Jalen Wydermyer

Jalen Wydermyer (born December 20, 2000) is an American football tight end for the Texas A&M Aggies of the Southeastern Conference.

Jalen Wydermyer
Texas A&M Aggies – No. 85
PositionTight end
ClassSophomore
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolDickinson
(Dickinson, Texas)
Personal information
Born: (2000-12-20) December 20, 2000
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight265 lb (120 kg)
Career highlights and awards
  • Second team All-SEC (2019, 2020)

Early life and high school career

Wydermyer grew up in Dickinson, Texas and attended Dickinson High School. As senior, he caught 42 passes for 875 yards with 10 touchdowns.[1] Rated a four star recruit, Wydermyer committed to play college football at Texas A&M over Miami.[2][3][4]

College career

As a freshman Wydermyer had larger role in Texas A&M's offense than originally expected after fellow freshman Baylor Cupp suffered a season ending injury towards the end of training camp.[5][6][7] Wydermyer finished the season with 32 catches for 447 yards and six touchdowns and was named the Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman team and second team All-SEC by the Associated Press.[8][9][10] Wydermyer was named preseason All-SEC and to the Mackey Award watchlist going into his sophomore season.[11] Wydermyer received second team all-SEC honors in 2020.[12]

References
  1. "AggieYell - Wydermyer seems destined for early playing time". tamu.rivals.com.
  2. Behrens, Robert (December 3, 2018). "Aggies add another TE pledge to 2019 recruiting class". Good Bull Hunting.
  3. "He idolizes David Njoku, so this tight end recruit feels good about Canes after visit". Miami Herald. November 8, 2018.
  4. "DICKINSON'S WYDERMYER CHOOSES TEXAS A&M". The Post. December 5, 2018.
  5. Thompson, Cole. "John Glaser-USA TODAY Sports". Sports Illustrated Texas A&M Aggies News, Analysis and More.
  6. Thompson, Cole. "John Glaser-USA TODAY Sports". Sports Illustrated Texas A&M Aggies News, Analysis and More.
  7. "With Baylor Cupp's injury, other young tight ends now move into spotlight". The Athletic.
  8. "ESPN: Jalen Wydermyer an unheralded star for Texas A&M". Gigem247.
  9. "Most unheralded star for each Top 25 college football team". ESPN.com. June 24, 2020.
  10. "The short of it: TE Jalen Wydermyer is A&M's best receiver". Gigem247.
  11. "Texas A&M's Wydermyer Named to Mackey Award Watch List". www.kbtx.com.
  12. "2020 SEC Football Awards, All-SEC Team Announced". www.secsports.com.
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