Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 10 | W 45-20vs Massachusetts | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — |
#11
Jaden Walley
Former wide receiver at Mississippi State. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
6′0″ · 190 lb · Biloxi, MS
CFB Index 41 · #287 of 488 WRsHigh confidenceMississippi State 2024 — college career complete
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
ATH recruit
No. 568 nationally · Signed with D'Iberville
Statement game9 rec · 176 ydsat Ole Miss (FBS) · L 24-31
Top 1% receiving yards game since 2021.
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Former wide receiver at Mississippi State. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to D'Iberville in 2020.
Jaden Walley
Moves the chains on third down. Jaden Walley has been at Mississippi State through three head coaches in five seasons.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
How it ended
Five seasons at Mississippi State, 1,743 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The week the volume broke through — put up 176 yds at Ole Miss.Ole Miss · L 24-312020
20209 games
- Recruited3-star out of D'Iberville
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Mississippi State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coaches2020–2022
Mississippi State
2023era →
Greg Knox
Mississippi State
Played under 3 different head coaches: Mike Leach, Greg Knox, and Jeff Lebby. Multi-era developmental context.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Mississippi State4-7HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
2021Mississippi State7-6HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
2022Mississippi State9-4HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy
2023Mississippi State5-7HC: Greg Knox · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024Mississippi State2-10HC: Jeff Lebby · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mississippi State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 34 | 348 | 10.2 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | Mississippi State | 55 | 628 | 11.4 | 6 | -- |
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 52 | 718 | 13.8 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 146 | 1,743 | 11.9 | 12 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mississippi State | -- | -- | -- | 10 | -- |
| 2023 | Mississippi State | -- | -- | -- | 15 | -- |
| 2022 | Mississippi State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Mississippi State | -- | -- | -- | 130 | -- |
| 2020 | Mississippi State | -- | -- | 11 | 21 | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | 11 | 176 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Shae Wyatt’s 2021 season.
82%match
Matches Shae on
TD rate
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Differs from Shae on
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jalen McDonald’s path through Merrimack.
Jalen McDonald
99%match
#2
Joshua Harris
98%
Matches Jalen on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to George Johnson III's junior season at Massachusetts (2023).
86%match
Matches George on
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Recruiting rating
Player DNA
Players who play like Jaden Walley
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology