Jaden Greathouse

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Jaden Greathouse
Notre Dame Fighting Irish–No. 1
Position Wide receiver
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born: (2004-10-29) October 29, 2004 (age 20) [1]
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Westlake
(Austin, Texas)

Jaden Marcus Greathouse (born October 29, 2004) [1] is an American college football wide receiver for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

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High school career

Greathouse attended Westlake High School in Austin, Texas. A multi-sport athlete, Greathouse also played basketball with Westlake in addition to football. [2] As a freshman, he recorded 47 receptions for 715 yards and ten touchdowns as a varsity starter. [3] As a junior, Greathouse tallied 66 receptions for 1,274 yards and 20 touchdowns, helping lead Westlake to their third consecutive state championship. [4] He followed that up with an additional 915 yards receiving as a senior. [5] A four-star recruit, Greathouse committed to play college football at the University of Notre Dame over offers from Texas, Oklahoma, and South Carolina. [6] [7]

College career

In his collegiate debut against Navy, Greathouse hauled in three receptions for 68 yards and two touchdowns. [8] Despite dealing with a lingering hamstring injury throughout his freshman season, Greathouse finished the year totaling 18 receptions for 265 yards and five touchdowns. [9] The following season in the 2025 Orange Bowl against Penn State, he recorded seven catches for 105 yards and a touchdown, a 54-yard pass from Riley Leonard, en route to a 27–24 victory. [10] In the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship, Greathouse tallied six receptions for 128 yards and two touchdowns in a 23–34 loss to Ohio State. [11]

Statistics

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
SeasonGamesReceiving
GPRecYardsAvgTD
2023 121826514.75
2024 164259214.14
Career [12] 286085714.39

References

  1. 1 2 @ChansiStuckey (October 29, 2023). "We've got two guys to celebrate today! Happy Birthday to JG and Armel!!!" (Tweet). Retrieved May 21, 2024– via Twitter.
  2. ↑ "No Time to Rest for Westlake Multi-Sport Standout". spectrumlocalnews.com. January 29, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Know the Name: What Jaden Greathouse accomplished that Drew Brees, Justin Tucker, Nick Foles and Sam Ehlinger did not at Austin Westlake". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. June 16, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  4. ↑ Boynton, Eric (July 15, 2022). "Texas 17th-ranked WR Jaden Greathouse doesn't commit to South Carolina football". The Greenville News. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Greathouse expected to 'step in right away' with receiving corps". Greathouse expected to ‘step in right away’ with receiving corps - The Observer. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  6. ↑ Jones, Thomas (July 15, 2022). "Westlake receiver Jaden Greathouse commits to Notre Dame over Texas, OU, South Carolina". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  7. ↑ Sampson, Pete (July 15, 2022). "Notre Dame lands 4-star WR Jaden Greathouse". The Athletic. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  8. ↑ Ladd, Madeline (September 1, 2023). "Greathouse in rare company after dazzling debut game". The Observer. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  9. ↑ Berardino, Mike (April 16, 2024). "Jaden Greathouse hopes his hamstrings won't hold him back this fall for Notre Dame football". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  10. ↑ Gordon, Colby (January 10, 2025). "College Football Playoff: Westlake product Jaden Greathouse shines for Notre Dame". Austin American-Statesman.
  11. ↑ Horka, Tyler (January 21, 2025). "How even in defeat Jaden Greathouse was a national championship hero for Notre Dame". On3. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Jaden Greathouse College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2024.


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