Jaden Williams

WR · Sr. · Texas State5′9″ · 185 lb · Pflugerville, TX · Pflugerville Hendrickson

Jaden Williams: WR · Texas State.

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Jaden Williams

WR · Texas State · Sr

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Jeff Hafley and G.J. Kinne. A game that shows it: 155 receiving yards and 9 rushing yards against North Texas — Bowl, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Texas State	57	807	14.2	7	70
2023	Boston College	12	210	17.5	1	57
2022	Boston College	11	170	15.5	2	53
2021	Boston College	19	212	11.2	3	38
Career		99	1,399	14.1	13	70

Season	Team
2024	Texas State	1	9	--	--
2023	Boston College	--	--	31	45
2022	Boston College	2	8	67	--
2021	Boston College	--	--	--	--
Career		3	17	98	45

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 34-27vs Lamar	7	69	9.9	1	34	155-yard receiving day
Wk 2	W 49-10vs UTSA	1	15	15.0	0	15
Wk 3	L 28-31vs Arizona State	4	75	18.8	2	44	2 TD catches
Wk 5	L 39-40vs Sam Houston	10	133	13.3	0	29	133-yard receiving day
Wk 6	W 38-17@ Troy	5	73	14.6	1	20
Wk 7	W 41-9vs Arkansas State	2	35	17.5	1	25
Wk 8	L 14-24@ Old Dominion	5	35	7.0	0	14
Wk 10	L 17-23vs Louisiana	4	47	11.8	0	28
Wk 12	W 58-3vs Southern Miss	3	71	23.7	1	39
Wk 13	L 44-52vs Georgia State	7	91	13.0	0	24
Wk 14	W 45-38@ South Alabama	1	8	8.0	0	8
Bowl	W 30-28vs North Texas	8	155	19.4	1	70
Total		57	807	14.2	7	70

Signature game

Week 3 · 2024

L 28-31

vs Arizona State

4 rec · 75 yds · 2 TD

With J. McCloud — 268 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 79.4 · 45 rush yds (8 car) · D. Nunez — 43.5 yards per punt · 2 punts · 1 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · North Texas · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +5.90Jordan McCloud pass complete to Jaden Williams for 70 yds to the UNT 1 for a
Week 12 · Southern Miss · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +3.67Jordan McCloud pass complete to Jaden Williams for 39 yds to the USM 33 for a
Week 3 · Arizona State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.41J.McCloud pass complete. Catch made by J.Williams for 44 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
Week 13 · Georgia State · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +3.19Jordan McCloud pass complete to Jaden Williams for 24 yds to the GAST 46 for a
Week 10 · Louisiana · 2nd and 11 · Q4 · EPA +3.17RJ Martinez pass complete to Jaden Williams for 28 yds to the UL 33 for a
Week 1 · North Texas · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.12Jordan McCloud pass complete to Jaden Williams for 24 yds for a TD (Mason Shipley KICK)

4 more plays

Week 1 · Lamar · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.94McCloud to Williams: a 34-yard touchdown pass.
Week 3 · Arizona State · 3rd and 13 · Q2 · EPA +2.89J.McCloud pass complete. Catch made by J.Williams for 13 yards. Tackled by C.McCullough at ASU 30.
Week 3 · Arizona State · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.72J.McCloud pass complete. Catch made by J.Williams for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
Week 7 · Arkansas State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.70Jordan McCloud pass complete to Jaden Williams for 25 yds for a TD (Mason Shipley KICK)

Teams and coaches

2021Boston College6-6HC: Jeff Hafley · Run-heavy

2022Boston College3-9HC: Jeff Hafley · Pass-leaning

2023Boston College7-6HC: Jeff Hafley · Run-leaning

2024Texas State8-5HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 72 (#65 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2024 season

72Quality starter #65 of 466 · 2024?

12 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: rec tds (90th percentile). Strength: receptions (86th percentile). Concern: catch rate (18th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#148 / 610 · 75th pct

9.4%

Yards / catch#161 / 610 · 74th pct

14.2

EPA / target#177 / 610 · 71st pct

1.05

Explosive rate#182 / 610 · 70th pct

18.8%

Catch rate#500 / 610 · 18th pct

81.2%

Box-score rates (7)

Rec TDs#49 / 541 · 90th pct

Receptions#73 / 541 · 86th pct

Rec yards#75 / 541 · 86th pct

807

Long catch#81 / 541 · 84th pct

Yards / catch#206 / 541 · 62nd pct

14.2

Rush yards#171 / 299 · 42nd pct

Rush TDs#55 / 299 · 41st pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	4.0	57.6	15.7	0.7
Road3g	3.7	38.7	9.9	0.3

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.3	79.3	15.5	0.9
Weeks 8+5g	4.0	50.4	12.7	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

G.J. Kinne

Pass share

45.1%

428 pass / 521 run

Plays / game

73.0

13 games

Team sack rate

3.5%

405 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Starter

57 catches and 1 carry in 12 games, about as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

72 · #65 of 466 WRs · 2024

Three-star recruit. Now #65 at the position.

Jaden Williams

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Signature game

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Starter

Four seasons, two schools

2021 9 games