9" • 174 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Jaelon Darden reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
95
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · North Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- North Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Player Story
Jaelon Darden built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Houston, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with North Texas. The clearest part of Jaelon Darden's career was his receiving role: 230...
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- Committed To
- North Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 24
- Overall
- No. 129
- NFL Team
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jaelon Darden, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · North Texas. Jaelon Darden reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,782
- Receptions
- 230
- Touchdowns
- 40
Quick Answers
Jaelon Darden quick answers
- Latest team and position
- North Texas · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,782
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · North Texas
- Top game
- Charlotte
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Aldine Eisenhower · North Texas
- High school pipeline
- Aldine Eisenhower · 20 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 4 · Pick 24 · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2020 Receiving yards rank
- 1,190 receiving yards · WR 3rd (top 1%) · Conference USA 1st (top 1%) · National 3rd (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | North Texas | 13 | - | 0 | 0 | 46.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | North Texas | 13 | 32 | 281 | 5 | 46.6 |
| 2018 Postseason | North Texas | 13 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 49 |
| 2018 Regular Season | North Texas | 13 | 46 | 567 | 4 | 49 |
| 2019 Regular Season | North Texas | 12 | 76 | 736 | 12 | 68.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | North Texas | 9 | 74 | 1,190 | 19 | 90.1 |
Related Context
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Jaelon Darden played WR for North Texas. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jaelon Darden recorded 27 rushing yards, 2,782 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with North Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
North Texas paired 1,190 primary output with 91 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 91 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · North Texas
Games
9
Receiving Yards / G
132.2
Efficiency
91
Usage
45.6
Consistency
69.4
Best Game by takeover score
Charlotte
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Houston Christian: 71. SMU: 66. Southern Miss: 104. Charlotte: 244. Middle Tennessee: 204. Rice: 50. UTSA: 143. Louisiana Tech: 135. UTEP: 173
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Houston Christian: 5 by 94.7. SMU: 5 by 88. Southern Miss: 13 by 53.3. Charlotte: 13 by 100. Middle Tennessee: 10 by 100. Rice: 4 by 83.3. UTSA: 8 by 100. Louisiana Tech: 8 by 100. UTEP: 8 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins124.5 · Games = 4 · -13.9 vs Losses
Losses138.4 · Games = 5 · +13.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Charlotte
Best efficiency game
100 vs UTEP
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/11 | @ UTEP100 receiving yards · High volume | W 45-43 | — | 8 | 173 | 18.9 | 21.60 | 4 | 75 |
| Thu 12/3 | vs Louisiana Tech100 receiving yards · High volume | L 31-42 | — | 8 | 135 | 16.9 | 16.90 | 3 | 49 |
| Sat 11/28 | @ UTSA100 receiving yards · High volume | L 17-49 | — | 8 | 143 | 17.9 | 17.90 | 1 | 75 |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Rice | W 27-17 | — | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 1 | 25 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Middle Tennessee100 receiving yards · High volume | W 52-35 | — | 10 | 204 | 20.4 | 20.40 | 1 | 55 |
| Sun 10/11 | vs Charlotte100 receiving yards · High volume | L 21-49 | — | 13 | 244 | 18.8 | 18.80 | 3 | 45 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Southern Miss100 receiving yards · High volume | L 31-41 | — | 13 | 104 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs SMU2+ TD | L 35-65 | — | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 13.20 | 2 | 33 |
| Sat 9/5 | vs Houston Christian2+ TD | W 57-31 | — | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 14.20 | 3 | 33 |
Player Story
Jaelon Darden story
Jaelon Darden built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Houston, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with North Texas. The clearest part of Jaelon Darden's career was his receiving role: 230 catches, 2,782 receiving yards, 38 touchdowns, and 27 rushing yards across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2020 with North Texas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 27 rushing yards, 2 tackles, and 609 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 47 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across North Texas.
The arc is straightforward: Jaelon Darden moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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North Texas
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720172018201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | North Texas | 281 | 61.8 | 13.7 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | North Texas | 281 | 61.8 | 13.7 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | North Texas | 575 | 65.6 | 15.7 | 294 |
| 2018 Regular Season | North Texas | 575 | 65.6 | 15.7 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | North Texas | 736 | 57.4 | 26.3 | 161 |
| 2020 Regular Season | North Texas | 1,190 | 91 | 45.6 | 454 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Charlotte
Week 6 · L 21-49 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
244
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
244 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ UAB
Week 8 · L 21-29 · Conference game
143
Receiving Yards
98.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
143 receiving yards with a 95.3 efficiency score.
#3
@ Middle Tennessee
Week 7 · W 52-35 · Conference game
204
Receiving Yards
94.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
204 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ UTEP
Week 15 · W 45-43 · Conference game
173
Receiving Yards
90.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
173 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Southern Miss
Week 7 · L 27-45 · Conference game
87
Receiving Yards
89.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
87 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · North Texas
1,190 primary output · 91 efficiency · 45.6 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · North Texas
68.9
736 primary · 57.4 efficiency · 26.3 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · North Texas
49
575 primary · 65.6 efficiency · 15.7 usage
Milestones
9
100+ receiving yards
11
8+ catch outings
9
2+ TD games
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