Jaden Greathouse
American football player (born 2004)
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Jaden Marcus Greathouse (born October 29, 2004)[1] is an American college football wide receiver for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
| No. 1 – Notre Dame Fighting Irish | |
|---|---|
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 29, 2004[1] |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 212 lb (96 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Westlake (Austin, Texas) |
| College |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Early life
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, and an amazing ankle-breaking move brought the score to 24-24. A 41-yard field goal from kicker Mitch Jeter led them 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
| Year | Team | GP | Receiving | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | |||
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 12 | 18 | 265 | 14.7 | 5 |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 16 | 42 | 592 | 14.1 | 4 |
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 4 | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 0 |
| Career[12] | 32 | 64 | 930 | 14.5 | 9 | |
