Jalen Guyton

Jalen Guyton (born June 7, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of North Texas.

Jalen Guyton
No. 15 – Los Angeles Chargers
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1997-06-07) June 7, 1997
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school:Allen
(Allen, Texas)
College:North Texas
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2020
Receptions:28
Receiving yards:511
Receiving touchdowns:3
Player stats at NFL.com

High school

Guyton attended Allen High School in Allen, Texas, where he played high school football and was a teammate of Kyler Murray. He caught 42 passes for 1,028 yards with 13 touchdowns in his junior season. As a senior, Guyton pulled in 82 receptions for 1,770 yards with 22 touchdowns as Allen won their third straight State Title with an overall three-year record of 47–1 including 32 straight victories.[1]

College career

Guyton began his collegiate career at Notre Dame, redshirting his true freshman season. He left the program after being suspended for disciplinary reasons and transferred to Trinity Valley Community College. In his only season with the Cardinals, Guyton caught 45 passes for 968 yards and 12 touchdowns. He committed to transfer to the University of North Texas over offers from Marshall, Bowling Green and West Virginia.[2]

In his first year with the Mean Green, Guyton posted 49 receptions for 775 yards and led the team with nine receiving touchdowns and was named the Conference USA co-Newcomer of the Year as well as second team all-conference.[3] As a redshirt junior, he caught 54 passes for 805 yards and six touchdowns. Following the end of the season, Guyton announced he would be forgoing his final year of NCAA eligibility to enter the 2019 NFL Draft.[4]

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Guyton was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2019.[5] He was waived by the team on August 30, 2019 during final roster cuts.[6]

Los Angeles Chargers

Guyton was signed by the Los Angeles Chargers to their practice squad on October 23, 2019.[7] The Chargers promoted Guyton to the active roster on November 30, 2019.[8] Guyton caught a 16-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor for his first career reception in 2020 season opener against the Cincinnati Bengals[9] In Week 2, against the Kansas City Chiefs, he scored his first professional touchdown on a 14-yard reception from Justin Herbert in the 23–20 overtime loss.[10] In Week 4 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Guyton recorded one reception for a 72-yard receiving touchdown during the 38–31 loss. [11] In Week 7, against the Jacksonville Jaguars, he had a 70-yard receiving touchdown in the 39–29 victory.[12] Guyton played in all 16 of the Chargers' games in 2020, catching 28 passes for 511 yards and three touchdowns.[13]

References
  1. Hall, Andrew (February 4, 2015). "Jalen Guyton Signs With Notre Dame". SlapTheSign.com. FanSided. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  2. Alvarez, Nick (September 26, 2017). "After two transfers, North Texas' Jalen Guyton matures as offensive threat". The Daily Orange. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  3. Suarez, Matthew (January 10, 2019). "Jalen Guyton first to declare for Draft from North Texas". North Texas Daily. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  4. Vito, Brett (January 10, 2019). "Football: UNT wide receiver Jalen Guyton declares for NFL draft". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  5. Walker, Patrik (April 30, 2019). "Cowboys confirm signings of 13 undrafted free agents for 2019". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  6. Drummond, K.D. (August 30, 2019). "2019 Dallas Cowboys Roster Cut Tracker + How PUP and IR work". Cowboys Wire. USA Today. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  7. "Jalen Guyton, Former Allen High School Football Star, Signed To LA Chargers Practice Squad". DFW.CBSLocal.com. October 25, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  8. Comeaux, Jonathan (November 30, 2019). "Chargers Promote WR Jalen Guyton, Waived Two & Placed WR Jeremy Davis on IR". NFLTradeTumors.co. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  9. Miller, Jeff (September 13, 2020). "Tyrod Taylor sees 'room to improve' after offensive struggles vs. Bengals". Yahoo Sports. The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  10. "Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers – September 20th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  11. Edwards, Josh (October 4, 2020). "Buccaneers vs. Chargers final score: Tom Brady rallies Tampa to win over rookie Justin Herbert". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  12. "Jacksonville Jaguars at Los Angeles Chargers - October 25th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  13. "Chargers' Jalen Guyton: Massive snap count yields little". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
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