Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | L 13-37@ Buffalo | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 20 | Season-high 39 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 17-24@ Ball State | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-38@ Western Michigan | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 4 | 50 | 12.0 | 0 | 20 |
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Jalen McGaughy
Senior wide receiver for Louisiana Tech. 2023: 4 catches, 50 receiving yards.
6′4″ · 235 lb · Detroit, MI
CFB Index 34 · #376 of 488 WRsHigh confidenceCentral Michigan 2023 alumnus
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
WR recruit
No. 1250 nationally · Signed with Ball State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Louisiana Tech. 2023: 4 catches, 50 receiving yards.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Ball State in 2019.
Jalen McGaughy
Beats you over the top. Jalen McGaughy has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 39 rec yds, 3 receptions against Buffalo — Week 6, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Central Michigan, 658 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
The week the volume broke through — put up 126 yds at Oklahoma State.Oklahoma State · L 44-582022
2019
- Signed with Ball State3-star out of Martin Luther King
20229 games
- Entered the portal
2024
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coaches2020–2021
Louisiana Tech
Coaching transition mid-career: Skip Holtz → Sonny Cumbie. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Ball State7-1HC: Mike Neu · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2021Ball State6-7HC: Mike Neu · Balanced
2022Central Michigan4-8HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning
2023Central Michigan5-7HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road3g | 1.3 | 16.7 | 12.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 3.0 | 39.0 | 13.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 0.5 | 5.5 | 11.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Central Michigan | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Central Michigan | 20 | 313 | 15.7 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Ball State | 3 | 124 | 41.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Ball State | 5 | 171 | 34.2 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 32 | 658 | 20.6 | 6 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Central Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Central Michigan | 2 | 14 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Ball State | 2 | 26 | 65 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Ball State | 2 | 3 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 6 | 43 | 65 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
WR
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Traeshon Holden’s 2021 season.
Matches Traeshon on
Height
Differs from Traeshon on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Weight (higher)
Yards / reception (lower)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jeremy Scott’s path through South Alabama.
Matches Jeremy on
Recruiting rating
Yards per reception
Height
Differs from Jeremy on
Weight (higher)
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jacob Petersen's junior season at Toledo (2025).
74%match
Matches Jacob on
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Jacob on
Yards / reception (higher)
Weight (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jalen McGaughy
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology