Jayden McGowan

WR · #15 · Baylor · 5TH · 5'7" · 187 · Laurens, SC

WR-SL depth chart, 2nd

210 2026 receiving yards

9 of 21 2026 catches

4 2026 TDs

5 Explosive plays

31 Career games (21 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Rec-Tgt	Yards	YPR	TD
2026	Baylor	6	2	9-21	210	23.3	4
2025	Charlotte	1	1	1-3	7	7.0	0
2023	Vanderbilt	12	8	36-56	383	10.6	0
2022	Vanderbilt	12	10	44-62	453	10.3	3

2026 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 35.0 64

Yards per catch 23.3 97

Catch rate 42.9% 11

Receiving TDs 4 89

Around Jayden

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production

DJ Lagway QB · 1,116 pass yds · 4g

Dawson Pendergrass RB · 327 rush yds · 6g

WR-X

Louis Brown IV WR · 327 rec yds · 6g

WR-Z

Jadon Porter WR · 182 rec yds · 4g

WR-SL

Gavin Freeman WR · 555 rec yds · 6g

Matthew Klopfenstein TE · 32 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Baylor 2026 offense ›

Explosive play rate 9.1% 12

Red zone TD rate 58.3% 9

Line yards per carry 2.1 20

Sack rate allowed 4.9% 62

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Targets	Receptions	Receiving yards	Receiving TDs	RZ opps	Target share
W2	Prairie View A&M Panthers	8	4	80	2	1	20%
W3	LT	2	2	79	2	0	8%
W4	COLO	5	2	34	0	0	14%
W5	@ ASU	3	1	17	0	2	8%
W7	TCU	3	0	0	0	0	6%

Recruiting

2022 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2022 board

#785 Sullivan Weidman OT · Dexter Southfield WVU

#790 Tommy Winton III ATH · Knoxville Catholic

#792

Jayden McGowan WR · Laurens District 55 VAN

#799

Tayvion Beasley CB · St. John Bosco

#799

Tristan Wilson IOL · Lebanon MIZZ

WRs in the class

#108

CJ Nelson Richland HOU

#109

Tyrell Henry Roseville MSU

#110

Jayden McGowan Laurens District 55 VAN

#114

AJ Jones Colony ARIZ

#114 Jarnorris Hopson Horn Lake MSST

2026 · 64th pctile of WRs

Recruit · 69th pctile of class