Senior wide receiver for Wisconsin. 2025: 7 catches, 150 receiving yards, 2 TD.
6′2″ · 205 lb · Massillon, OH
The numbers
receiving yards · 2025
7 catches · 2 TD · 21.4 per catch
Best game: 1 rec, 41 yds, 1 TD, at Alabama
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Wisconsin. 2025: 7 catches, 150 receiving yards, 2 TD.
Jayden Ballard
Two head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 73 rec yds, 2 receptions against Middle Tennessee — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Paul Chryst, Jim Leonhard, and Luke Fickell. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (99th percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 27.2 | 18.2 | 0.2 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.4 | 30.0 | 23.9 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wisconsin | 7 | 150 | 21.4 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Ohio State | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 8 | 155 | 19.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Ohio State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 18 | 327 | 18.2 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wisconsin | -- | -- | -- | 6 | -- |
| 2024 | Ohio State | -- | -- | 23 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio State | -- | -- | -- | 49 | -- |
| 2022 | Ohio State | -- | -- | -- | 14 | -- |
| 2021 | Ohio State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | 23 | 69 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-0vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-10vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 1 | 58 | Season-high 73 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 14-38@ Alabama | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 1 | 41 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-27vs Maryland | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-37vs Iowa | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 7 | 150 | 23.9 | 2 | 58 |
2026 Outlook
Wisconsin
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Wisconsin
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wisconsin · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #30 · 2026 recruiting class #78