2023 Football Roster
Roster
Garth, Jaylen

Jersey Number 71
Jaylen Garth
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 305
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Port Neches, Texas
- High School:
- Port-Neches Groves HS
- Prev School:
- Texas
Bio
As a Sophomore (2023)
As a Redshirt Freshman (2022)
Prior to Houston
High School
Personal
- Appeared in final eight games of season
- All 28 snaps on FG/XP block
- Scout Team Offensive Player of Week vs. UTSA (Sept. 2)
As a Redshirt Freshman (2022)
- Did not see action
Prior to Houston
- Spent two seasons at Texas (2020-21)
- Played in two games during 2021
- Made Texas debut in win over Rice
- Saw action in win over Texas Tech
- Redshirted during 2020
High School
- An all-district honoree
- Missed 2019 season due to a knee injury
- No. 152 nationally, No. 18 at offensive tackle, and No. 23 overall in Texas (247Sports)
- No. 193 on the ESPN300, No. 24 at offensive tackle and No. 31 overall in Texas
- No. 40 at offensive tackle and No. 52 overall in Texas by Rivals
- No. 26 on the Austin American-Statesman’s Fab 55
- First-team 2019 Super Team
- Texas Top 300 by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football
- First-team All-District 12-5A Division 2 in 2018
- Missed second half of his junior season with a knee injury
- Offense averaged 37.4 points per game in seven games he played
- Helped block for 474 total yards vs. Silsbee
- Part of a line that paved the way for 518 total yards vs. Baytown Lee
- Blocked for offense that amassed 545 total yards vs. Dayton
- Helped Port Neches Groves to a 9-4 overall record
- Helped team to 6-1 district mark and title
- Port Neches Groves made appearance in 2018 5A Division 2 region playoffs
- 2017 Port Arthur News Super Team
- Part of an offense that averaged 48.3 points per game
- Five games of 50+ points with a high of 72
- 480 total yards per game as a sophomore
- 579 total points were second most in school history
- Helped block for 543 total yards vs. Baytown Sterling
- Part of a line that paved the way for 638 total yards vs. Crosby
- Helped team to 10-2 overall record
- Helped team to 7-1 district mark and title
- School reached 2017 5A Division 2 region playoffs
Personal
- Nickname: Garth
- Hobbies: car rides
- Played against teammate Logan Compton as a junior in high school
- Dream job outside football: stock master
- Chose UH to chase greatness
- One word to describe himself on the field: nasty
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: burgers
- His motivation for working hard: prove those wrong who gave up on him
- Best advice: control what you can control
- Memorable athletic feat: his first football game
- Unique fact: loves football
Postgame Press Conference: Football at Rice
Saturday, September 06
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Stephen F. Austin
Friday, August 29
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews SFA
Monday, August 25
Camp Availability: Head Coach Willie Fritz
Monday, August 04