Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/24Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 24 inside-the-5 carries (8.3%).
Jalan McClendon
Last confirmed: Baylor, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′5″ · 221 lb · Charlotte, NC · West Mecklenburg
Jalan McClendon: QB · Baylor · #2.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jalan McClendon
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 183 passing yards and 22 rushing yards against West Virginia — Week 9, 2018.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Baylor in the news
- Jake Venuto commits to Baylor
SicEm365 Oct 23
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-27vs Abilene Christian | 10/13 | 173 | 2 | 0 | 13.3 | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-20@ UTSA | 3/6 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | — | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-40vs Duke | 10/16 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 5.9 | — | |
| Wk 4 | W 26-7vs Kansas | 1/2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | — | |
| Wk 5 | L 33-66@ No. 6 Oklahoma | 2/3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | — | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-58@ No. 13 West Virginia | 16/21 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | — | Season-high 183 yds |
| Wk 10 | W 35-31vs Oklahoma State | 10/17 | 102 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 | — | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-28@ No. 23 Iowa State | 3/12 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | — | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-24@ Texas Tech | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | — | |
| Total | 55/91 | 715 | 3 | 3 | 7.9 | — |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2018
W 55-27
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · Duke · 2nd and 4 · Q4 · EPA −9.64Jalan McClendon pass intercepted for a TD Leonard Johnson return for 53 yds for a TD (Collin Wareham KICK)
- Week 10 · Oklahoma State · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA −4.18Jalan McClendon pass intercepted, touchback. Rodarius Williams return for no gain
- Week 11 · Iowa State · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.91Jalan McClendon pass complete to Chris Platt for 43 yds to the IowSt 35 for a
- Week 1 · Abilene Christian · 2nd and 14 · Q1 · EPA +3.21Jalan McClendon pass complete to Marques Jones for 20 yds for a TD, (Connor Martin KICK)
- Week 4 · Kansas · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.94Jalan McClendon pass complete to Jalen Hurd for 36 yds to the Kans 39 for a
- Week 3 · Duke · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.90Jalan McClendon pass complete to Jalen Hurd for 21 yds to the Bayl 48 for a
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Abilene Christian · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.84Jalan McClendon pass complete to JaMycal Hasty for 34 yds to the AblCh 46 for a
- Week 11 · Iowa State · 3rd and 16 · Q4 · EPA +2.76Jalan McClendon pass complete to Jalen Hurd for 23 yds to the IowSt 12 for a
- Week 1 · Abilene Christian · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.70Jalan McClendon pass complete to Jalen Hurd for 25 yds for a TD, (Connor Martin KICK)
- Week 3 · Duke · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.70Jalan McClendon pass complete to Tyquan Thornton for 25 yds for a TD (Connor Martin KICK)
Passing profile
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
91 of 91 attempts matched to play-by-play
Adjusted ANY/A
6.3999 of 207 QBsSack rate
7.1%132 of 207 QBsSacked on 7.1% of dropbacks (132 of 207) — and still 99 of 207 in Adjusted ANY/A.
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Short
0–9 yds47%of completions
26 comp5.4 yds avg
Middle
10–19 yds29%of completions
16 comp14.6 yds avg
Deep
20+ yds24%of completions
13 comp26.2 yds avg3 TD
Overall 60.4% completion on 91 attempts · 13 deep completions averaging 26.2 yds.
Teams and coaches
2015NC State7-6HC: Dave Doeren · Run-leaning
2016NC State7-6HC: Dave Doeren · Run-leaning
2017NC State9-4HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced
2018Baylor7-6HC: Matt Rhule · Balanced, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 102 | 0.8 | 10.8 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 77.2 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 71.8 | 0.6 | 9.8 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 89.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Pass share
49.3%
485 pass / 499 run
Plays / game
75.7
13 games
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
91 pass attempts and 34 carries in 9 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons, two schools
- 2018 Baylor RhuleYear 5 · 9 games
- 2017 NC State DoerenYear 4 · 1 game
- 2016 NC State DoerenYear 3 · 9 games
- 2015 NC State DoerenYear 2 · 4 games
- 2014 NC State DoerenYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with NC State in 2014 as a 4-star recruit, No. 263 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with NC State in the 2014 class, a 4-star recruit.
How it ended
Four seasons, at NC State and Baylor, 977 passing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 23 games over 4 seasons.
2014
- Signed with NC State4-star out of West Mecklenburg
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coaches2014–2017
NC State
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dave Doeren and Matt Rhule.