Jaelon Darden

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Jaelon Darden
Personal information
Born: (1999-01-14) January 14, 1999 (age 25)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school: Eisenhower
(Houston, Texas)
College: North Texas (2017–2020)
Position: Wide receiver
NFL draft: 2021  / round: 4 / pick: 129
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Receptions:8
Receiving yards:69
Rushing yards:13
Return yards:994
Player stats at PFR

Jaelon Darden (born January 14, 1999) is an American professional football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at North Texas. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL draft.

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Early life

Darden attended Eisenhower High School in Houston, Texas. He earned all-district honors as a quarterback in 2015. He was considered a 3-star wide receiver coming out of high school. He committed to the University of North Texas to play college football on February 1, 2017. [1]

College career

Darden played at North Texas from 2017 to 2020. [2] During his career he had a school record 230 receptions for 2,782 yards and 38 touchdowns. As a senior in 2020, he was the Conference USA MVP and was named an All-American by ESPN and USA Today after recording 74 receptions for 1,190 yards and 19 touchdowns. [3] [4] [5] He was also a finalist for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award. [6]

College statistics

YearTeamGPReceiving
RecYardsTD
2017North Texas13322813
2018North Texas13485754
2019North Texas127673612
2020North Texas9741,19019
Career 472302,78238

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 7+5⁄8 in
(1.72 m)		174 lb
(79 kg)		30+5⁄8 in
(0.78 m)		8+3⁄4 in
(0.22 m)		4.46 s1.54 s2.58 s4.10 s6.67 s35.5 in
(0.90 m)		10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)		11 reps
All values from Pro Day [7] [8]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Darden was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round, 129th overall, of the 2021 NFL draft. [9] He signed his four-year rookie contract with Tampa Bay on May 19, 2021. [10] He was waived on December 6, 2022. [11]

Cleveland Browns

Darden was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns on December 7, 2022. [12]

On August 29, 2023, Darden was waived by the Browns and re-signed to the practice squad. [13] [14] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 15, 2024. [15]

On August 27, 2024, Darden was waived by the Browns and re-signed to the practice squad. [16] [17] He was promoted to the active roster on September 7, but waived a week later. [18] [19]

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  12. ↑ "Browns claim WR Jaelon Darden, place WR Anthony Schwartz on injured reserve". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 7, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Browns reduce roster to 53". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 29, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Browns claim CB Kahlef Hailassie and add 15 to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 30, 2023.
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