Jaylen Ellis on Trusting Coaches, Developing His Game, and More

In this interview, Jaylen Ellis tells Jaden Owens about his experience at Baylor so far. He discusses his relationship with WR coach Dallas Baker and the dynamic in the wide receiver room.

Notes:

• He really appreciates coach Dallas Baker and how coach has been there for him when he needed someone
• He has a broad personality but doesn’t show it to many
• He said his mind never changed during his recruitment
• Jaylen places special importance on recognizing and working to improve the mental health of people around him
• Other than football and Tik Tok, he loves playing video games (Xbox) and keeping up with new technology
• Favorite food spot in Waco: The Blasian Asian
• Jaylen loves the amount of trust in the wide receiver room, and he knows that carries some responsibility for him as one of the older guys in that room
• He and coach Baker are helping him work at improving his game at every level so he can better utilize his deep speed
• Jaylen admits he wasn’t really willing to listen before coach Baker came to Waco. Coach Baker’s sincerity and caring for Jaylen as more than an athlete helped Jaylen move past that.
• He hasn’t grown three inches over the summer, his hair got him to 6-foot-3.
• Coach Aranda has his own brand of humor, and it can take some time and thought for other guys to get the jokes.