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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Wisconsin
Jayden Ballard
WR • 6'2" • 205 lbs • Massillon, OH, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Jayden Ballard reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
44
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
48
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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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: 2025 Regular Season · Wisconsin
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Ohio State • Wisconsin
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Player Story
Jayden Ballard built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Massillon, OH wearing No. 4, spending time with Ohio State and Wisconsin. The clearest part of Jayden Ballard's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Jayden Ballard, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Wisconsin. Jayden Ballard reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 327
- Receptions
- 18
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Jayden Ballard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wisconsin · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 327
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Wisconsin
- Top game
- Toledo
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Washington · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- Washington · 38 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2025 Receiving yards rank
- 150 receiving yards · WR 539th (top 50%) · Big Ten 99th (top 35%) · National 776th (top 36%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 37 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 7 | 8 | 155 | 1 | 52.8 |
| 2023 Postseason | Ohio State | 7 | - | 0 | 0 | 50.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ohio State | 7 | - | 0 | 0 | 50.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 40 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 5 | 7 | 150 | 2 | 66 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ohio State to Wisconsin | P4 to P4 | 79.1 | Dec 18, 2024 |
Jayden Ballard played WR for Ohio State and Wisconsin. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jayden Ballard recorded 327 receiving yards, 6 tackles, and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Ohio State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Wisconsin paired 150 primary output with 80 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 80 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 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 Ohio State, Wisconsin.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Regular Season · Wisconsin
Games
5
Receiving Yards / G
30
Efficiency
80
Usage
9.8
Consistency
54.7
Best Game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): 27. Middle Tennessee: 73. Alabama: 41. Maryland: 9. Iowa: 0
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. Miami (OH): 3 by 60. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 100. Alabama: 1 by 100. Maryland: 1 by 60
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins50 · Games = 2 · +33.3 vs Losses
Losses16.7 · Games = 3 · -33.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
Best efficiency game
100 vs Alabama
Player Story
Jayden Ballard story
Jayden Ballard built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Massillon, OH wearing No. 4, spending time with Ohio State and Wisconsin. The clearest part of Jayden Ballard's career was his receiving role: 18 catches, 327 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns across 22 career games in the available record. His career also includes 6 tackles and 92 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jayden Ballard'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.
- 1
Ohio State
2021-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Wisconsin
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202120222023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 4 | 26.7 | 5.6 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 155 | 68.4 | 8.2 | 151 |
| 2023 Postseason | Ohio State | 0 | — | 0 | -155 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ohio State | 18 | 60 | 4.8 | 18 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 150 | 80 | 9.8 | 132 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Toledo
Week 3 · W 77-21
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
83.1 takeover
113 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs No. 127 Middle Tennessee
Week 2 · W 42-10
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Receiving Yards
76.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
73 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Western Michigan
Week 2 · W 56-0
12
Receiving Yards
64.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
12 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
#4
@ No. 20 Alabama
Week 3 · L 14-38 · Ranked opponent
41
Receiving Yards
62.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
41 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs No. 82 Miami (OH)
Week 1 · W 17-0
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Receiving Yards
50.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
27 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Wisconsin
150 primary output · 80 efficiency · 9.8 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · Ohio State
52.8
155 primary · 68.4 efficiency · 8.2 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Ohio State
50.1
0 primary · — efficiency · 0 usage
Milestones
1
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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