Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2023Georgia Southern
Jaylon Barden
WR • 5'11" • 180 lbs • Lizella, GA, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Jaylon Barden reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
33
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
23
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
51
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Pittsburgh • Georgia Southern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Marshall
Player Story
Jaylon Barden built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Lizella, GA wearing No. 1, spending time with Georgia Southern and Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Jaylon Barden's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Pittsburgh
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Jaylon Barden, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Pittsburgh. Jaylon Barden reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 516
- Receptions
- 35
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Jaylon Barden quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia Southern · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 516
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
- Top game
- Marshall
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Westside · Pittsburgh
- High school pipeline
- Westside · 10 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2023 Receiving yards rank
- 183 receiving yards · WR 523rd (top 51%) · Sun Belt 78th (top 36%) · National 705th (top 34%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 3 | 7 | 140 | 1 | 62.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 8 | 9 | 174 | 2 | 58.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 28.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 6 | 16 | 183 | 1 | 57.6 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Georgia Southern to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 22.6 | Apr 23, 2024 |
Jaylon Barden played WR for Pittsburgh and Georgia Southern. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jaylon Barden recorded 516 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Pittsburgh.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Pittsburgh paired 140 primary output with 77.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 62.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Pittsburgh, Georgia Southern.
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2023 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
Games
6
Receiving Yards / G
30.5
Efficiency
62.2
Usage
9.5
Consistency
36.3
Best Game by takeover score
Florida
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Game Log
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Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Florida
Best efficiency game
— vs Florida
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9/7 | @ Florida | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Player Story
Jaylon Barden story
Jaylon Barden built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Lizella, GA wearing No. 1, spending time with Georgia Southern and Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Jaylon Barden's career was his receiving role: 35 catches, 516 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns across 21 career games in the available record. His career also includes 208 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jaylon Barden's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Pittsburgh
2020-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Georgia Southern
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 140 | 77.8 | 7.9 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 174 | 78.9 | 5.3 | 34 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 19 | 40 | 7.5 | -155 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 183 | 62.2 | 9.5 | 164 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Marshall
Week 11 · L 33-38 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
96
Receiving Yards
89.7 takeover
96 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Virginia Tech
Week 12 · W 47-14 · Conference game
65
Receiving Yards
76.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
65 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.
#3
vs Western Michigan
Week 3 · L 41-44
60
Receiving Yards
75.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
60 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Austin Peay
Week 2 · W 55-0
68
Receiving Yards
72.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
68 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Massachusetts
Week 1 · W 51-7
47
Receiving Yards
62.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
47 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
140 primary output · 77.8 efficiency · 7.9 usage
62.4
#2
2021 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
58.7
174 primary · 78.9 efficiency · 5.3 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
57.6
183 primary · 62.2 efficiency · 9.5 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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