Receiver, Wisconsin (from Ohio State), 2021–25
Jayden Ballard
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Massillon, OH
Jayden Ballard played receiver at Ohio State (2021–24) and Wisconsin (2025).
Career highs
113receiving yards, career highvs. Toledo, 2022Team titles: National champions, 2024 (Ohio State)
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ohio State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 8 | 155 | 19.4 | 1 | 72 |
| 2024 | Ohio State | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2025 | Wisconsin | 7 | 150 | 21.4 | 2 | 58 |
| Career | 18 | 327 | 18.2 | 3 | 72 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| 2023 | Ohio State | – | – | – | 9 | 49 | 0 |
| 2024 | Ohio State | 2 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Wisconsin | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Career | 3 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 69 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ohio State | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ohio State | 4 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Ohio State | 4 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Ohio State | 4 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Ohio State | 4 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | Wisconsin | 4 | WR | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 205 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ohio State | 1 | -0.07 | – | – | -0.1 | – |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 8 | 1.76 | – | – | 14.1 | – |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 3 | -0.60 | – | – | -1.8 | – |
| 2024 | Ohio State | 2 | 0.99 | – | – | 2.0 | – |
| 2025 | Wisconsin | 17 | 0.33 | – | – | 5.7 | – |
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
2025 Wisconsin 5 games, 7 catches, 150 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 17–0 | 3 | 27 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 6 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 42–10 | 2 | 73 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 13 | at Alabama | L 14–38 | 1 | 41 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 20 | vs. Maryland | L 10–27 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 11 | vs. Iowa | L 0–37 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
2024 Ohio State 2 games, 2 catches, 18 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Akron | W 52–6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23 | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. Western Michigan | W 56–0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 Ohio State 7 games, 9 returns, 49 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 63–10 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Maryland | W 37–17 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 14 | at Purdue | W 41–7 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Penn State | W 20–12 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 28 | at Wisconsin | W 24–10 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Michigan State | W 38–3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Missouri | L 3–14 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
2022 Ohio State 7 games, 8 catches, 155 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Notre Dame | W 21–10 | 2 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. Toledo | W 77–21 | 4 | 113 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Wisconsin | W 52–21 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. Rutgers | W 49–10 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | – |
| Oct 8 | atMichigan State | W 49–20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 22 | vs.Iowa | W 54–10 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. Indiana | W 56–14 | 1 | 24 | 0 | – | – | – |
2021 Ohio State 1 game, 1 catch, 4 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs.Akron | W 59–7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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