Jayden Thomas

Jayden Thomas
Notre Dame Fighting Irish – No. 83
Position	Wide receiver
Class	Redshirt Junior
Personal information
Born:	October 18, 2002 (age 22); Paulding County, Georgia, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	218 lb (99 kg)
Career history
College	Notre Dame (2021–2024);
Bowl games	2022 Gator Bowl; 2023 Sun Bowl; 2025 Sugar Bowl; 2025 Orange Bowl;
High school	Pace Academy (Atlanta, Georgia)
	Stats at ESPN;

Jayden Thomas (born October 18, 2002) is an American college football wide receiver for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

High school career

Thomas attended Pace Academy in Atlanta, Georgia, where he played football and baseball.^[1] His football head coach was former NFL Pro Bowler Chris Slade.^[2] Thomas committed to play college football at the University of Notre Dame.^[3]

College career

As a true freshman, Thomas played in just three games. In his sophomore season, he played in all 13 games, making seven starts at wide receiver while playing on the front line of the kickoff return unit that averaged 19.2 yards per return during the season. He finished third on the team with 25 receptions, and second with 362 receiving yards.^[4] In his junior season, against Ohio State, Thomas pulled his hamstring and caught just five passes for 63 yards during the remainder of the season.^[5]

Statistics

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Season	Games		Receiving				Rushing
Season	GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
2021	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
2022	13	7	25	361	14.4	3	1	0	0.0	0
2023	11	5	21	310	14.8	2	1	10	10.0	0
2024	16	0	18	167	9.3	2	3	27	9.0	0
Career^[6]	43	12	64	838	13.1	7	5	37	7.4	0

Personal life

Thomas's grandfather, Phillip Rodgers, was the first black quarterback at Virginia Tech.^[4]

References

^ Karels, Carter. "Notre Dame likely completes WR haul in 2021 recruiting class after landing Jayden Thomas". NDInsider. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
^ McCollum, Christian. "Chris Slade Sees Notre Dame As Great Fit For 2021 WR Jayden Thomas". IrishSportsDaily. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
^ North, Carlee (October 20, 2020). "Notre Dame football: What Irish are getting in WR commit Jayden Thomas". Fansided.
^ ^a ^b "Jayden Thomas – Notre Dame Fighting Irish". fightingirish.com. December 13, 2020.
^ Mentock, Drew. "Jayden Thomas' Intelligence Gives the Notre Dame WR 'Big Edge on a Lot of Guys". 247Sports. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
^ "Jayden Thomas College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 19, 2023.

External links

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[1] Karels, Carter. "Notre Dame likely completes WR haul in 2021 recruiting class after landing Jayden Thomas". NDInsider. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

[2] McCollum, Christian. "Chris Slade Sees Notre Dame As Great Fit For 2021 WR Jayden Thomas". IrishSportsDaily. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

[3] North, Carlee (October 20, 2020). "Notre Dame football: What Irish are getting in WR commit Jayden Thomas". Fansided.

[fightingirish-4] "Jayden Thomas – Notre Dame Fighting Irish". fightingirish.com. December 13, 2020.

[5] Mentock, Drew. "Jayden Thomas' Intelligence Gives the Notre Dame WR 'Big Edge on a Lot of Guys". 247Sports. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

[6] "Jayden Thomas College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 19, 2023.

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