#87

Jayden Umbarger

WR · Navy · Sr. · #87

Navy 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Jayden Umbarger

WR · Navy · Sr · #87

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
—
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Navy
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

2 coaches
2021
2022
2023era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Ken Niumatalolo → Brian Newberry. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Navy4-8HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Run-heavy
2022Navy4-8HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Run-heavy
2023Navy5-7HC: Brian Newberry · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Navy1414510.41--
2022Navy1626516.62--
2021Navy66010.00--
Career3647013.13--
SeasonTeam
2023Navy----------
2022Navy412------
2021Navy11130------
Career15142------

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

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

WR

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jadan Blue’s 2022 season.

Jadan Blue

84%match

Virginia Tech · 2022

#2

Cam Sullivan-Brown

Massachusetts · 2022

83%
#3

Isaiah Graham

Louisiana Tech · 2021

82%
#4

Chimere Dike

Wisconsin · 2021

NFL Rd 4
80%
#5

Cole Harrity

Buffalo · 2022

80%

Matches Jadan on

Height
Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
Based on 8 features · 2 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Keith Corbin’s path through Jackson State.

Keith Corbin

100%match

Jackson State · 2021

#2

Tre Walker

San José State · 2020

100%
#3

Malik Murray

East Tennessee State · 2021

98%
#4

Jordan Moore

Duke · 2024

All-ACC
98%
#5

Quintin Morris

Bowling Green · 2020

All-MAC
98%

Matches Keith on

Yards per reception
202120222023
Career-aggregate opponent-adjusted stats · physical traits

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Lemeke Brockington's junior season at Minnesota (2024).

Lemeke Brockington

84%match

Minnesota · 2024

#2

Jadan Blue

Virginia Tech · 2022

84%
#3

Cam Sullivan-Brown

Massachusetts · 2022

83%
#4

Kelvontay Dixon

SMU · 2022

82%
#5

Jontavis Robertson

Duke · 2022

82%

Matches Lemeke on

Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Reception volume
Opponent-adjusted stats · junior cohort across all seasons

Player DNA

Players who play like Jayden Umbarger

#1

Daniel Jackson

Minnesota · 2021

96%
#2

Chase Penry

Boise State · 2024

96%
#3

Kayshon Boutte

LSU · 2021

94%
#4

John Metchie

Alabama · 2021

94%

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2023
60.02021
2652022
1452023

+142%

Up 142% from first season to most-recent.