Jaylon Barden

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.

2024 Samford 9 games, 16 returns, 68 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	KR	Yds	PR
Sep 7	atFlorida	L 7–⁠45	–	–	–	–	–	1
Sep 14	vs.Alabama State	W 12–⁠7	–	–	–	–	–	3
Oct 5	vs.VMI	W 27–⁠3	–	–	–	–	–	2
Oct 12	atEast Tennessee State	L 28–⁠31	3	16	0	–	–	1
Oct 19	vs.Mercer	W 55–⁠35	–	–	–	–	–	2
Oct 26	atThe Citadel	L 11–⁠28	–	–	–	–	–	4
Nov 2	vs.Wofford	L 13–⁠17	2	7	0	–	–	1
Nov 9	vs.Tennessee Tech	L 7–⁠27	–	–	–	–	–	2
Nov 16	atChattanooga	W 36–⁠13	2	24	0	–	–	–

No box score in the source for Sep 28 at Furman, so that game is not listed.

2023 Georgia Southern 6 games, 16 catches, 183 yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	KR	Yds	PR
Sep 2	vs.The Citadel	W 34–⁠0	1	6	0	–	–	1
Oct 14	atJames Madison	L 13–⁠41	5	40	0	–	–	–
Oct 21	vs.UL Monroe	W 38–⁠28	2	28	0	–	–	–
Oct 26	vs.Georgia State	W 44–⁠27	1	8	0	–	–	–
Nov 11	atMarshall	L 33–⁠38	6	96	1	–	–	–
Nov 18	vs.Old Dominion	L 17–⁠20	1	5	0	–	–	–

2022 Pittsburgh 3 games, 3 catches, 19 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	KR	Yds	PR
Sep 10	vs.Tennessee	L 27–⁠34	2	14	0	–	–	–
Sep 17	atWestern Michigan	W 34–⁠13	–	–	–	–	–	2
Oct 22	atLouisville	L 10–⁠24	1	5	0	–	–	–

2021 Pittsburgh 8 games, 15 returns, 207 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	KR	Yds	PR
Sep 4	vs.Massachusetts	W 51–⁠7	1	47	0	1	47	2
Sep 11	atTennessee	W 41–⁠34	–	–	–	3	36	–
Sep 18	vs.Western Michigan	L 41–⁠44	2	60	1	–	–	–
Sep 25	vs.New Hampshire	W 77–⁠7	3	33	0	–	–	2
Oct 2	atGeorgia Tech	W 52–⁠21	1	15	0	–	–	1
Oct 16	atVirginia Tech	W 28–⁠7	–	–	–	1	23	2
Oct 23	vs.Clemson	W 27–⁠17	1	0	0	1	11	1
Oct 30	vs.Miami	L 34–⁠38	1	19	1	–	–	1

2020 Pittsburgh 3 games, 7 catches, 140 yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	KR	Yds	PR
Sep 12	vs.Austin Peay	W 55–⁠0	1	68	0	–	–	–
Nov 21	vs.Virginia Tech	W 47–⁠14	5	65	1	–	–	–
Nov 28	atClemson	L 17–⁠52	1	7	0	–	–	–

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