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2023 Football Roster

87 Jayden Umbarger

  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 196
  • Hometown Baltimore, Md.
  • High School Archbishop Spalding

Biography

• At Navy: Enters the fall second on the depth chart at wide receiver ... missed most of spring practice with an injury, but will be ready to go in the fall ... a starter in 15 games during his career (4 So // 11 Jr) ... moved from quarterback to wide receiver midway through spring ball in 2021 ... has earned 2 varsity letters.

• 2022: Garnered Academic All-District recognition from College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) ... a starter in 11 of the 12 contests in which he played, he was Navy’s leading receiver with 16 catches for 265 yards (16.6 yds/catch, 22.1 yds/gm) ... part of an offensive unit that rattled off 363 yards of total offense against Notre Dame, the most against the Irish since its 368 yards on Nov. 5, 2016 ... Navy’s 108 yards passing were the most against the Irish since its 118 on Nov. 1, 2014 ... Navy’s 32 points were the most it has scored in the series since dropping a 49-39 contest to Notre Dame on Nov. 1, 2014 ... had 2 receptions for a career-best 93 yards, including a 52-yard touchdown catch against Houston ... the 52-yard catch was the longest of his career ... also had a tackle against the Cougars ... caught 5 passes for 59 yards, including a 26-yard touchdown pass from Tai Lavatai at SMU ... it was his first-collegiate touchdown reception ... the 5 receptions were the most by a Navy receiver since Taylor Jackson caught 5 passes against Houston (10-20-18) ... also made a tackle on Tai Lavatai’s interception ... caught 4 passes for 71 yards at Air Force ... recorded 2 receptions for 18 yards in the double-overtime win at East Carolina ... caught 1 pass for 4 yards and ran a reverse for a gain of 14 yards in Navy’s AAC opener against Memphis ... made the start at wide receiver against Delaware where he caught a pass for 17 yards.

• 2021: Started 4 of the 12 games in which he saw action ... closed out the year carrying the ball 11 times for 130 yards (11.8 yds/carry), while also catching 6 passes for 60 yards ... carried the ball twice for 20 yards, including a long of 27 in the win over Army ... took his lone carry 17 yards at Temple, while also making 3 catches for 29 yards ... made the start at Notre Dame where he caught a career-long 18-yard pass from Xavier Arline and carried the ball once for a career-long rush of 32 yards ... rushed for 4 yards on a single carry at Tulsa ... his lone carry against #2 Cincinnati was good for a 19-yard gain ... caught a pass for a gain of 6 yards at Memphis ... caught his first-collegiate pass for a gain of 7 yards against SMU ... gained 18 yards on a pair of reverse plays against UCF ... made his first-career start in the Mids’ AAC opener at Houston ... made his collegiate debut in the opener against Marshall where he ran a reverse for a gain of 28 yards, the Mids’ longest rush of the game.

• 2020: Did not see any varsity action.

• High School / Personal: A 2019 graduate of Archbishop Spalding High School in Severn, Md., Umbarger attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2019-20 academic year ... garnered All-State (Md.), All-County, All-Metro and All-Conference honors his senior year ... member of the National Honor Society ... also received an offer from Army ... son of Glenn and Amaris Umbarger ... majoring in political science ... carries a 3.65 grade-point average.

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2020Freshman

    QB
    6'0" 190 lbs
    15
  • 87

    2021Sophomore

    WR
    6'0" 190 lbs
    87
  • 87

    2022Junior

    WR
    6'0" 196 lbs
    87
  • 87

    2023Senior

    WR
    6'0" 196 lbs
    87