| Notre Dame Fighting Irish–No. 12 | |
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| Position | Defensive end |
| Class |  |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | May 16, 2001 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Saint Louis (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
Jordan K. Botelho (born May 16, 2001) is an American college football defensive end for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Botelho attended Saint Louis School in Honolulu, Hawaii where he played linebacker under coach Cal Lee. [1] He won three straight Hawaii football state championships and committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football. [2]
As a true freshman, Botelho played in 11 games and returned a blocked punt for a touchdown in his first collegiate game against South Florida. [3] He made his first start in his sophomore year against Wisconsin at Soldier Field. [4] He converted from linebacker to defensive end before the 2023 season and was named Most Outstanding Lineman in the 2023 Sun Bowl. [5]
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sack | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | TD | ||
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 11 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 13 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 13 | 12 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 3 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 50 | 17 | 77 | 45 | 32 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Botelho's mother is Korean American. [6]
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