2018 Football Roster
Roster
Jalan McClendon
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 219
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- W. Mecklenburg HS
- Prev School:
- NC State
Graduate transfer quarterback from North Carolina State … completed his undergraduate degree at NC State in May 2018 … Enrolled at Baylor in June 2018 … has played in 28 games in his career.
2018 (Senior): Appeared in nine games on the season, making 1 start ... Was 3-for-12 for 71 yards at Iowa State (11/10) .... Made his first collegiate start vs. OSU (11/3), 10-for-17 for 102 passing yards and 1 INT, also rushed for 28 yards on 8 carries and 1 TD ... Set a career-high with 16 completions and a career-high 21 attempts for 183 yards and 1 rushing TD at West Virginia (10/25) ... Was 2-for-3 for 16 yards and a long of 9 at Oklahoma (9/29) ... Was 1-for-2 for 36 yards vs. Kansas (9/22), also rushed once for -4 yards ... Was 10-for-16 for 95 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT, also rushed for 51 yards on 10 attempts vs. Duke (9/15/18) ... Was 3-for-6 for 39 yards at UTSA (9/8/18) ... Made his Baylor debut vs. ACU (9/1), throwing for 173 yards on 10-of-13 passing and two TDs and no INTs ... totaled career-highs in yards, completions, attempts, and touchdowns ... set a new career-long pass completion, connecting JaMycal Hasty on a 34-yard pass in the first quarter vs. ACU ... Graduate transfer quarterback from North Carolina State … completed his undergraduate degree at NC State in May 2018 … Enrolled at Baylor in June 2018. 2017 (Junior – NC State): Played in three games as a junior … completed 2-of-3 passes for 17 yards against Furman … also rushed six times for 67 yards in the game … also saw snaps against Louisville and North Carolina.
2017 (Junior – NC State): Played in three games as a junior … completed 2-of-3 passes for 17 yards against Furman … also rushed six times for 67 yards in the game … also saw snaps against Louisville and North Carolina.2016 (Sophomore – NC State):Saw action in 10 games and was the team’s fourth-leading rusher … Completed 16-of-30 passes for 176 yards and one touchdown … rushed 35 times for 145 yards and two touchdowns … Came in during the second half of the Notre Dame contest and rushed for 56 yards on 10 carries … Also completed two pass attempts … Led the longest drive of the day against the Fighting Irish for either team (7:49) in the 3rd quarter … Responsible for three touchdowns in three plays in the first three quarters of the Old Dominion game – two rushing and one passing … Completed 6-of-8 passes for 88 yards against William & Mary …. Hit 3-of-5 passes and rushed four times against Syracuse.
2015 (Redshirt Freshman– NC State):Saw action in seven games … led the Wolfpacktotwo scores in the win at South Alabama … completed 3-of-4 passes for 38 yards against the Jags … completed 4-of-8 passes against Eastern Kentucky for 28 yards.
2014 (Freshman – NC State): Redshirted.
High School: Played quarterback at for coach Jeff Caldwell at West Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, N.C … Led team to a 9-3 record and a berth in the NC 4AA state playoffs in 2013 … threw for over 1,700 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior … played in the 2013 North Carolina-South Carolina Shrine Bowl … was the starting QB for North Carolina, completing 16-of-26 passes for 164 yards … as a junior, threw for more than 1,700 yards and 22 touchdowns and rushed for over 200 yards and six touchdowns … Rated four stars by 247 Sports … No. 12 pro-style quarterback … No. 8 in North Carolina … No. 170 player nationally … Rated four stars by ESPN … No. 20 pocket-passer quarterback nationally and the No. 16 player in North Carolina … rated three stars by Rivals.com … No. 18 pro-style quarterback and No. 22 player in North Carolina … No. 15 quarterback nationally by Scout.com … also played high school basketball … was a 5’9 option quarterback as a freshman … originally selected NC State over offers from Miami (Fla.), Florida State and North Carolina.
Personal: Son of Tasha McClendon… has two siblings, Shaylaand Janae... pursuing a graduate degree in sports ministry at Baylor.
