Jalen Wydermyer

#85 · TE · So. · Texas A&M6′5″ · 265 lb · Dickinson, TX

Jalen Wydermyer: TE · Texas A&M · #85.

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Jalen Wydermyer

TE · Texas A&M · So · #85

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Third year in the Texas A&M receiving corps. Named All-SEC three seasons running, most recently in 2021. One game to point at: 75 receiving yards and 4 receptions against South Carolina — Week 8, 2021.

Style of play

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

Fans

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

Texas A&M in the news

Texas A&M football star dies at 49New York Post Oct 23

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2021	Texas A&M	40	515	12.9	4	34
2020	Texas A&M	46	506	11.0	6	32
2019	Texas A&M	32	447	14.0	6	52
Career		118	1,468	12.4	16	52

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 41-10vs Kent State	4	36	9.0	0	18
Wk 2	W 10-7vs Colorado	4	66	16.5	0	29
Wk 3	W 34-0vs New Mexico	4	39	9.8	0	21
Wk 4	L 10-20vs No. 16 Arkansas	1	18	18.0	0	18
Wk 5	L 22-26vs Mississippi State	2	17	8.5	1	11
Wk 6	W 41-38vs No. 1 Alabama	3	73	24.3	1	34
Wk 7	W 35-14@ Missouri	3	29	9.7	0	12
Wk 8	W 44-14vs South Carolina	4	75	18.8	2	28	Season-high 75 yds
Wk 10	W 20-3vs No. 12 Auburn	5	53	10.6	0	25
Wk 11	L 19-29@ No. 12 Ole Miss	5	68	13.6	0	27
Wk 12	W 52-3vs Prairie View A&M	1	17	17.0	0	17
Wk 13	L 24-27@ LSU	4	24	6.0	0	14
Total		40	515	12.9	4	34

Signature game

Week 6 · 2021

W 41-38

vs Alabama

3 rec · 73 yds · 1 TD

Edged out Alabama at home in a shootout.

With D. Achane — 3 rec · 45 yds · 34 rush yds (7 car) · Z. Calzada — 285 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 92.2 · 12 rush yds (2 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 8 · South Carolina · 1st and 20 · Q1 · EPA +3.30Zach Calzada pass complete to Jalen Wydermyer for 25 yds for a TD (Seth Small KICK)
Week 1 · Kent State · 3rd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +3.22Haynes King pass complete to Jalen Wydermyer for 18 yds to the KntSt 46 for a
Week 8 · South Carolina · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +3.11Zach Calzada pass complete to Jalen Wydermyer for 28 yds for a TD (Seth Small KICK)
Week 5 · Mississippi State · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.76Calzada to Wydermyer: an 11-yard touchdown pass.
Week 6 · Alabama · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.74Zach Calzada pass complete to Jalen Wydermyer for 27 yds for a TD, (Seth Small KICK)
Week 8 · South Carolina · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +2.31Zach Calzada pass complete to Jalen Wydermyer for 15 yds to the SCaro 48 for a

4 more plays

Week 2 · Colorado · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.31Zach Calzada pass complete to Jalen Wydermyer for 16 yds to the Colo 30 for a
Week 6 · Alabama · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.11Zach Calzada pass complete to Jalen Wydermyer for 34 yds to the Alab 27 for a
Week 13 · LSU · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.08Zach Calzada pass complete to Jalen Wydermyer for 2 yds to the LSU 43 for a
Week 1 · Kent State · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.02Haynes King pass complete to Jalen Wydermyer for 13 yds to the TexAM 48 for a

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Jimbo Fisher — 25-10 over that span.

2019Texas A&M8-5HC: Jimbo Fisher · Balanced

2020Texas A&M9-1HC: Jimbo Fisher · Run-leaning

2021Texas A&M8-4HC: Jimbo Fisher · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 63 (#21 of 119). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2021 season

63Quality starter #21 of 119 · 2021?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2021 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: rec yards (87th percentile). Strength: receptions (85th percentile). Concern: catch rate (20th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#295 / 655 · 55th pct

6.6%

Yards / catch#298 / 655 · 55th pct

12.9

Explosive rate#334 / 655 · 49th pct

13.1%

EPA / target#451 / 655 · 31st pct

0.51

Catch rate#525 / 655 · 20th pct

65.6%

Box-score rates (5)

Rec yards#19 / 146 · 87th pct

515

Receptions#23 / 146 · 85th pct

Yards / catch#34 / 146 · 76th pct

12.9

Rec TDs#28 / 146 · 76th pct

Long catch#69 / 146 · 51st pct

Season trend

EPA / target— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Catch rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / catch— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2021. 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

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	3.3	44.3	14.0	0.6
Road3g	4.0	40.3	9.8	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.0	39.7	13.7	0.3
Weeks 8+5g	3.8	47.4	13.2	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2021 season

Head Coach

Jimbo Fisher

Pass share

47.5%

370 pass / 409 run

Plays / game

64.9

12 games

Team sack rate

4.6%

392 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

63 · #21 of 119 TEs · 2021

Jalen Wydermyer

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Style of play

Fans

Texas A&M in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

All-Conference

Three seasons at Texas A&M

2019 12 games

2020 9 games

2021 12 games