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Wayne State University Athletics

2023 Football Roster

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11 Jayden Waddell

11 Jayden Waddell

  • Position:
    QB
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    208
  • Letters:
    1
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Union Mills, N.C.
  • High School:
    East Rutherford (Davidson)

Summary

Biography

WSU Career Notes:  Played in seven games in lone season as a Warrior making five starts ... compiled a 1-4 mark ... posted a passing efficiency rating of 129.66 ... averaged 13.2 yards per completion ... link to career statistics.

2023:  2023-24 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... was a graduate transfer to from Davidson ... dressed for all 11 games, seeing action in seven contests ... made five starts (1-3 as a starter [one no decision], plus a loss in relief) ... made WSU debut at Slippery Rock and led the squad with a season-high 83 rushing yards and 143 yards of total offense to earn WSU's Offensive Player of the Week award ... completed 5-of-6 passes at SRU for 60 yards ... earned the win as the starter vs. Missouri S&T accounting for two touchdowns (one rushing and one passing), including the tie-breaking TD run in the fourth quarter (snapped 17-17 tie) ... passed for 98 yards on 8-of-11 vs. Truman State ... rushed for a game-high 54 yards against Concordia, which included a season-long 60-yard jaunt ... dressed but did not play vs. Michigan Tech, Davenport, Northern Michigan and Grand Valley State ... rushed for 15 yards at Saginaw Valley State ... set season-bests in completions (13), passing yards (174) and total offense (217 yards) in a relief role at Ferris State ... finished second on the squad in rushing yards (263), passing yards (423) and total offense (686 yards) ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2022:  Appeared in 11 games for Davidson College ... led the team in passing yards (889), completions (55), and touchdown passes (7) ... completed 55-of-89 attempts for a 61.8% completion percentage ... added 494 rushing yards, which was third highest on the team ... notched three rushing touchdowns ... recorded 1,383 yards of total offense ... set a career-high with 294 yards of total offense against Presbyterian with 189 passing yards and a season-high 105 rushing yards to go along with both a passing and rushing touchdown ... passed for a season-high 196 yards on 15-of-20 at San Diego ... the 15 completions were a season-best.

2021:  Played in 10 games for the Wildcats, primarily as a wide receiver ... caught 18 passes for 175 yards ... posted three receptions in a game three times (Shaw, Presbyterian and Drake) ... recorded a season-high 45 receiving yards against Drake, including a season-long 35-yard catch.

2020-21:  Appeared in six games for DC ... totaled 96 all-purpose yards ... caught a 36-yard touchdown pass at Elon (2/20) ... returned three kicks for 46 yards in the FCS Playoff game at Jacksonville State (4/24).

2019:  Appeared in five games for DC ... caught a 69-yard touchdown pass in a road victory at Butler (11/9) ... had a reception in the win over Virginia Lynchburg (9/7).

High School:  A 2019 graduate of East Rutherford High School in Bostic, N.C. ... attended Rutherfordton Spindale Central High School for three years ... played for coaches Clint Brand and Brad Hutchins ... selected the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) 2017 Football Athlete of the Year ... was a two-time All-County player ... named to two All-SWAC teams (2017-18) ... received team’s Offensive Player of the Year (2018) ... helped lead his team to a pair of County crowns in 2015 and 2018... ran the leadoff leg of the 4x100m relay at the NCHSAA 2A state championship track meet as a junior.

Personal:  Full name -- Jayden G. R. Waddell ... born on March 8, 2001, in Union Mills, N.C. ... son of Jerrie Waddell and Michael Miller ... has a younger brother, Jace, and an older sister, Jazlon ... earned a bachelor's degree in 2023 from Davidson College ... currently pursuing an MBA in International Business from WSU ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2023 and Winter 2024.
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