| Position | Wide receiver |
|---|---|
| Birth date | October 18, 2002 (age 23) |
| Birth place | Paulding County, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 2 |
| Weight lb | 220 |
| High school | Pace Academy (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| College |
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| Undraftedyear | 2026 |
Jayden Gerand Phillip Thomas (born October 18, 2002) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Virginia Cavaliers.
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
| Year | Team | GP | Receiving | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 13 | 25 | 361 | 14.4 | 3 |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 11 | 21 | 310 | 14.8 | 2 |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 16 | 18 | 167 | 9.3 | 2 |
| 2025 | Virginia | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Career[6] | 52 | 67 | 847 | 12.6 | 7 | |
Personal life
Thomas's grandfather, Phillip Rodgers, was the first black quarterback at Virginia Tech.[4]
References
- ^ Karels, Carter (October 2, 2020). "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 (20 October 2020). "Notre Dame football: What Irish are getting in WR commit Jayden Thomas". Fansided
- ^ "Jayden Thomas – Notre Dame Fighting Irish". fightingirish.com. 13 December 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