Jaelon Darden, a wide receiver for the National Football League’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, was born on January 14, 1999. (NFL). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Darden 129th overall in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL Draft. On May 19, 2021, he agreed to a four-year rookie deal with Tampa Bay.
Where did Jaelon Darden go to high school?
Darden attended Houston, Texas’ Eisenhower High School. He received district quarterback all-star recognition in 2015. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a 3-star wide receiver. On February 1, 2017, he made his college football commitment to the University of North Texas.
He participated in collegiate football at North Texas. Darden was a player at North Texas from 2017 until 2020. He set a school record with 230 receptions for 2,782 yards and 38 touchdowns throughout the course of his career. He recorded 74 receptions for 1,190 yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior in 2020, and ESPN and USA Today selected him as the Conference USA MVP and an All-American. He was also a potential winner of the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award.
