Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 12 | L 24-53vs North Texas | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | L 18-48vs South Florida | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 9 yds |
| Total | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
#12
Jaylen Elder
Sophomore wide receiver for UAB. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 160 lb · Madison, GA · Morgan County
The numbers
9
receiving yards · 2025
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 9 yds, vs South Florida
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore wide receiver for UAB. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UAB in 2025.
Jaylen Elder
One game to point at: 9 rec yds, 1 receptions against South Florida — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with UAB3-star out of Morgan County
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
UAB
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
Game log
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025UAB4-8HC: Alex Mortensen · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 0.5 REC/g, 4.5 YDS/g, 9.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Mortensen
Pass share
36.0%
73 pass / 130 run
Plays / game
67.7
3 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
85 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
2025 (UAB): Appeared in six games and made one start at Tulsa (11/29) Had one catch for nine yards versus South Florida (11/22) Had one carry for four yards versus North Texas (11/15) High School: Attended Morgan County High School in Madison, Ga. where he was a three-star recruit according to…
The receiver room · UAB
- #6BJ Hawkins Jr.540 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Kaleb Brown255 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Evan McCray81 receiving yards · 2025
- #9AJ Johnson21 receiving yards · 2025
- #12Jaylen Elder9 receiving yards · 2025
13 more on the roster · UAB team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology