University of South Alabama Athletics

As A Fifth-Year Junior (2021): Was an honorable mention all-Sun Belt Conference selection ... Earned second-team all-SBC recognition from Pro Football Network ... Named fourth-team all-conference as well by Phil Steele Publications ... Posted 53 catches for 630 yards — ranking second on the team in each category with totals that surpassed his three-year career figures entering the season — while scoring a pair of touchdowns ... Ranked among the top 10 in the Sun Belt in total catches and yards receiving as well as receptions and receiving yards per game … Posted career-best 117 yards and a score on seven catches in win over Georgia Southern … Finished with a career-high nine receptions for 111 yards in season finale against Coastal Carolina … Caught five passes for 56 yards against West Division champion Louisiana and had five receptions for 50 yards at East Division winner Appalachian State … Recorded five catches for 36 yards with a touchdown at ULM … Had a team-best four catches for 51 yards in win over Alcorn State.

As A Junior (2020): Played in all 11 games, making five starts ... Finished third on the team with 33 receptions for 418 yards ... Was one of five players on the squad to finish with at least five gains of 20-plus yards ... Recorded multiple receptions on nine occasions, sharing team-high-honors with six catches — posting 101 yards, a career-best total —  in a season-opening win at Southern Mississippi ... Led the Jaguars with 91 yards on five receptions at No. 15 Coastal Carolina ... Posted four catches for 46 yards in a victory over Texas State in Sun Belt Conference opener, also finishing with four receptions against both Georgia State and Troy in the season finale ... Had three catches for 33 yards and a touchdown in a match-up with Tulane ... Caught three balls for 28 yards in South’s win at Arkansas State as well.

As A Redshirt Sophomore (2019): Appeared in each of the team’s last nine contests, making the first starts of his career against Troy and 21st-ranked Appalachian State ... Posted five receptions for 62 yards and a score, all in the last month of the season ... Tied a career high with two catches — including his first touchdown as a Jaguar on an eight-yard reception midway through the third quarter — while posting a season-best 22 yards at Texas State ... Caught a 20-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter at Georgia State ... Had reception for 14 yards in season-ending victory over Arkansas State, and also hauled in a pass against eventual Sun Belt Conference West Division winner Louisiana.

As A Sophomore (2018): A redshirt after seeing action in just four games ... Carried three times for 25 yards, with an 11-yard gain in South’s win over Alabama State and two attempts for 14 yards — including another 11-yard rush — at Louisiana.

As A Freshman (2017): Saw action at wide receiver, tight end and running back, and was also a part of multiple special teams units while appearing in all 12 outings his first year at the collegiate level ... Recorded three receptions for 53 yards and had an eight-yard rush on offense ... Also credited with four tackles ... Caught first two passes of his career, for a total of 19 yards, against Louisiana ... Made season-high two stops — both unassisted — in matchup with the Ragin’ Cajuns ... Had a season-long 34-yard catch at Georgia Southern ... First tackle of career came in defeat of Alabama A&M.

High School Highlights: Transferred to Spanish Fort HS for his senior year ... An honorable mention all-region pick as a senior by the Mobile Press-Register/AL.com after catching 28 passes for 469 yards and three scores Also ran for 279 yards while averaging nearly eight yards per carry ... Efforts helped the Toros finish 10-3 after advancing to the quarterfinals of the state 6A playoffs ... Also played basketball at SFHS, helping the team reach the semifinals of the state 6A tournament ... Lettered four times in basketball at Faith Academy, where he was part of a Rams squad that made it to the semifinals of the state 5A tournament twice while advancing to the championship game his junior season.

Personal: Full name is Jalen Jakory Wayne ... Born May 13, 1999, in Baton Rouge, La. ... Son of Jeffrey and Janice Wayne ... Uncle, Reggie Wayne, played wide receiver at Miami (Fla.) from 1997-00 before being drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the first round of the 2001 National Football League Draft; he would play 14 seasons for the organization, earning All-Pro recognition four different years ... Favorite movie is “The Fate of the Furious” ... Favorite teams are the Oklahoma City Thunder and Atlanta Falcons ... Favorite athletes are Russell Westbrook, Michael Phelps and Julio Jones ... Favorite musical artist is Big Sean ... Favorite food is Chinese stir fry ... Enjoys swimming, playing basketball and dancing in his free time ... Also recruited by Arizona, Troy and Western Kentucky ... Wants to become a coach after his playing career is over ... Is majoring in interdisciplinary studies.