WATCH: Jalen Wydermyer pulls in 27-yard touchdown catch against Alabama
Texas A&M tight end Jalen Wydermyer is doing damage on the Crimson Tide defense yet again in 2021. He just caught a 27-yard touchdown pass from Texas A&M quarterback Zach Calzada in the 1st quarter of the Alabama-Texas A&M matchup.
Watch it below as the Alabama defense leaves him WIDE OPEN for the touchdown catch.
The touchdown was the 14th career touchdown for Wydermyer, tying him for ninth all-time in Texas A&M school history. The score also put the Aggies up against Alabama 10-7 in the 1st quarter.
Alabama head coach Nick Saban had even vented earlier in the week about how he wanted his defense to cover the athletic tight end better this year.
The Texas native was namedĀ preseasonĀ first teamĀ All-SECĀ for the 2021 season and is one of the best players at his position in the country.
He missed theĀ 2021 springĀ season after having surgery on his finger.Ā WydermyerĀ cut his finger after a freak off-the-field incident, according toĀ head coach Jimbo Fisher.
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The gifted prospect is currently one of the top tight end prospects onĀ Mel Kiperās 2022 NFL Draft Big Board, coming in as the second ranked tight end.
In 2020,Ā WydermyerĀ finished as aĀ Mackey AwardĀ finalist, given to the nationās top tight end. In 2019, he earned freshmanĀ All-AmericanĀ honors.
Jalen Wydermyer high school stats
He played forĀ Dickinson High SchoolĀ in Dickinson, Texas. The uber-athletic tight end was named aĀ Houston Area UIL Offensive Player of the YearĀ finalist by theĀ Houston Touchdown Club. In 2018, he was named theĀ District 24-6A Offensive MVPĀ as a senior.
The 6-foot-5 tight end hauled in 42 catches for 875 receiving yards, while bringing in 10 touchdowns in 2018. He finished his high school career with 87 catches for 1,623 receiving yards and 20 touchdown catches.Ā WydermyerĀ choseĀ Texas A&MĀ over offers fromĀ Miami,Ā Alabama,Ā Arizona,Ā Auburn, and many other schools. He boasted over 20 scholarship offers coming out of high school.