Jayden Padgett

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-4
Year:
Freshman
Hometown:
Tampa, Fla.
High School:
Folsom (CA)

COTTAGE HIGH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
• Rated three stars by 247Sports, ranking among the top-200 edge rushers nationally in the 2026 class
• Three-year starter at edge and wide receiver for head coach Carvel Jones
• Named All-State, All-Region and Lagniappe All-Area as a senior
• Led the state of Alabama in sacks as a senior
• Recorded 108 tackles, 26 sacks, 1,008 receiving yards, 248 rushing yards and 17 total touchdowns as a senior
• Posted 70 tackles, 10 sacks, 597 receiving yards, 289 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior
• Tallied 41 tackles, eight sacks, 327 receiving yards and one touchdown as a sophomore
• Honor roll, National Honor Society, English Award
• Also lettered in baseball as a center fielder (Gold Glove) and basketball as a power forward (Rebounder of the Year)

PERSONAL
• Born and raised in Mobile, Ala.
• Son of Stacy Machuca and James Metzner
• Has three brothers, Cameron, Jayden and Jimmie Metzner Jr., and one sister, Madilyn
• Father James played baseball at Bishop State Community College; relative James Earl Rocker played baseball at South Alabama
• Majoring in biology
• Plays the piano and is involved in community service feeding the homeless