When North Texas wide receiver Jaelon Darden finished his last college football game – a 45-43 win over UTEP – he walked into the interview room and dropped a bag filled with four footballs, one for each touchdown he scored that day. 

If Darden did that at the end of the season, we would all simply be drowning in pigskin.

In just nine games, the 5-foot-9 Darden led the nation with 19 touchdowns. Only one receiver since 2015 reached that mark; it took LSU receiver Ja’Marr Chase 14 games to reach the 20-touchdown plateau. 

Even in a tough year for North Texas, the Houston product has established himself as one of the most electric football players in America. For his performance, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football has named North Texas wide receiver Jaelon Darden the 2020 Texas College Offensive Player of the Year. 

“Throughout the year, I’ve said it a number of times and ways, the amount of work he puts into this game there’s a reason why he goes out there and makes the plays he does on game days,” North Texas coach Seth Littrell told Texas Football. “He’s been an unbelievable guy to coach and he deserves all the recognition coming his way. I think the plays he’s made this year, all the touchdowns, all the yards, all the catches in only nine games, I think he’s had a phenomenal year.”