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Jaden Greathouse

WR · Notre Dame · Jr · #1

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73 REC YDS · 4 REC · 0 REC TD

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Notre Dame for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Notre Dame for 2026

Updated May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Wide receiver · Notre Dame · editorial

Returning around him

  • 37% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • 6 Notre Dame players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -8 net (7 in / 15 out)

2026 Award watch

  • Biletnikoff

Notre Dame · Last season: 10-2 (AP #9) · Talent rank #9 · 2026 recruiting class #12

WR · NOTRE DAME · FBS INDEPENDENTS

Jaden Greathouse

  • 3
  • #1
  • 6-1 | 212 lb
  • Austin, TX

CFB Zeitgeist Score

23

Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by yards / catch at the 95th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#1816

<1% win probability

Fan Belief

Awaiting

Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.

Respect Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

Reality Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

ACCOLADE PROBABILITY

Heisman

<1%

TOP WR AWARD

Biletnikoff

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 1 · 2-deep

R04 · Rotational

Rotational. Earning real snaps in the rotation.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2023–2025
2652023
73.02025

-72%

Sharp dropoff (-72%) — career inflection point.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#134 national
CFB
College
Notre Dame
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionWR
Class3
Jersey1
Measurements6-1 | 212 lb
HometownAustin, TX
Primary teamNotre Dame

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree 4-star No. 134 recruit
Composite rating 0.9407 HighSchool
Signed with Notre Dame 2023
Origin Westlake Austin, TX, USA
Class Profile Context
2023 4-star | 0.9407 No. 134 recruit | HighSchool | Notre Dame

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 0 No portal entry on file
Latest destination -- --
Transfer stars -- CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility -- Transfer date TBD
Season Move Context
No transfer portal moves on file for this player.

Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final

Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.

HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16
Current nowcast#1816Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#1469Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman Futures

Not yet listed on major futures markets.

No achievements unlocked yet this season.

Selector Grid · 2025

AP
FWAA
AFCA
WCFF
SN
SI

Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.

NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft

Market value, pedigree & pro outcome

Recruit stars

★★★★☆

to Notre Dame

Composite

0.9407

#134 national

Today’s Hot-Take

The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.

Anti-Take

PENDING

The contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.

The Room on Jaden Greathouse

Fan sentiment ·

Belief Meter

50

Mixed Sentiment

Sample 4 mentions
Confidence LOW

Top Take

Trajectory

Cohort divergence mapbearishbullishheatedcalmOwn fans: 4 mentions · belief +0 · "Tyler Wojciak dives into a loaded Friday Mailbag with Notre Dame fans asking the"Own fansNational: 4 mentions · belief +0 · "Notre Dame has Jeremiyah Love. Army does not. It's really not that much more co"National
  • Own fans · n=4
  • National · n=4

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Jaden Greathouse

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

Signature Story

Awaiting candidate metric

He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.

Signature Moment

No signature moment on the ledger yet.

Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the receiving totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 2g
73Rec yards
4Receptions
0Rec TDs
Per game
36.5Rec yards
2Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
474.5Rec yards
26Receptions
0Rec TDs

To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 73): needs 57/game over remaining 11.

To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 73): needs 84.3/game over remaining 11.

To hit 60-catch season (currently 4): needs 5.1/game over remaining 11.

To hit 80-catch season (currently 4): needs 6.9/game over remaining 11.

To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 0): needs 0.7/game over remaining 11.

To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 0): needs 0.9/game over remaining 11.

What made this player interesting

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

Jaden Greathouse's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Notre Dame, the card already shows enough current-season production to explain why he is on the serious-player board, and the next layer is determining whether the profile is just very good or actually distinctive.

Current place #1816 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 3.5% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Blue-chip pedigree No. 134 recruit

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

WR season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Receptions 4 0 rec TD | #767/1110 (31st pct)
Receiving yards 73 18.3 per catch | #712/1107 (36th pct)
Scrimmage yards 73 Total offensive yardage | #712/1107 (36th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Big-play receiver against FBS receiving peers.

