Jaylen Raynor
 Raynor with Arkansas State in 2024 | |
| Arkansas State Red Wolves – No. 1 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 204 lb (93 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | East Forsyth (Kernersville, North Carolina) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Jaylen Raynor is an American college football quarterback for the Arkansas State Red Wolves.
Early life
[edit]Raynor grew up in Kernersville, North Carolina and attended East Forsyth High School. In his week one of his senior season in 2022, Raynor had a breakout performance completing 12 of his 26 passing attempts for 170 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 343 yards and three touchdowns, as he helped beat Northwest Guilford High School.[1] He was an unranked quarterback recruit and committed to play college football at Arkansas State over offers from Army, Air Force, Navy, UMass and Miami (Ohio).[2][3]
College career
[edit]During Raynor's true freshman season in 2023, he was named the 247Sports True Freshman of the Week after his performance during the Week 5 game against UMass.[4] He made his first road start during that game and finished the game with completing 20 out of 35 passing attempts for 383 yards and a program record of six touchdowns along with 35 rushing yards.[5] He is also the 19th FBS player since 2000 to throw for 375 yards and six touchdowns in a single game with 35 rushing yards.[6] He was also named the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week along with being named to the Davey O'Brien Great 8 and a Manning Award Star of the Week.[7]
In 2024, Raynor returned as the Red Wolves starting quarterback.[8]
Statistics
[edit]| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | INT | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| Arkansas State Red Wolves | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 11 | 10 | 5–5 | 166 | 285 | 58.2 | 2,550 | 8.9 | 17 | 7 | 148.2 | 123 | 373 | 3.0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 3–2 | 99 | 167 | 59.3 | 1,125 | 6.7 | 4 | 5 | 117.8 | 52 | 135 | 2.6 | 2 |
| Career | 16 | 15 | 8–7 | 265 | 452 | 58.6 | 3,675 | 8.1 | 21 | 12 | 136.9 | 175 | 508 | 2.9 | 7 |
References
[edit]- ^ Walsh, Lauren (August 22, 2022). "Standout Stat, Week 1: East Forsyth QB Jaylen Raynor". WXII. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ^ "Jaylen Raynor". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ^ Whaley, Logan (July 8, 2022). "Arkansas State football lands first QB commit for 2023". KAIT. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ^ Harper, Jeremy (October 2, 2023). "Jaylen Raynor leads the youth movement at Arkansas State". Howl Raiser. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ^ "Freshman Jaylen Raynor ties Arkansas State record with 6 TD passes in 52-28 win over UMass". AP News. September 30, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ^ Hummer, Chris (October 2, 2023). "Arkansas State QB Jaylen Raynor is the 247Sports True Freshman of the Week after joining rarified air". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ^ "Raynor tabbed SBC Offensive Player of the Week, garners multiple national recognitions". KTLO-FM. October 3, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ^ "Jaylen Raynor looks forward to starting the season as QB1". August 28, 2024.