Jayden Ballard
Jayden Ballard
Two head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 73 rec yds, 2 receptions against Middle Tennessee — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Paul Chryst, Jim Leonhard, and Luke Fickell. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wisconsin | 7 | 150 | 21.4 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Ohio State | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 8 | 155 | 19.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Ohio State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 18 | 327 | 18.2 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wisconsin | -- | -- | -- | 6 | -- |
| 2024 | Ohio State | -- | -- | 23 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio State | -- | -- | -- | 49 | -- |
| 2022 | Ohio State | -- | -- | -- | 14 | -- |
| 2021 | Ohio State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | 23 | 69 | -- |
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Wisconsin
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Wisconsin
Returning around him
- 40% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: +8 net (33 in / 25 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wisconsin · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #28 · 2026 recruiting class #78
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2025+3650%
Up 3650% from first season to most-recent.