Jaelan Austin

WR · TCU 2018 · #2

Last confirmed: TCU, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′2″ · 198 lb · Grand Prairie, TX

Jaelan Austin: WR · TCU · #2.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Noah BrownOhio State · 2016 · 92% season match
Ayden EberhardtWyoming · 2020 · 92% season match
Bryce BoboColorado · 2015 · 91% season match
Ryan LongoriaGeorgia Southern · 2015 · 90% season match
Jerrod HeardTexas · 2018 · 88% season match

Jaelan Austin

WR · TCU · Sr · #2

Moves the chains on third down. He has spent four seasons in the TCU receiving corps. On tape: 39 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Kansas State, Week 10, 2018.

How he plays

Play style

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

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

TCU in the news

WVU reveals depth chart for TCU gameSports Illustrated Oct 20
Aranda takes blame for lossSports Illustrated Oct 20
WVU names Prince Strachan WR1Oct 20
Former TCU coach Dennis Franchione diesOct 6

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2018	TCU	17	149	8.8	0
2017	TCU	15	242	16.1	0
2016	TCU	23	332	14.4	5
2015	TCU	10	137	13.7	2
Career		65	860	13.2	7

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 55-7vs Southern	3	20	6.7	11
Wk 2	W 42-12@ SMU	1	13	13.0	13
Wk 3	L 28-40vs No. 4 Ohio State	1	7	7.0	7
Wk 4	L 16-31@ Texas	1	4	4.0	4
Wk 9	L 26-27@ Kansas	1	6	6.0	6
Wk 10	W 14-13vs Kansas State	4	39	9.8	17	Season-high 39 yds
Wk 11	L 10-47@ No. 7 West Virginia	2	19	9.5	11
Wk 12	W 16-9@ Baylor	2	19	9.5	13
Wk 13	W 31-24vs Oklahoma State	1	7	7.0	7
Bowl	W 10-7vs California	1	15	15.0	15
Total		17	149	8.8	17

Signature game

Week 10 · 2018

W 14-13

vs Kansas State

4 rec · 39 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.

With A. David — 36.3 yards per punt · 7 punts · 1 inside the 20 · M. Collins — 218 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 22 rush yds (7 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 10 · Kansas State · 3rd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.72Michael Collins pass complete to Jaelan Austin for 12 yds to the TCU 49 for a
Week 2 · SMU · 2nd and 12 · Q1 · EPA +2.49Shawn Robinson pass complete to Jaelan Austin for 13 yds to the SMU 49 for a
Week 10 · Kansas State · 2nd and 11 · Q4 · EPA +1.80Michael Collins pass complete to Jaelan Austin for 17 yds to the TCU 35 for a
Week 11 · West Virginia · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +1.76Michael Collins pass complete to Jaelan Austin for 11 yds to the TCU 36 for a
Week 1 · California · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +1.46Grayson Muehlstein pass complete to Jaelan Austin for 15 yds to the Cal 29 for a
Week 11 · West Virginia · 2nd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +1.02Michael Collins pass complete to Jaelan Austin for 9 yds Jaelan Austin fumbled, recovered by TCU Jaelan Austin for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · Southern · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +0.69Shawn Robinson pass complete to Jaelan Austin for 11 yds to the Sthrn 22 for a
Week 3 · Ohio State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.60Shawn Robinson pass complete to Jaelan Austin for 7 yds to the TCU 32
Week 13 · Oklahoma State · 2nd and 11 · Q1 · EPA +0.43Grayson Muehlstein pass complete to Jaelan Austin for 7 yds to the TCU 42
Week 1 · Southern · 2nd and 2 · Q3 · EPA −0.30Michael Collins pass complete to Jaelan Austin for 4 yds to the Sthrn 16 for a

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under Gary Patterson — 35-18 over that span.

2015TCU11-2HC: Gary Patterson · Balanced, fast tempo

2016TCU6-7HC: Gary Patterson · Balanced, fast tempo

2017TCU11-3HC: Gary Patterson · Run-leaning

2018TCU7-6HC: Gary Patterson · Run-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush tds (86th percentile). Concern: explosive rate (3rd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#554 / 702 · 21st pct

60.0%

EPA / target#587 / 702 · 16th pct

0.26

Yards / catch#599 / 702 · 15th pct

8.7

TD rate#580 / 702 · 9th pct

0.0%

Explosive rate#667 / 702 · 3rd pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (8)

Rush TDs#16 / 277 · 86th pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 223 · 80th pct

Receptions#447 / 550 · 17th pct

Rush yards#234 / 277 · 13th pct

Rec yards#513 / 550 · 7th pct

149

Rec TDs#476 / 550 · 7th pct

Yards / catch#513 / 550 · 7th pct

8.8

Long catch#539 / 550 · 2nd pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

95th → 16th percentile

Explosive rate

87th → 3rd percentile

Catch rate

64th → 21st percentile

TD rate

9th → 9th percentile

Yards / catch

85th → 15th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home3g	2.7	22.0	7.8	0.0
Road5g	1.4	12.2	8.4	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	1.4	11.8	9.1	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.0	18.0	8.4	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2018 season

Head Coach

Gary Patterson

Pass share

45.9%

408 pass / 480 run

Plays / game

68.3

13 games

Team sack rate

3.5%

428 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

17 catches in 10 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

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