#5

Jalon Calhoun

WR · Duke · Sr. · #5

All-Conf HMDuke 2023 alumnus
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Jalon Calhoun

WR · Duke · Sr · #5

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1170 national
CFB
College
Duke
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2022)

All-ACC

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

3 coaches
2022era →
2023
Trooper Taylor
Duke
era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: David Cutcliffe, Mike Elko, and Trooper Taylor. Multi-era developmental context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Duke3-9HC: David Cutcliffe · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2022Duke9-4HC: Mike Elko · Run-leaning
2023Duke8-5HC: Trooper Taylor · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Awards

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2022)

All-ACC

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Duke5066613.34--
2022Duke6287314.14--
2021Duke5671812.83--
Career1682,25713.411--
SeasonTeam
2023Duke13--142--
2022Duke----26113--
2021Duke213------
Career31626255--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2023

W 41–7

at UConn

6 rec · 76 yds

Dominant 34-point win on the road against UConn.

How he plays

Play style

Wins underneath on volume and route precision.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Slot Technician

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

WR

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Derwin Burgess Jr.’s 2022 season.

Georgia Southern · 2022

#2

Barion Brown

Kentucky · 2023

1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 6
85%
#3

Thayer Thomas

NC State · 2022

84%
#4

Jaden Walley

Mississippi State · 2021

84%
#5

Jayden Reed

Michigan State · 2022

All-Big TenNFL Rd 2 · Pk 19
84%

Matches Derwin on

Height
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Derwin on

TD rate (lower)

Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Anthony Lowe’s path through Gardner-Webb.

Anthony Lowe

100%match

Gardner-Webb · 2025

#2

Taylor Grimes

Incarnate Word · 2022

97%
#3

Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman

Northwestern · 2020

97%
#4

Ma'jon Wright

Arizona · 2020

97%
#5

Kevin Concepcion

Texas A&M · 2025

All-ACC
95%

Matches Anthony on

Yards per reception
2020202120222023

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Braden Smith's senior season at Cincinnati (2023).

Braden Smith

84%match

Cincinnati · 2023

#2

Kyre Duplessis

Delaware · 2025

83%
#3

Derwin Burgess Jr.

Georgia Southern · 2024

82%
#4

Josh Meredith

Washington State · 2025

81%
#5

Kyrese Rowan

Utah State · 2024

80%

Matches Braden on

Yards / reception
Weight
Height

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2023
7182021
8732022
6662023

-7%

Down 7% — context-dependent (injury / role change?).