Receiver, Virginia (from Georgia Tech, Notre Dame), 2021–25
Jayden Thomas
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Paulding County, GA
Jayden Thomas played receiver at Georgia Tech (2021), Notre Dame (2022–24) and Virginia (2025).
Career highs
80receiving yards, career highvs. Navy, 2022Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 25 | 362 | 14.5 | 3 | 38 |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 21 | 310 | 14.8 | 2 | 39 |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 18 | 167 | 9.3 | 2 | 23 |
| 2025 | Virginia | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 67 | 848 | 12.7 | 7 | 39 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Georgia Tech | 8 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 8 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 8 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 8 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | Virginia | 8 | WR | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 220 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 35 | 0.72 | 52nd (n=683) | 0.71 | 25.4 | 5% |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 24 | 1.22 | – | – | 29.2 | 5% |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 24 | 0.53 | – | – | 12.8 | 3% |
| 2025 | Virginia | 8 | -0.84 | – | – | -6.7 | – |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2025 Virginia 3 games, 3 catches, 9 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 48–20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 22–20 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct 25 | at | W 17–16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | – |
2024 Notre Dame 14 games, 18 catches, 167 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | W 23–13 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | L 14–16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – |
| Sep 14 | at | W 66–7 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 28–3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 31–24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 49–7 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 15 | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 31–13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 51–14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 35–14 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 49–14 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Nov 30 | at | W 49–35 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. | W 27–17 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 8 | – |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | W 23–10 | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| Jan 9 ✦ | vs. | W 27–24 | – | – | – | – | 18 |
2023 Notre Dame 7 games, 21 catches, 310 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. | W 42–3 | 4 | 63 | 1 | 19 | – |
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 56–3 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 27 | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 41–17 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 39 | 10 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | L 14–17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Oct 7 | at | L 20–33 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 28 | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 58–7 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | W 40–8 | 4 | 59 | 1 | 26 | – |
2022 Notre Dame 11 games, 25 catches, 362 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. | L 21–26 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Sep 24 | at | W 45–32 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 28–20 | 3 | 74 | 1 | 32 | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | L 14–16 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 44–21 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 37 | – |
| Oct 29 | at | W 41–24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 35–14 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 35–32 | 3 | 80 | 1 | 38 | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 44–0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Nov 26 | at | L 27–38 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | W 45–38 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 25 | – |
2021 Georgia Tech 1 game
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20 | at | L 0–55 | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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