Big-play receiver

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Receiving

REC
4 31st
YDS
73 36th
YPR
18.3 91st
TD
0 45th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 3L 40-41vs Texas A&M24120.5034Season-high 41 yds
Wk 5W 56-13@ Arkansas23216.0024
Total47318.2034
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2023Notre Dame10-3HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Notre Dame10-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
SeasonTeam
2025Notre Dame47318.20--
2023Notre Dame1826514.75--
Career2 loaded seasons2233815.45--
SeasonTeam
2025Notre Dame----------
2023Notre Dame13------
Career2 loaded seasons13------
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Pass share

The player's share of a team's passing-game involvement. It is the fastest way to see whether the receiver is a true focal point or more of a complementary piece.

Role share

A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.

Peer percentile

Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.

Traditional first

The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.

Usage 3.5% 7.5% pass-game share | #654/1137 (43rd pct)
Return yards 0 0 return TD
Touchdowns 0 Across offense and returns | #615/1111 (45th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 4 #767/1110 31st pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 73 #712/1107 36th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 0 #615/1111 45th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 18.3 #104/1106 91st pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 7.5% #654/1137 43rd pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 34 #548/1105 50th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 6.7% #491/1137 57th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 4.5% #575/1137 50th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 4.0% #732/1137 36th pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Role share 3.5% #684/1137 40th pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 3.0% #715/1137 37th pct Early-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 2.0% #884/1137 22nd pct Base-situation sharevs FBS WR
Usage Rush share 0.0% #391/1137 66th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS WR

Player Standing

Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION

On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16

Why he’s here

Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.

What moves him up

What moves him down

Accolade streams

StatusAwaiting tracker

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 2 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Home1g2.041.020.50.0
Road1g2.032.016.00.0

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins1g2.032.016.00.0
Losses1g2.041.020.50.0

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-72g2.036.518.20.0

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

23Below cohort
5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / catch (95th). Concern: receptions (0th).

Yards / catch#26 / 558 · 95th pct
18.3rece
Long catch#447 / 558 · 19th pct
34rece
Rec TDs#482 / 558 · 7th pct
0rece
Rec yards#556 / 558 · 1st pct
73rece
Receptions#559 / 558 · 0th pct
4rece

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Advanced Savant · WR · 2024

Percentile Card

Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback
awaiting
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

Advanced Savant

Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.

Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 5 metrics
Jaden GreathouseNotre DameMichael Jackson IIIPurdue· 35% simTrent WalkerOregon State· 34% simJacquon GibsonMassachusetts· 34% sim
Yards / catch
95
Greathouse
9
III
40
Walker
15
Gibson
Long catch
19
Greathouse
16
III
39
Walker
56
Gibson
Rec TDs
7
Greathouse
24
III
42
Walker
7
Gibson
Rec yards
1
Greathouse
70
III
89
Walker
74
Gibson
Receptions
0
Greathouse
92
III
95
Walker
92
Gibson

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

DNA Match awaiting data — similarity scores compute once season stats clear the volume gate for this position cohort.

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Marcus Freeman

Pass share

44.0%

321 pass / 409 run

Plays / game

60.8

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

4.7%

257 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

1 coach
2023
Marcus Freeman
Notre Dame
2025
Marcus Freeman
Notre Dame

Played his entire career under Marcus Freeman.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownAustin, TX
Height6'1"
Weight212 lb
Class3
PositionWR
Jersey1

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

Honors

No formal honors on the ledger yet

All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.

Honors Timeline

Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.

Season Honor Scope Team / Selector Context
No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned.

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 Notre Dame WR3 #1816 #1469 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | FBS Independents
2023 Notre Dame WR3 #397 #375 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | FBS Independents

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Notre Dame FBS Independents WR 3 No. 1 | 6-1 | 212 lb | Austin, TX
2024 Notre Dame FBS Independents WR 3 No. 1 | 6-1 | 212 lb | Austin, TX
2023 Notre Dame FBS Independents WR 3 No. 1 | 6-1 | 212 lb | Austin, TX