PRONUNCIATION

HONORS AND AWARDS

Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll (2020-21, 2021)

2021: Started 14 of 15 games at wide receiver ... led team with nine touchdown receptions ... also ranked third on the squad with 41 receptions and 641 receiving yards ... opened season by hauling in career-high six receptions for 92 yards, including touchdowns of 10 and 17 yards, in road win at Colorado State ... lone reception in road win at Indiana State went for a 33-yard touchdown ... tallied career-best 117 receiving yards on only three catches in home game against Southern Illinois, recording a 19-yard touchdown and adding receptions of 52 and 46 yards ... honored with team's Effort Award in road win at Youngstown State, a game in which he caught three passes for 39 yards ... closed regular season with back-to-back five-catch performances against South Dakota and North Dakota ... opened Football Championship Subdivision playoffs with two catches for 41 yards, including a 33-yard touchdown, against UC Davis ... added kickoff return duties during the postseason and averaged 24.6 yards on seven returns ... totaled 167 all-purpose yards in Football Championship Subdivision semifinal at Montana State, catching five passes for 66 yards and returning four kickoffs for 101 yards ... caught a 13-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter and added a season-best 44-yard kick return at Montana State

2020-21: Moved into a starting role at wide receiver ... averaged team-best 20.2 yards per reception ... ranked second on the team with 21 receptions, 425 receiving yards and five touchdown catches ... caught at least one pass in eight games ... set season highs with five receptions and 109 receiving yards at North Dakota, including career-long 49-yarder on second play of the game ... hauled in first career touchdown reception, covering 44 yards, in home opener against Western Illinois ... tallied three catches for 57 yards versus Youngstown State ... opened Football Championship Subdivision playoffs with back-to-back two-touchdown performances against Holy Cross and Southern Illinois

2019: Contributed mostly on special teams, playing in all 13 games ... credited with tackles in games against Southern Utah, Indiana State and Missouri State ... also blocked a punt versus Southern Utah ... was part of kickoff return unit late in the season ... returned three kickoffs for total of 45 yards, with season long of 23 yards, against Illinois State

2018: Redshirted, but played in three games as allowed under new NCAA rules ... made collegiate debut in road win at Southern Illinois and scored when scooping up a blocked punt in the end zone ... also saw action in regular season finale against South Dakota and Football Championship Subdivision playoff semifinal at North Dakota State ... shared team's Scout Offense Player of the Week honors leading up to game against Missouri State

BEFORE SDSU: Jadon (last name is pronounced YON-kee) helped lead Madison High School to three consecutive (2015-17) state Class 11A football titles ... was co-captain of the 2017 Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 squad with his twin brother, Jaxon ... rushed for 1,343 yards and scored 29 touchdowns during his senior season ... a two-time all-state selection, he also registered 86 tackles as a linebacker on defense

Jadon Janke