#2 Jayden Harrison Football Roster

HONORS & AWARDS

• 2024 USA Today Preseason All-American – Second Team
• 2024 Sporting News Preseason All-American – Second Team
• 2023 FWAA All-American – First Team
• 2023 Walter Camp All-American – First Team
• 2023 CBS Sports/247 Sports.com All-American – First Team
• 2023 Jet Award Finalist
• 2023 All-SBC First Team (kick returner)

AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2024)

• at TEXAS A&M (8/31): Starting wide receiver… made a pair of catches for four yards
• NORTHERN ILLINOIS (9/7): Played on offense and special teams in the game… had three kick-off returns for a combined 80 yards… longest return was 34 yards
• at PURDUE (9/15): Started as a wide receiver… had a pair of catches on two targets for 47 yards… had a 42-yard reception in the third quarter on third down to keep a scoring drive alive
• MIAMI UNIVERSITY (9/22): Played on offense for the win… made three catches for 19 yards
• LOUISVILLE (9/28): Competed in the victory… had a catch of 34 yards for a third-down conversion to extend a drive which ended in an Irish touchdown… had a kick return for 25 yards… collected one solo tackle
• STANFORD (10/12): Competed for the Irish in the win on both offense and special teams
• at GEORGIA TECH (10/19): Saw playing time on offense and special teams… had two receptions… longest reception was seven yards
• at NAVY (10/26): Competed in the win… targeted once

Prior to Notre Dame

At Marshall

AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2023)

• Ranked second among all FBS players in kickoff return average, with 30.7 yards per return on 23 returns
• Tied for second among all FBS players in kickoff return touchdowns with two
• Played in all 13 games for Marshall (started four), totaling 28 receptions for 410 yards (14.6 yards per reception) and a touchdown.
• Totaled 23 kickoff returns for 705 yards (30.7 per return) and two touchdowns, with a 98-yard long return.
• Posted four kickoff returns for 121 yards (43-yard long) in the 41-35 win over Old Dominion (9/30).
• Snagged a 28-yard touchdown pass, also posting 60 kickoff return yards, at NC State (10/7)
• Returned a kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown, totaling three kickoff returns for 153 yards, also leading Marshall with four receptions for 40 yards, vs. James Madison (10/19)
• Returned the first kickoff of the game 98 yards for a touchdown in the 38-33 win over Georgia Southern (11/11)
• Posted 132 yards on six receptions (52-yard long), along with two kickoff returns for 36 yards, in the 2023 Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl vs. UTSA (12/19)

AS A SENIOR (2022)

• Appeared in 12 games for Marshall
• Caught 12 passes for 95 yards with one touchdown
• Was also the team’s leading kick returner, amassing 298 yards on 15 returns
• Had a season-high 43 receiving yards against Georgia Southern, including a season-best 28-yard reception
• Caught the lone touchdown pass of his season against App State
• Caught a season-high three passes for 38 yards against Notre Dame

AS A JUNIOR (2021)

• Appeared in all 13 games for Marshall, making three starts
• Caught 23 passes for 254 yards and two touchdowns
• Also was team’s leading kick returner with 15 returns for 378 yards and a touchdown
• Returned a 99-yard kickoff to open the game at Florida Atlantic
• Caught four passes for 81 yards with a career-long 45-yard reception against N.C. Central in the opener
• Caught three passes for 65 yards and a touchdown against UAB
• Caught three passes for 28 yards and a touchdown against North Texas
• Caught a career-best five passes against Charlotte

At Vanderbilt

AS A SOPHOMORE (2020)

• Played in all nine contests
• First career start against No. 20/17 LSU
• Eight receptions for 20 yards (2.5 yards/reception)
• Two carries for 12 yards (6.0 yards/rush)
• Seven kickoff returns for 141 yards (20.1 yards/return)
• Within the SEC, tied for seventh in kickoff returns, 12th in kickoff return yards
• First career reception at No. 10/11 Texas A&M
• Season-high receptions versus No. 20/17 LSU and season-best 16-yard rush
• Career-long 25-yard reception against South Carolina
• Five kickoff returns for 104 yards (20.8 yards/return) versus the Gamecocks
• Two kickoff returns for 37 yards (18.5 yards/return) against Ole Miss

AS A FRESHMAN (2019)

• Did not see game action

PREP & PERSONAL

• Prepped at Pearl-Cohn (Tenn.)
• Three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports
• 120 catches, 1,864 receiving yards, 2009 all-purpose yards and 24 career touchdowns
• 45 receptions, 685 receiving yards and nine touchdowns as a senior
• 2018 Tennessean’s Dandy Dozen
• 2018 Region 5-3A All-Region
• 2016 and 2017 All-City
• Varsity letters as guard in basketball
• Finalist for Metro Nashville’s prestigious William E. Hume Award
• 200-meter city champion, member of state-winning 4×100-meter relay
• Son of John and Kimberly Harrison
• Three brothers (Jody Jr., Kendall and Anrae)