Jaelon Darden

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 129th pick

WR · North Texas · 2021–2024

Games

Rush Yards

Receptions

Rec Yards

Draft Details

Year

2021

Round

Round 4

Pick

129th overall

Team

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Position

College

North Texas

Jaelon Darden Career Stats

Best statistical season: 2021 with TB (43 receiving yards).

Receiving

Season	Team	G	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds
2021	TB	9	12	6	43
2022	CLE	14	2	2	26
2023	CLE	1	0	0	0
2024	SEA	11	1	1	6
Career		35	15	9	75

Returns

Season	Team	G	KR	KR Yds	PR	PR Yds
2021	TB	9	18	359	19	142
2022	CLE	14	3	67	33	345
2023	CLE	1	2	42	4	39
2024	SEA	11	11	296	32	309
Career		35	34	764	88	835

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Jaelon Darden is a former wide receiver out of North Texas, selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the 129th overall pick (round 4) in the 2021 NFL Draft. He played 36 regular-season games from 2021 to 2024, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns and Seattle Seahawks.

Season Statistics

Season	Team	G	ATT	YDS	Y/A	1D	FUM
2021	TB	7	1	11	11.0	1	0
2022	TB	3	1	2	2.0	0	0
2024	CLE	1	0	0	—	0	0
2021	TB	7	1	11	11.0	1	0
2022	TB	3	1	2	2.0	0	0
2024	CLE	1	0	0	—	0	0
Career		11	2	13	6.5	1	0
Career		0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		36	—	13	—	—	—

Season	Team	G	TGT	REC	YDS	Y/R	1D
2021	TB	7	12	6	43	7.2	1
2022	TB	3	2	2	26	13.0	1
2024	CLE	1	1	1	6	6.0	1
2021	TB	7	12	6	43	7.2	1
2022	TB	3	2	2	26	13.0	1
2024	CLE	1	1	1	6	6.0	1
Career		11	15	9	75	8.3	3
Career		0	0	0	0	—	0
Career		36	—	9	75	8.3	—

NFL Combine Results

Height

5-7

Weight

174 lbs

40-Yard Dash

4.47s

Vertical Jump

35.5"

Broad Jump

122"

3-Cone Drill

6.66s

Shuttle

3.98s

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