| Notre Dame Fighting Irish – No. 83 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 18, 2002 Paulding County, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 221 lb (100 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Pace Academy (Atlanta, Georgia) |
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Jayden Thomas (born October 18, 2002) is an American 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. His football head coach was former NFL Pro Bowler Chris Slade. Thomas committed to play college football at the University of Notre Dame.[1]
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.[2]
Statistics
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| Season | Games | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||
| 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 | ||||
| Career[3] | 27 | 12 | 46 | 671 | 14.6 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | ||||
Personal life
Thomas's grandfather, Phillip Rodgers, was the first black quarterback at Virginia Tech[2]
References
- ↑ North, Carlee (20 October 2020). "Notre Dame football: What Irish are getting in WR commit Jayden Thomas". Fansided.
- 1 2 "Jayden Thomas – Notre Dame Fighting Irish". fightingirish.com. 13 December 2020.
- ↑ "Jayden Thomas College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 19, 2023.