Jalen McMillan
Position: Wide Receiver- Projected: 3rd Round
History & Measurables
Born: Dec. 7th, 2001 – Fresno, CA
High School: San Joaquin Memorial High School
College: Washington
Height: 6’1″ Weight: 197lb
Traits & Characteristics
The Good
- Tough to Cover in Space
- Can Attack All Levels
- Explosion In and Out of Cuts
- Speed to Get off the Line
The Bad
- Mostly Slot Player
- Did Not See Much Press in College
- Injuries Slowed Down Explosion
Advanced Analytics Notes
2023 Receiving: 25 Target Minimum
• Targets: 63
• Overall Rec Grade: 70.8 (179th among WRs)
• Man Rec Grade: 61.5 (338th among WRs)
• Zone Rec Grade: 72 (129th among WRs)
• Slot %: 89.2
• Wide %: 5.8
• Missed Tackles Forced: 6 (192nd among WRs)
• ADOT: 9.6 (372nd among WRs)
• Route Participation: 92.7 (465th among WRs)
• Yards Per Route Run: 2.3 (84th among WRs)
• YAC/REC: 6.4 (118th among WRs)
• Contested Catch %: 0 (494th among WRs)
• QB Rating when Targeted: 118 (87th among WRs)
Film Notes and Highlights
Jalen McMillan really made the Washington offense unstoppable – when he was healthy. He has such speed and explosion off of the line that defenders would give him deep cushions. This allowed for him to be open on short routes and not face too much physical press coverage. In the middle of the field he is almost uncoverable with his ability make quick sudden cuts and shiftiness to avoid defenders. On the next level he looks to be mostly a slot player, but we have seen the NFL is moving towards bigger roles for those slot players. McMillan can win at all levels and because of his injury in 2023, a team is going to get him later in the draft than they should. – Brandon Haye
(Games Watched: vs Boise St 2023, vs Michigan St 2023, vs Washington St 2023, vs Oregon 2023)
Cut-up of WR Jalen McMillan running past the Boise State secondary. pic.twitter.com/I7kbLwCNv6
— Tyler Wise (@TriggeredWise) April 13, 2024
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Brandon Haye
Brandon grew up in Jacksonville, Florida and works as a health insurance data analyst. He has no children, but two fur babies - Squirt and Brownie. He and his wife, Katie, spend their time playing poker and enjoying time with their pups. Brandon is a huge Michigan Wolverine and Jacksonville Jaguars fan. He at one time was in 77 fantasy leagues and loves the game of football. Brandon started writing for The Leauge Winners in 2021.