Jaylen Hall

Senior wide receiver for Western Kentucky. 2022: 68 catches, 869 receiving yards, 6 TD.

WR · Western Kentucky · Sr.

6′3″ · 180 lb · Macomb, MI

CFB Index 75 · #54 of 488 WRsHigh confidenceWestern Kentucky 2022 alumnus

The story

4 wide receiver for Western Kentucky. 2022: 68 catches, 869 receiving yards, 6 TD.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Western Michigan in 2017.
Transferred from Western Michigan to Western Kentucky in 2022.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

WR recruit

No. 3016 nationally · Signed with Western Michigan

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Five seasons at Western Kentucky, 2,401 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

The week the volume broke through — put up 138 yds at South Alabama.South Alabama · W 44-232022

2017

Signed with Western Michigan2-star out of Dakota

20205 games

All-MACthird

202214 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3016 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

🎖

ALL-MAC

All-MAC mention (2020)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

2 coaches

2018

Mike Sanford Jr.

Western Kentucky

2019–2022

Tyson Helton

Western Kentucky

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Sanford Jr. → Tyson Helton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Western Michigan7-6HC: Tim Lester · Run-leaning

2019Western Michigan7-6HC: Tim Lester · Run-leaning

2020Western Michigan4-2HC: Tim Lester · Run-leaning

2021Western Michigan8-5HC: Tim Lester · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2022Western Kentucky9-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

75All-Conference level #54 of 488?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (93rd percentile). Strength: rec yards (89th percentile). Concern: fumbles lost (7th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#162 / 636 · 74th pct

18.2%

EPA / target#170 / 636 · 73rd pct

0.87

TD rate#183 / 636 · 71st pct

9.1%

Catch rate#202 / 636 · 68th pct

83.3%

Yards / catch#250 / 636 · 61st pct

12.9

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#38 / 550 · 93rd pct

Rec yards#59 / 550 · 89th pct

869

Rush yards#39 / 275 · 85th pct

Rec TDs#73 / 550 · 83rd pct

Long catch#244 / 550 · 55th pct

Yards / catch#281 / 550 · 48th pct

12.8

Rush TDs#48 / 275 · 41st pct

Fumbles lost#193 / 223 · 7th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

82nd → 73rd percentile

Explosive rate

94th → 74th percentile

Catch rate

63rd → 68th percentile

TD rate

45th → 71st percentile

Yards / catch

86th → 61st percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.5	46.8	15.1	0.3
Road8g	5.9	73.5	16.0	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	4.8	52.9	12.7	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	5.0	74.3	20.4	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tyson Helton

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

75 · #54 of 488 WRs

Two-star recruit. Now #54 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Western Kentucky	68	869	12.8	6	--
2021	Western Michigan	46	752	16.3	3	--
2020	Western Michigan	12	323	26.9	7	--
2019	Western Michigan	16	287	17.9	3	--
2018	Western Michigan	11	170	15.5	1	--
Career		153	2,401	15.7	20	--

Season	Team
2022	Western Kentucky	3	48	--	106	1
2021	Western Michigan	--	--	--	--	--
2020	Western Michigan	--	--	--	--	--
2019	Western Michigan	--	--	--	--	--
2018	Western Michigan	--	--	--	--	--
Career		3	48	--	106	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022

W 38–27

vs Austin Peay

1 rec · 30 yds

With T. Ellard — 1 SOLO · 1 TOT · 45 AVG · A. Reed — 279 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 76.5 · 6 rush yds (2 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 12 · Auburn · 3&11 · Q1 · EPA +4.07Austin Reed pass complete to Jaylen Hall for 34 yds to the Aub 32 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · Rice · 2&5 · Q4 · EPA -3.90Austin Reed pass complete to Jaylen Hall for 31 yds Jaylen Hall fumbled, recovered by Rice George Nyakwol for a 1ST down RICE Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Trey Schuman) to the Rice 13 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Charlotte · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.54Austin Reed pass complete to Jaylen Hall for 46 yds for a TD, (Brayden Narveson KICK)
Week 11 · Rice · 3&5 · Q2 · EPA +3.26Austin Reed pass complete to Jaylen Hall for 25 yds to the Rice 45 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · South Alabama · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.15Dalvin Smith pass complete to Jaylen Hall for 25 yds for a TD, (Cory Munson KICK)
Week 1 · Austin Peay · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA +3.06Austin Reed pass complete to Jaylen Hall for 30 yds to the APeay 40 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · South Alabama · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.03Austin Reed pass complete to Jaylen Hall for 17 yds to the SAlab 32 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Indiana · 3&5 · Q1 · EPA +2.97Austin Reed pass complete to Jaylen Hall for 21 yds to the Ind 49 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · North Texas · 2&4 · Q1 · EPA +2.76A.Reed pass complete to WKY 43. Catch made by J.Hall at WKY 43. Gain of 52 yards. Pushed out of bounds by L.Wilson at NTX 5.
Week 11 · Rice · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.70Austin Reed pass complete to Jaylen Hall for 25 yds for a TD, (Brayden Narveson KICK)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 38-27vs Austin Peay	1	30	30.0	0	30	Season-high 138 yds
Wk 1	W 49-17@ Hawai'i	2	25	12.5	1	17	Season-high 138 yds
Wk 3	L 30-33@ Indiana	6	60	10.0	0	21
Wk 4	W 73-0vs Florida International	3	18	6.0	0	11
Wk 5	L 27-34vs Troy	4	35	8.8	0	13
Wk 6	L 28-31@ UTSA	8	57	7.1	0	24
Wk 7	W 35-17@ Middle Tennessee	5	60	12.0	0	25
Wk 8	W 20-17vs UAB	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 9	L 13-40vs North Texas	6	96	16.0	0	52
Wk 10	W 59-7@ Charlotte	1	46	46.0	1	46
Wk 11	W 45-10vs Rice	7	102	14.6	2	31	2 TD catches
Wk 12	L 17-41@ Auburn	8	84	10.5	0	34
Wk 13	W 32-31@ Florida Atlantic	8	118	14.8	1	22
Bowl	W 44-23@ South Alabama	9	138	15.3	1	38
Total		68	869	15.7	6	52

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology