Jayden Thomas

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

Jayden Thomas
Notre Dame Fighting Irish – No. 83
PositionWide receiver
Class Junior
Personal information
Born: (2002-10-18) October 18, 2002
Paulding County, Georgia, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight218 lb (99 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolPace Academy (Atlanta, Georgia)

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
GPGSRecYdsAvgTDAttYdsAvgTD
2021 300000000.00
2022 1372536114.43100.00
2023 1152131014.8211010.00
Career[6]27124667114.652105.00

Personal life

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

References
  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 (20 October 2020). "Notre Dame football: What Irish are getting in WR commit Jayden Thomas". Fansided.
  4. "Jayden Thomas – Notre Dame Fighting Irish". fightingirish.com. 13 December 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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