Jayden Thomas
{{Short description|American football player (born 2002)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name=Jayden Thomas
|school=Virginia Cavaliers
|currentnumber=
|currentposition=Wide receiver
|class={{redshirt}} Junior
|birth_date={{birth date and age|2002|10|18}}
|birth_place=Paulding County, Georgia, U.S.
|heightft=6
|heightin=2
|weight_lb=220
|highlights=
|bowlgames=
|highschool=Pace Academy (Atlanta, Georgia)
|pastschools=
- Notre Dame (2021–2024)
- Virginia (2025–present)
|espn=4431600
}}
Jayden Gerand Phillip Thomas (born October 18, 2002) is an American college football wide receiver for the Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). He previously played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
High school career
Thomas attended Pace Academy in Atlanta, Georgia, where he played football and baseball.{{cite web |title=Notre Dame likely completes WR haul in 2021 recruiting class after landing Jayden Thomas |url=https://www.ndinsider.com/story/recruiting/2020/10/02/otre-dame-likely-completes-wr-haul-in-2021-recruiting-class-after-landing-jayden-thomas/43885481/ |last=Karels |first=Carter |publisher=NDInsider |access-date=April 19, 2024}} His football head coach was former NFL Pro Bowler Chris Slade.{{cite web |title=Chris Slade Sees Notre Dame As Great Fit For 2021 WR Jayden Thomas |url=https://irishsportsdaily.com/s/13257/chris-slade-sees-notre-dame-as-great-fit-for-2021-wr-jayden-thomas |last=McCollum |first=Christian |publisher=IrishSportsDaily |access-date=April 19, 2024}} Thomas committed to play college football at the University of Notre Dame.{{Cite web|url=https://slapthesign.com/2020/10/20/notre-dame-football-jayden-thomas-commit/|title=Notre Dame football: What Irish are getting in WR commit Jayden Thomas|first=Carlee|last=North|website=Fansided|date=20 October 2020 }}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://fightingirish.com/sports/football/roster/season/2023-24/player/jayden-thomas/|title=Jayden Thomas – Notre Dame Fighting Irish|website=fightingirish.com|date=13 December 2020 }} 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.{{cite web |title=Jayden Thomas’ Intelligence Gives the Notre Dame WR ‘Big Edge on a Lot of Guys |url=https://247sports.com/college/notre-dame/article/jayden-thomas-intelligence-gives-the-notre-dame-wr-big-edge-on-a-lot-of-guys-229900122/ |last=Mentock |first=Drew |publisher=247Sports |access-date=April 19, 2024}}
=Statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||||||
| colspan="15" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Notre Dame Fighting Irish|color=white}}"| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2"| Season
! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="4"| Receiving ! colspan="4"| 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 | ||||||||||
| 2024
| 16 || 0 || 18 || 167 || 9.3 || 2 || 3 || 27 || 9.0 || 0 | ||||||||||
| Career{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jayden-thomas-1.html|title=Jayden Thomas College Stats|website=Sports-Reference.com|access-date=August 19, 2023}} | 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.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://und.com/roster/jayden-thomas/ Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Paulding County, Georgia
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
Category:Virginia Cavaliers football players
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