Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 22 | — |
| Target share | 9.7% | — |
| Catch rate | 50.0% | — |
| Success rate per target | 45.5% | — |
| Yards per target | 9.4 | — |
| Explosive catches | 22.7% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 40.9% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 3 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 3 | — |
Charting
Where McGowan's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted23 targets charted
Career
5 seasons at 4 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Baylor#34 · 5-3 | 8 | 35% | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | 0.0% | 14 | 270 | 5 | 9.7% |
| 2025 |  Charlotte#135 · 1-11 | 1 | 3% | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 0 | 13.6% |
| 2024 |  Boston College#54 · 7-6 | 7 | 10% | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.8% |
| 2023 |  Vanderbilt#115 · 2-10 | 12 | 62% | 18 | 109 | 6.1 | 0 | 57.9% | 36 | 383 | 0 | 13.0% |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt#96 · 5-7 | 12 | 74% | 14 | 51 | 3.6 | 0 | 40.0% | 44 | 453 | 3 | 16.9% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jayden McGowan's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Jayden McGowan's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Receiving | Returns | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | KR | KR yds | PR | PR yds | TD |
| 1 | vs Auburn | L 16–17 | — | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | -3 | · |
| 2 |  Prairie View A&M | W 44–3 | 8.3 | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 2 | 33 | · | · | 3 | 27 | · |
| 3 |  Louisiana Tech | W 36–19 | 8.0 | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 2 | 43 | · | · | 1 | 4 | · |
| 4 |  Colorado | W 23–13 | 7.8 | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 34 | · | · | 7 | 130 | · |
| 5 | @ Arizona State | W 55–19 | 5.4 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | · | · | 1 | 12 | · |
| 7 |  TCU | L 6–17 | — | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | · |
| 8 | @ Kansas | L 24–25 | 7.7 | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 87 | · | · | · |
| 9 | @ UCF | W 41–9 | 5.0 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 27 | · | · | · |
| 2026 · 8 games | 7.0 | 14 | 270 | 19.3 | 5 | 43 | 4 | 114 | 14 | 171 | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 2 | — |
| Yards | 15 | 991st / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 7.5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 411th / 683 |
| Long | 13 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 14 | 510th / 2089 |
| Yards | 270 | 305th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 19.3 | — |
| Touchdowns | 5 | 38th / 914 |
| Long | 43 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4438th / 5664 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 0 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 4 | — |
| Yards | 114 | — |
| Average | 28.5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 51 | — |
| Punt returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 14 | — |
| Yards | 171 | — |
| Average | 12.2 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 36 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Special teams | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Auburn | — | 98 | · | · | 1 | — |
| Wk 2 · Prairie View A&M | ✓ WR | 84 | ~61 (40–74) | 6 | 3 | 73% |
| Wk 3 · Louisiana Tech | — | 67 | ~10 (3–16) | 1 | 1 | 15% |
| Wk 4 · Colorado | ✓ WR | 74 | ~44 (29–54) | 6 | 7 | 59% |
| Wk 5 · Arizona State | — | 79 | ~26 (8–36) | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| Wk 7 · TCU | — | 86 | ~30 (10–41) | 4 | 1 | 35% |
| Wk 8 · Kansas | — | 66 | ~37 (12–51) | 5 | 2 | 56% |
| Wk 9 · UCF | — | 66 | ~7 (2–11) | 1 | 2 | 11% |
| Season | 2 GS | 620 | 215 (134–261) | 26 | 18 | 35% |
Position Room
15 WRs on the Baylor roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Gavin Freeman | WR | SR | 63 | 792 | 3 | 28% | +0.67 |
| 4 | Louis Brown IV | WR | SR | 22 | 345 | 3 | 14% | +0.39 |
| 3 | Jadon Porter | WR | JR | 14 | 273 | 2 | 11% | +0.30 |
| 15 | Jayden McGowan | WR | SR | 14 | 270 | 5 | 9% | +0.44 |
| 1 | Dre'lon Miller | WR | JR | 7 | 101 | 1 | 5% | +0.26 |
| Taz Williams Jr. | WR | 6 | 62 | 0 | 7% | -0.11 | ||
| 83 | DeBraun Hampton | WR | JR | 2 | 24 | 0 | 6% | +0.19 |
| 16 | London Smith | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Brody Day | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Davion Peters | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Jackson Baird | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Ryne Shackelford | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 84 | Chase Collier | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 87 | Ashton Jones | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | Michael Johnson Jr. | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Baylor depth chart →