A top 50 prospect out of Suffolk, VA, Jayden Epps averaged 9.5 points and 1.5 assists per game as a freshman at Illinois in 2022-23 before entering the transfer portal after Illinois was eliminated in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

Epps' debut at Georgetown was modest, with five points in the season opener versus LeMoyne. Soon thereafter, he became one of the most proficient scorers in a decade, beginning with a game versus American where he scored 20 of his game high 31 points in the final six minutes of the second half and 14 in the final 2:17. Six days later, he scored 34 against Jackson State, 24 after halftime, averting another possible non-conference upset.

Epps led the team in scoring in 16 of 29 games, including seven games of 30 or more points, most in a season by any player since 1996. Epps was a volume shooter, averaging 25 percent of all shots taken, along the lines of Primo Spears a season earlier. Much like Spears, if Epps struggled, the Hoyas did as well, and his defense against shooting guards was often lacking. Despite finishing third in the Big East in scoring, Epps was not selected to any Big East all-conference teams, as his shooting numbers sank to 35 percent from the field and 25 percent from three at season's end.

Jayden Epps' 18.5 points per game average was the most of any Georgetown player since Mike Sweetney in 2002-03 and the most for a first year player since Allen Iverson in 1994-95.