#12

Jaden Alexis

WR · South Florida · R-Jr. · #12

Returning to South Florida for 2026
R-Jr. · Pompano Beach, Fla. → Monarch HS
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Jaden Alexis

WR · South Florida · Sr · #12

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#342 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

2 coaches
2022
South Florida
2023
South Florida
era →
2025
South Florida

Coaching transition mid-career: Jeff Scott → Alex Golesh. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Texas8-5HC: Steve Sarkisian · Run-leaning
2023South Florida7-6HC: Alex Golesh · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2025South Florida9-4HC: Alex Golesh · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025South Florida144.00--
2023South Florida2328012.22--
2022Texas----------
Career2428411.82--
SeasonTeam
2025South Florida----19----
2023South Florida1-264----
2022Texas----------
Career1-283----

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

South Florida

Updated May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Wide receiver · South Florida

Returning around him

  • 100% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
  • Transfer portal: +10 net (44 in / 34 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

South Florida · Last season: 9-4 (AP #25) · Talent rank #61 · 2026 recruiting class #89

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim’s 2023 season.

Bowling Green · 2023

#2

Keagan Johnson

Kansas State · 2023

88%
#3

Cavon Croom

Bowling Green · 2022

85%
#4

Geordon Porter

UConn · 2023

84%
#5
83%

Matches Abdul-Fatai on

Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Reception volume

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Karim Page’s path through East Tennessee State.

Karim Page

99%match

East Tennessee State · 2025

#2

Treyvhon Saunders

Colgate · 2025

97%
#3
95%
#4

Tony Poljan

Virginia · 2020

95%
#5

Brandon Smith

Iowa · 2020

94%

Matches Karim on

Yards per reception

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Gabriel Rogers's sophomore season at Memphis (2021).

Memphis · 2021

#2

Cavon Croom

Bowling Green · 2022

87%
#3

Cam Johnson

Vanderbilt · 2021

82%
#4

Montorie Foster

Michigan State · 2021

81%
#5

Octavian Smith Jr.

Maryland · 2023

80%

Matches Gabriel on

Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
TD rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #2343

Final rank
#2424
Avg #2399.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #2343 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2023–2025
2802023
4.02025

-99%

Sharp dropoff (-99%) — career inflection point.

Background

Transferred from Texas, back to his home state in the Spring of 2023 with three years of eligibility remaining at USF...a two-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Spring 2021 and Fall 2022). 2025: Returning from injury, he saw limited action competing in the last four regular seas...

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