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Receptions:	9
Receiving yards:	75
Return yards:	1,232
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jaelon Darden
No. 1 – Seattle Seahawks
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	January 14, 1999 (age 25); Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school:	Eisenhower; (Houston, Texas)
College:	North Texas (2017–2020)
NFL draft:	2021 / round: 4 / pick: 129
Career history
	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2021–2022); Cleveland Browns (2022–2024); Seattle Seahawks (2024–present);
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
	Conference USA Most Valuable Player (2020); All-American (2020); First-team All-Conference USA (2019, 2020);
Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2024
Receptions:
Receptions:	9
Receiving yards:	75
Return yards:	1,232
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jaelon Darden (born January 14, 1999) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Texas. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL draft.

Early life

Darden attended Eisenhower High School in Houston, Texas. He earned all-district honors as a quarterback in 2015. He was considered a 3-star wide receiver coming out of high school. He committed to the University of North Texas to play college football on February 1, 2017 over offers from Liberty, Memphis, Southern Miss, UNLV, and Virginia Tech, among others.^[1]

College career

Darden played at North Texas from 2017 to 2020.^[2] 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.^[3]^[4]^[5] He was also a finalist for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award.^[6]

College statistics

Year	Team	GP	Receiving
Year	Team	GP	Rec	Yards	TD
2017	North Texas	13	32	281	3
2018	North Texas	13	48	575	4
2019	North Texas	12	76	736	12
2020	North Texas	9	74	1,190	19
Career		47	230	2,782	38

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
5 ft 7+5⁄8 in (1.72 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	30+5⁄8 in (0.78 m)	8+3⁄4 in (0.22 m)	4.46 s	1.54 s	2.58 s	4.10 s	6.67 s	35.5 in (0.90 m)	10 ft 2 in (3.10 m)	11 reps
All values from Pro Day^[7]^[8]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Darden was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round, 129th overall, of the 2021 NFL draft.^[9] He signed his four-year rookie contract with Tampa Bay on May 19, 2021.^[10] He was waived on December 6, 2022.^[11]

Cleveland Browns

Darden was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns on December 7, 2022.^[12]

On August 29, 2023, Darden was waived by the Browns and re-signed to the practice squad.^[13]^[14] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 15, 2024.^[15]

On August 27, 2024, Darden was waived by the Browns and re-signed to the practice squad.^[16]^[17] He was promoted to the active roster on September 7, but waived a week later.^[18]^[19] Darden was re-signed to the practice squad on September 17.^[20] He was promoted to the active roster on October 29, but waived on December 4.