Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-0vs Hampton | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 18 | Season-high 34 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 38-14@ UConn | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 3 | 37 | 10.0 | 0 | 18 |
#17
Jayden Kitchens
Freshman wide receiver for Maryland. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 190 lb · Forestville, MD · St. James Academy
Returning to Maryland for 2026
The numbers
37
receiving yards · 2026
3 catches · 12.3 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 34 yds, vs Hampton
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 wide receiver for Maryland. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Maryland in 2026.
Jayden Kitchens
The receipt: 34 rec yds, 2 receptions against Hampton — Week 1, 2026.
37 REC YDS · 3 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2026
- Signed with Maryland3-star out of The St. James
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Maryland
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Maryland2-0HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
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 splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 REC/g, 18.5 YDS/g, 10.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Maryland | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 62–0
vs Hampton
2 rec · 34 yds
Dominant 62-point win at home against Hampton.
With D. Williams — 116 rush yds (3 car) · 2 TD · M. Washington — 186 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 4 rush yds (3 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Maryland
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Maryland
Returning around him
- 54% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 Maryland player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (14 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Maryland · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #46 · 2026 recruiting class #43
Background
Before Maryland: Consensus 3-star recruit Rated as the No. 24 overall player from the state of Maryland via ESPN Posted 40 receptions for 747 yards and five touchdowns during his junior season at Riverdale Baptist Chose Maryland over Virginia Tech, Cincinnati, Minnesota and Oregon
The receiver room · Maryland
- #1Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding667 receiving yards · 2025
- #13Chris Durr Jr.513 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Kaleb Webb318 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Ryan Manning25 receiving yards · 2025
- #17Jayden Kitchens2 games · 2026
7 more on the roster · Maryland team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology