Jaelon Darden
Jaelon Darden is an American football wide receiver. He played college football at North Texas.
| North Texas Mean Green – No. 1 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Senior |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Eisenhower (Houston, Texas) |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Houston, Texas |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 174 lb (79 kg) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early years
Darden attended Eisenhower High School in Houston, Texas. He committed to the University of North Texas to play college football.
College career
Darden played at North Texas from 2017 to 2020.[1] During his career he had a school record 230 receptions for 2,782 yards and 38 touchdowns. As a senior in 2020, he was the Conference USA MVP and was named an All-American by ESPN and USA Today after recording 74 receptions for 1,190 yards and 19 touchdowns.[2][3][4] He was also a finalist for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award.[5] In January 2021, Darden became UNT's second Consensus All-American.
References
- bvito@dentonrc.com, Brett Vito Staff Writer. "Darden followed challenging path to rewarding career at UNT". Denton Record-Chronicle.
- bvito@dentonrc.com, Brett Vito Staff Writer. "UNT wide receiver Jaelon Darden named C-USA MVP". Denton Record-Chronicle.
- bvito@dentonrc.com, Brett Vito Staff Writer. "UNT's Darden earns another All-American honor as recognition for wide receiver pours in". Denton Record-Chronicle.
- Myerberg, Paul. "Alabama's Mac Jones, DeVonta Smith lead USA TODAY Sports' 2020 All-America teams". USA TODAY.
- phicks@tylerpaper.com, Phil Hicks. "Fab Five: Finalists named for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award". TylerPaper.com.
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