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Jayden Thomas

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Position
6'2''
Height
218 lbs.
Weight
Graduate Student
Class
Paulding County, Ga.
Hometown
Pace Academy
High School
Notre Dame
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Jayden Thomas - Football - Virginia Cavaliers

PRIOR TO VIRGINIA (NOTRE DAME) 
2024: Appeared in all 16 games for the CFP National Runner-up Fighting Irish … totaled 18 catches for 167 yards and two touchdowns on the year … hauled in a 15-yard touchdown reception to put the Irish up for good against Stanford (10/12) … had two catches for 14 yards against Virginia on (Nov. 16) … scored in the CFP first round game against Indiana on an 5-yard reception … had a season-high 34 receiving yards on two catches, including 23-yard reception at Purdue on Sept. 15 … named to the Watch List for the 2025 Senior Bowl. 2023: Took the field in 11 games, making five starts … Totaled 21 catches for 310 yards and a pair of touchdowns … Rushed one time, gaining 10 yards … entered 2023 season as Notre Dame’s leading returning receiver … in the first four games of the year, caught 12 passes for over 180 yards and a touchdown. Over the next six games dealt with a nagging hamstring injury that dropped his production to five total catches … against Navy (8/26) in the season opener in Dublin, Ireland had a team-high four catches for 63 yards and a touchdown in the second quarter … led the team with four catches for 62 yards in a 56-3 win over Tennessee State on Sept. 2 … caught a season-best 39 yarder to move the Irish inside the five-yard line to set up a score against Central Michigan on Sept. 16 … in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl against Oregon State (12/29) finished with 59 yards on four catches and a touchdown. 2022: Played in all 13 games making seven starts as a wide receiver … finished third on the team with 25 receptions and second on the squad with 362 receiving yards … hauled in three touchdowns during the year … played on the front line of the kickoff return unit that averaged 19.2 yards per return during the season .. against Marshall (9/10) caught his first collegiate pass, an eight-yard gain that moved the Irish into Thundering Herd territory in the first quarter … finished with a season-high three catches for 74 yards and a 32-yard touchdown reception against BYU in Las Vegas on Oct. 8 … had one catch, a three-yard touchdown in the team’s 41-24 victory over Syracuse on Oct. 29 … compiled a season-high 80 receiving yards on three catches including a 38-yard reception in the second quarter against Navy on Nov. 12 … in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl against South Carolina, led the team with five catches while picking up 66 receiving yards. 2021: Made his collegiate debut against Virginia on Nov. 13 … appeared in three total games – Virginia (11/13), Georgia Tech (11/20) and Stanford (11/27).

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
Four-star recruit by Rivals and ESPN and a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com … No. 221 player nationally, No. 94 player regionally, No. 43 wide receiver nationally and No. 23 player from Georgia by ESPN.com (83 Scout Grade) … No. 47 wide receiver and No. 23 player from Georgia by Rivals (5.8 Rivals rank … No. 106 wide receiver nationally and No. 47 player from Georgia by 247Sports.com … hauled in 25 receptions for 399 yards and five touchdowns during his senior season … played for current Cavaliers defensive line coach Chris Slade at Pace Academy … also played baseball at Pace … son of April and Randy Thomas … Grandfather, Phillip Rodgers, was the first African-American quarterback at Virginia Tech … has two siblings; Kaysen and Holden