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, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017South Alabama35317.7034
2019South Alabama56212.4220
2020South Alabama3341812.7149
2021South Alabama5363011.9241
2022South Alabama5881914.1964
Career1521,98213.01464

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2017South Alabama430000
2020South Alabama110000
2021South Alabama100010
2022South Alabama110000
Career750010

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2020South Alabama5370

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamPosClassHtWt
2017South AlabamaWRYr 1
2018South AlabamaWRYr 2
2019South AlabamaWRYr 3
2020South AlabamaWRYr 4
2021South AlabamaWRYr 5
2022South AlabamaWRSr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2017South Alabama50.68––3.4–
2018South Alabama20.20––0.4–
2019South Alabama90.41––3.7–
2020South Alabama480.7478th (n=346)0.5535.68%
2021South Alabama650.6854th (n=410)0.6744.49%
2022South Alabama830.7556th (n=683)0.7162.09%

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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.NichollsW 48–⁠7398252–
Sep 10atCentral MichiganW 38–⁠2410102118–
Sep 17atUCLAL 31–⁠32776016–
Sep 24vs.Louisiana TechW 38–⁠14237019–
Oct 1atLouisianaW 20–⁠17455022–
Oct 15vs.UL MonroeW 41–⁠345127264–
Oct 20vs.TroyL 6–⁠10968016–
Oct 29atArkansas StateW 31–⁠3383149–
Nov 5atGeorgia SouthernW 38–⁠31328110–
Nov 12vs.Texas StateW 38–⁠21327011–
Nov 19atSouthern MissW 27–⁠20433115–
Nov 26vs.Old DominionW 27–⁠20363130–
Dec 21 ✦vs.Western KentuckyL 23–⁠44222017–
2021 South Alabama 12 games, 53 catches, 630 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.Southern MissW 31–⁠7320017–
Sep 11atBowling GreenW 22–⁠19326015–
Sep 18vs.Alcorn StateW 28–⁠21451016–
Oct 2vs.LouisianaL 18–⁠20556034–
Oct 9atTexas StateL 31–⁠33237031–
Oct 14vs.Georgia SouthernW 41–⁠147117141–
Oct 23atUL MonroeL 31–⁠41536119–
Oct 30vs.Arkansas StateW 31–⁠13542021–
Nov 6atTroyL 24–⁠31329014–
Nov 13atApp StateL 7–⁠31550020–
Nov 20atTennesseeL 14–⁠60255028–
Nov 26vs.Coastal CarolinaL 21–⁠279111021–
2020 South Alabama 10 games, 33 catches, 418 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3atSouthern MissW 32–⁠216101049–
Sep 12vs.TulaneL 24–⁠27333113–
Sep 24vs.UABL 10–⁠42242029–
Oct 17vs.Texas StateW 30–⁠20446015–
Oct 24vs.UL MonroeW 38–⁠14–––––
Oct 29atGeorgia SouthernL 17–⁠2421709–
Nov 7atCoastal CarolinaL 6–⁠23591038–
Nov 21vs.Georgia StateL 14–⁠31428011–
Nov 28atArkansas StateW 38–⁠31328013–
Dec 5vs.TroyL 0–⁠29432012–
2019 South Alabama 4 games, 5 catches, 62 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Nov 9atTexas StateL 28–⁠30222114–
Nov 16vs.LouisianaL 27–⁠371606–
Nov 23atGeorgia StateL 15–⁠28120120–
Nov 29vs.Arkansas StateW 34–⁠30114014–
2018 South Alabama 2 games, 25 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 13vs.Alabama StateW 45–⁠7––––11
Nov 17atLouisianaL 38–⁠48––––14
2017 South Alabama 5 games, 3 catches, 53 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 16vs.Alabama A&MW 45–⁠0–––––
Sep 30atLouisiana TechL 16–⁠34–––––
Nov 4vs.LouisianaL 14–⁠19219013–
Nov 18atGeorgia SouthernL 0–⁠52134034–
Dec 2atNew Mexico StateL 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).

DrillCombine 2023Combine or pro day 2023
Height6′1¾″
Weight210 lb
Arm length32⅛″
Hand size9⅜″
40-yard dash4.51 s
10-yard split1.54 s
Vertical jump34½″
Broad jump10′4″
3-cone drill7.43 s
20-yard shuttle4.51 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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