Receiver, South Alabama, 2017–22
Jalen Wayne
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 207 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Spanish Fort, AL
- Born
- May 13, 1999
Jalen Wayne played receiver at South Alabama (2017–22).
Career highs
10catches, career highat Central Michigan, 2022127receiving yards, career highvs. UL Monroe, 20222receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. UL Monroe, 2022Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | South Alabama | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 34 |
| 2019 | South Alabama | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 2 | 20 |
| 2020 | South Alabama | 33 | 418 | 12.7 | 1 | 49 |
| 2021 | South Alabama | 53 | 630 | 11.9 | 2 | 41 |
| 2022 | South Alabama | 58 | 819 | 14.1 | 9 | 64 |
| Career | 152 | 1,982 | 13.0 | 14 | 64 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | South Alabama | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | South Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | South Alabama | 5 | 37 | 0 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | South Alabama | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | South Alabama | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | South Alabama | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | South Alabama | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | South Alabama | WR | Yr 5 | ||
| 2022 | South Alabama | WR | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′2″ | 207 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | South Alabama | 5 | 0.68 | – | – | 3.4 | – |
| 2018 | South Alabama | 2 | 0.20 | – | – | 0.4 | – |
| 2019 | South Alabama | 9 | 0.41 | – | – | 3.7 | – |
| 2020 | South Alabama | 48 | 0.74 | 78th (n=346) | 0.55 | 35.6 | 8% |
| 2021 | South Alabama | 65 | 0.68 | 54th (n=410) | 0.67 | 44.4 | 9% |
| 2022 | South Alabama | 83 | 0.75 | 56th (n=683) | 0.71 | 62.0 | 9% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2022 South Alabama 13 games, 58 catches, 819 yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 48–7 | 3 | 98 | 2 | 52 | – |
| Sep 10 | at | W 38–24 | 10 | 102 | 1 | 18 | – |
| Sep 17 | at | L 31–32 | 7 | 76 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 38–14 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Oct 1 | at | W 20–17 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 41–34 | 5 | 127 | 2 | 64 | – |
| Oct 20 | vs. | L 6–10 | 9 | 68 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Oct 29 | at | W 31–3 | 3 | 83 | 1 | 49 | – |
| Nov 5 | at | W 38–31 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 10 | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 38–21 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Nov 19 | at | W 27–20 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 15 | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 27–20 | 3 | 63 | 1 | 30 | – |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. | L 23–44 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 17 | – |
2021 South Alabama 12 games, 53 catches, 630 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 31–7 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Sep 11 | at | W 22–19 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 28–21 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Oct 2 | vs. | L 18–20 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 34 | – |
| Oct 9 | at | L 31–33 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 31 | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 41–14 | 7 | 117 | 1 | 41 | – |
| Oct 23 | at | L 31–41 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 19 | – |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 31–13 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Nov 6 | at | L 24–31 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Nov 13 | at | L 7–31 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 20 | – |
| Nov 20 | at | L 14–60 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 28 | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | L 21–27 | 9 | 111 | 0 | 21 | – |
2020 South Alabama 10 games, 33 catches, 418 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | W 32–21 | 6 | 101 | 0 | 49 | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. | L 24–27 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 13 | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 10–42 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 29 | – |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 30–20 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 38–14 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 29 | at | L 17–24 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Nov 7 | at | L 6–23 | 5 | 91 | 0 | 38 | – |
| Nov 21 | vs. | L 14–31 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Nov 28 | at | W 38–31 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Dec 5 | vs. | L 0–29 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 12 | – |
2019 South Alabama 4 games, 5 catches, 62 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9 | at | L 28–30 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 14 | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | L 27–37 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Nov 23 | at | L 15–28 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 | – |
| Nov 29 | vs. | W 34–30 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | – |
2018 South Alabama 2 games, 25 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 45–7 | – | – | – | – | 11 |
| Nov 17 | at | L 38–48 | – | – | – | – | 14 |
2017 South Alabama 5 games, 3 catches, 53 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 45–0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 30 | at | L 16–34 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 14–19 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Nov 18 | at | L 0–52 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 34 | – |
| Dec 2 | at | L 17–22 | – | – | – | – | 8 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2023 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 10–27).
| Drill | Combine 2023 | Combine or pro day 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1¾″ | |
| Weight | 210 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅛″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.51 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 s | |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.43 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.51 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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