Receiver, Baylor (from Vanderbilt, Boston College, Charlotte), 2022–⁠26

Jayden McGowan

Number
No. 15
Height
5′7″
Weight
187 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Laurens, SC

Jayden McGowan plays receiver for Baylor, after Vanderbilt (2022–⁠23), Boston College (2024) and Charlotte (2025). McGowan leads Baylor in receiving touchdowns this season.

2026 so far

14 returns, 171 yards

Last game: vs. TCU, L 6–⁠17

Next game: at Kansas, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 67PV
  2. 79LT
  3. 34COLO
  4. 17@ASU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

7catches, career highvs. Ole Miss, 2022118receiving yards, career highvs. Elon, 20222receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Louisiana Tech, 2026

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Vanderbilt4445310.3375
2023Vanderbilt3638310.6050
2024Boston College200.005
2025Charlotte177.007
2026Baylor819724.6343
Career911,04011.4675

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2022Vanderbilt163840–––
2023Vanderbilt1946115340
2024Boston College59705330
2026Baylor–––141710
Career409421242380

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Vanderbilt14513.6013
2023Vanderbilt191085.7018
2024Boston College2136.507
2026Baylor2157.5113
Career371875.1118

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Vanderbilt15WRYr 1
2023Vanderbilt15WRYr 2
2024Boston College15WRYr 3
2025Charlotte15WRYr 4
2026Baylor15WRSr. (Yr 5)5′7″187

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
2022Vanderbilt570.308th (n=683)0.7117.48%
2023Vanderbilt590.4714th (n=681)0.8027.78%
2024Boston College50.40––2.0–
2025Charlotte30.46––1.4–
2026Baylor190.33––6.3–

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

2026 Baylor 6 games, 14 returns, 171 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 5vs.AuburnL 16–⁠17–––––1
Sep 12vs.Prairie View A&MW 44–⁠33671––3
Sep 19vs.Louisiana TechW 36–⁠192792––1
Sep 26vs.ColoradoW 23–⁠132340––7
Oct 3atArizona StateW 55–⁠191170––1
Oct 17vs.TCUL 6–⁠17–––––1
2025 Charlotte 1 game, 1 catch, 7 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 29vs.App StateL 11–⁠34170–––
2024 Boston College 7 games, 10 returns, 130 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2atFlorida StateW 28–⁠13200––2
Sep 7vs.DuquesneW 56–⁠0–––1183
Sep 21vs.Michigan StateW 23–⁠19–––113–
Sep 28vs.Western KentuckyW 21–⁠20–––121–
Oct 5atVirginiaL 14–⁠24––––––
Nov 23vs.North CarolinaW 41–⁠21–––128–
Nov 30vs.PittsburghW 34–⁠23–––117–
2023 Vanderbilt 12 games, 36 catches, 383 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 26vs.Hawai’iW 35–⁠286720197–
Sep 2vs.Alabama A&MW 47–⁠1367002462
Sep 9atWake ForestL 20–⁠366720244–
Sep 16atUNLVL 37–⁠405810243–
Sep 23vs.KentuckyL 28–⁠45–––127–
Sep 30vs.MissouriL 21–⁠38170232–
Oct 7atFloridaL 14–⁠3825010–
Oct 14vs.GeorgiaL 20–⁠375580120–
Oct 28atOle MissL 7–⁠33–––118–
Nov 4vs.AuburnL 15–⁠3141501352
Nov 11atSouth CarolinaL 6–⁠47130362–
Nov 25atTennesseeL 24–⁠48–––2371
2022 Vanderbilt 12 games, 44 catches, 453 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 27atHawai’iW 63–⁠105270–––
Sep 3vs.ElonW 42–⁠3141181–––
Sep 10vs.Wake ForestL 25–⁠453560241–
Sep 17atNorthern IllinoisW 38–⁠284430241–
Sep 24atAlabamaL 3–⁠55632010–
Oct 8vs.Ole MissL 28–⁠5271041485–
Oct 15atGeorgiaL 0–⁠55270–––
Oct 22atMissouriL 14–⁠17340–––
Nov 5vs.South CarolinaL 27–⁠384200132–
Nov 12atKentuckyW 24–⁠21–––247–
Nov 19vs.FloridaW 31–⁠243231262–
Nov 26vs.TennesseeL 0–⁠563190276–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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