2024-25 Football Roster

#2 Jayden Harrison Football Roster

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Height 5-10
Weight 198
Class Graduate Student/*Senior
Hometown Antioch, TN
High School Pearl-Cohn/Marshall
Jayden Harrison - Football - Notre Dame Fighting Irish

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
  • FLORIDA STATE (11/09): Saw playing time… targeted three times and made two catches… longest catch of the game was 26 yards
  • VIRGINIA (11/16): Competed in the win… scored touchdown for the Irish with an eight-yard reception… had three catches on three targets for 41 yards… longest catch of the game was 25 yards… had two kickoff returns for 27 yards… collected one solo tackle

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)