Jayden McGowan

#15 · WR · Baylor5′7″ · 187 lb · Laurens, SC · Laurens District 55

Receiving yards257292nd of 467 receiversLast gameW 41–9at UCF · Oct 30
Nextvs Iowa StateSat Nov 7 · 12 pm ET
257 receiving yards in 6 games; their best was 79 vs Louisiana Tech.
Game 1: against Auburn, loss 16-17, no catches in this gameLAUBGame 2: against Prairie View A&M, win 44-3, 67 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, FCS opponent67WPVFCSGame 3: against Louisiana Tech, win 36-19, 79 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns79WLTGame 4: against Colorado, win 23-13, 34 receiving yards34WCOLOGame 5: at Arizona State, win 55-19, 17 receiving yards17WASU@Game 6: against TCU, loss 6-17, no catches in this gameLTCUGame 7: at Kansas, loss 24-25, 31 receiving yards, 1 touchdown31LKU@Game 8: at UCF, win 41-9, 29 receiving yards29WUCF@Season high
Game 1: against Auburn, loss 16-17, no catches in this gameLAUBGame 2: against Prairie View A&M, win 44-3, 67 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, FCS opponentWPVFCSGame 3: against Louisiana Tech, win 36-19, 79 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns79WLTGame 4: against Colorado, win 23-13, 34 receiving yardsWCOLOGame 5: at Arizona State, win 55-19, 17 receiving yardsWASU@Game 6: against TCU, loss 6-17, no catches in this gameLTCUGame 7: at Kansas, loss 24-25, 31 receiving yards, 1 touchdownLKU@Game 8: at UCF, win 41-9, 29 receiving yards29WUCF@Season high
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UCF · W 41-9

1 catch, 29 yards

The other 5 games average 46 yards. This one was 17 below.

Open this game

McGowan has catches in 6 of Baylor’s 8 games: none against Auburn and TCU.

Dashed line: 100 yards.

This week

What’s being said

3 stories in the last 30 days, from 3 outlets.

Oct 20: 1Oct 21: 1Oct 24: 1L 6-17 vs TCULL 24-25 at KansasLW 41-9 at UCFWOct 6Nov 4Most in a day: 1
Oct 20: 1Oct 21: 1Oct 24: 1L 6-17 vs TCULL 24-25 at KansasLW 41-9 at UCFWOct 6Nov 4Most in a day: 1
Stories per day. W and L: the team’s results.

Jayden McGowan completes an insane catch for Baylor touchdown

NCAA.com Oct 24

All 6 stories this season

Worth knowing

  • Jayden McGowan has 45 receiving yards a game at home, 19.2 on the road.

His most important play this season

  1. Q3, 6:41 · Baylor up 4D.J. Lagway finds Jayden McGowan for an 8-yard touchdownBaylor at Kansas, week 8Q3, 6:41 · Baylor 21, Kansas 10▲10%Baylor’s chance to win, 71% to 81%▲10%Baylor’s chance to win, 71% to 81%D.Lagway pass complete short left to J.McGowan caught at KU00, for 8 yards to the KU00 touchdown. The previous play is under automatic review - "Pass completion". CALL UPHELD, kick goodWatch from this play Big 12 Conference

All 4 of his plays on video

7% of the catches, 11% of the yards, 22% of the touchdowns

  • Catches7%13 of 177
  • Yards11%257 of 2,258
  • Touchdowns22%4 of 18
  • Yards a catch: 19.8. Everyone else on the team: 12.2.
  • A touchdown every 3.2 catches. Everyone else on the team: one every 11.7.

Share of the team's receiving yards, game by game

Who caught the team's passes

  • Gavin Freeman792 yards, 63 catches, 3 touchdowns
  • Louis Brown345 yards, 22 catches, 3 touchdowns
  • Jadon Porter273 yards, 14 catches, 2 touchdowns
  • Jayden McGowan257 yards, 13 catches, 4 touchdowns
  • Tony Livingston132 yards, 12 catches, 3 touchdowns
  • 10 others459 yards

Share of the team's total this season.

Jayden McGowan

WR · Baylor · #15

Played for four head coaches at four programs in five seasons: Clark Lea, Bill O'Brien, Tim Albin and Dave Aranda. First career honor, 2024: All-ACC. A game that shows it: 79 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Louisiana Tech — Week 3, 2026.

257 receiving yards · 13 catches · 4 receiving TD

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

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