2019 Football Roster

Manny Flores
Manny Flores
Manny Flores
Manny Flores
Manny Flores
Jaelon Darden

1 Jaelon Darden

  • Height
    5-9
  • Weight
    172
  • Class
    Junior
  • Hometown
    Houston, TX
  • Highschool
    Eisenhower HS

Biography

2019:
• Had one catch and returned four punts for 36 yards at Rice on 11/23
• Caught six passes for 16 yards at Louisiana Tech on 11/9
• Had six catches for sixty yards and tied his career-high with three touchdowns in the win vs. UTEP on 11/2
• Caught five passes for 104 yards and a touchdown at Charlotte on 10/26
• Had a career-high 13 catches for 125 yards and a touchdown in the win vs. Middle Tennessee on 10/19
• Caught five passes for a team-high 87 yards and a career-high three touchdowns at Southern Miss on 10/12
• Caught eight passes for 43 yards and returned one punt for 15 yards vs. Houston on 9/28
• Caught four passes for 27 yards and a touchdown and returned one punt for 13 yards in the win vs. UTSA on 9/21
• Caught two passes for 75 yards and a touchdown and rushed once for eight yards at California on 9/14
• Caught six passes for 59 yards and a touchdown at SMU on 9/7
• Had a team-high 10 catches for 59 yards and returned three punts for 25 yards in the season-opening win vs. Abilene Christian on 8/31 

2018:
• Had 48 catches for 575 yards and four touchdowns to go along with three carries for 16 yards in 13 games, five of which were starts
• Had two catches for eight yards in the New Mexico Bowl vs. Utah State on 12/15
• Made three catches for 17 yards on 11/24 at UTSA in the win
• Caught three passes for four yards in the win vs. Florida Atlantic on 11/15
• Had four catches for 29 yards on 11/10 at Old Dominion
• Made one catch for 19 yards in the win vs. Rice on 10/27
• Caught a career high 10 passes for 143 yards and two scores, also career highs, on 10/20 at UAB
• Had three catches for 21 yards vs. Southern Miss in the win on 10/13
• Made five catches for 91 yards and a touchdown on 10/6 in the win at UTEP
• Caught four passes for 65 yards and a touchdown in the win at Liberty on 9/22
• Had five catches for 87 yards on 9/15 in the win at Arkansas
• Made two catches for 10 yards and averaged 20.3 yards per punt return on three attempts in the win vs. Incarnate Word on 9/8
• Caught six passes for 81 yards, in the win on 9/1 vs. SMU to open his sophomore season

2017:
• Finished with 32 catches for 281 yards with three touchdowns in 14 appearances
• Made two catches for 16 yards in the C-USA Championship Game at Florida Atlantic on 12/2
• Named C-USA Special Teams Player of the Week after returning a punt 81 yards for a score and caught three passes for 22 yards at Rice in the win on 11/25
• Had two grabs for 19 yards in the win vs. Army West Point on 11/18
• Caught five passes for 11 yards and two touchdowns vs. UTEP on 11/11
• Made three catches for 33 yards on 11/4 at La Tech
• Had one catch for 18 yards in the win vs. Old Dominion on 10/28
• Made four catches for 40 yards on 10/21 at Florida Atlantic
• Had four catches for 25 yards, one carry for one yard and a pair of kickoff returns for 47 yards on 10/14 vs. UTSA in a win
• Returned two punts, with a long of 12 yards on 9/23 in a win vs. UAB
• Had three catches for 30 yards at Iowa on 9/16
• Recorded 154 all-purpose yards on 9/9 at SMU, catching five passes for 67 yards and the first touchdown of his career

• Made collegiate debut and returned a kickoff for 29 yards vs. Lamar on 9/2

High School:
• Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports Composite, 247Sports, Rivals and two-star by Scout
• Played quarterback in high school
• Named honorable mention All-District 16-6A as a senior
• Named first-team All-District 18-6A as a junior
• Rushed for 869 yards on 129 carries and 10 TDs and completed 53-of-89 passes for 637 yards and five TDs as a junior in 2015
• Held offers from Virginia Tech, UNLV, Louisiana-Monroe, Memphis and Southern Miss

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Historical Player Information

  • 84

    2017Freshman

    WR
    5'9" 157 lbs
    84
  • 1

    2018Sophomore

    WR
    5'9" 165 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2019Junior

    WR
    5'9" 172 lbs
    1