A former first-round decide of the Indianapolis Colts, Joseph Addai scored loads of touchdowns throughout his six-year NFL profession.

Though his enjoying days are lengthy over, he stays near the sport because of his children. On Friday night time, he watched on as a dad as his son Jaylen hauled in among the best catches any receiver within the nation will make this season.

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In Shadow Creek’s (TX) 44-7 win over Dawson (TX), Jaylen had two landing receptions, but it surely was his first that had the stadium buzzing.

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Shadow Creek quarterback Tavis Coleman heaved a move to Jaylen, who hand-fought with the Dawson defensive again the entire approach. With one arm held down, Jaylen someway hauled within the catch with the opposite as he slid out of bounds.

Jaylen’s two-touchdown night time prolonged his streak of video games with a landing to 4 in a row. He was held and not using a landing within the Sharks season opener however has scored in each sport since, together with two two-touchdown video games in two of Shadow Creek’s final three video games.

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He entered the night time with 14 receptions for a team-high 354 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Jaylen is ranked as a five-star prospect within the newest USA TODAY Sports activities 2028 composite rankings and one of many prime receivers for the category. He is ranked because the No. 6 participant within the class, the No. 1 participant out of Texas, and the No. 3 huge receiver prospect.

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