Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Charlotte
Jayden McGowan
WR • 5'7" • 180 lbs • Laurens, SC, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Jayden McGowan reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
8
Developing production for a receiver
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
15
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 4
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt • Boston College • Charlotte • Charlotte
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
Player Story
Jayden McGowan built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Laurens, SC wearing No. 3, spending time with Boston College, Charlotte, and Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Jayden McGowan's...
Read the storyJayden McGowan, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Vanderbilt. Jayden McGowan reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 843
- Receptions
- 83
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Jayden McGowan quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Charlotte · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 843
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
- Top game
- UNLV
- High school pipeline
- Newport Central Catholic · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2025 Receiving yards rank
- 7 receiving yards · WR 1,034th (top 95%) · American Athletic 208th (top 91%) · National 2,003rd (top 92%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 12 | 44 | 453 | 3 | 68.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 12 | 36 | 383 | 2 | 59.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Boston College | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55.6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 43.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Charlotte | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 43.5 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Unlisted to Baylor | Unlisted to P4 | 19.6 | Jan 13, 2026 |
| 2025 | Boston College to Unlisted | P4 to Unlisted | 77 | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt to Boston College | P4 to P4 | 81.2 | Dec 4, 2023 |
Jayden McGowan played WR for Vanderbilt, Boston College, and Charlotte. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jayden McGowan recorded 172 rushing yards, 843 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Vanderbilt.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Vanderbilt paired 453 primary output with 54.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 46.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Vanderbilt, Boston College, Charlotte.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: App State
Loss 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 · Charlotte
Games
1
Receiving Yards / G
7
Efficiency
46.7
Usage
7.7
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
App State
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Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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All Games7 · Games = 1
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
1 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
App State
Best efficiency game
46.7 vs App State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 8/29 | vs App State | L 11-34 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Player Story
Jayden McGowan story
Jayden McGowan built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Laurens, SC wearing No. 3, spending time with Boston College, Charlotte, and Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Jayden McGowan's career was his receiving role: 83 catches, 843 receiving yards, 3 touchdowns, and 172 rushing yards across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Vanderbilt. 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 172 rushing yards, 1 tackle, and 1,009 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Boston College, Charlotte, and Vanderbilt.
The arc is straightforward: Jayden McGowan 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
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Vanderbilt
2022-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Boston College
2024
Peak year stop
- 3
Charlotte
2025
Peak year stop
- 4
Charlotte
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20222023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 453 | 54.6 | 24.2 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 383 | 58.2 | 21.2 | -70 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Boston College | 0 | 0 | 20 | -383 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Charlotte | 7 | 46.7 | 7.7 | 7 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Charlotte | 7 | 46.7 | 7.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UNLV
Week 3 · L 37-40
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
81
Receiving Yards
97.6 takeover
81 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Elon
Week 1 · W 42-31
118
Receiving Yards
91.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
118 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Ole Miss
Week 6 · L 28-52 · Conference game
104
Receiving Yards
91.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
104 receiving yards with a 99 efficiency score.
#4
vs Hawai'i
Week 1 · W 35-28
72
Receiving Yards
89.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
72 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
#5
vs Alabama A&M
Week 1 · W 47-13
70
Receiving Yards
88.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
70 receiving yards with a 77.8 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
453 primary output · 54.6 efficiency · 24.2 usage
68.1
#2
2023 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
59.7
383 primary · 58.2 efficiency · 21.2 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Boston College
55.6
0 primary · 0 efficiency · 20 usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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