Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-13vs Wisconsin | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 0 | 30 | Season-high 81 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 52-0vs Rice | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 2 | 25 | 2 TD catches |
| Total | 8 | 135 | 16.9 | 2 | 30 |
Senior wide receiver for Notre Dame. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 185 lb · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Pine Crest
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
receiving yards · 2026
8 catches · 2 TD · 16.9 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 rec, 54 yds, 2 TD, vs Rice
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Notre Dame. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
The full story, with sourcesBuzz vs Tape
There's real chatter about him this season — just not enough of his own fan discourse yet to measure it against anything.
“Notre Dame 2026 Football Captains Revealed QB CJ Carr WR Jordan Faison LB Drayk Bowen DB Adon Shuler”
Jordan Faison
Wins underneath on volume and route precision. He has spent four seasons in the Notre Dame receiving corps. One game to point at: 81 rec yds, 4 receptions against Wisconsin — Week 1, 2026.
135 REC YDS · 8 REC · 2 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Marcus Freeman.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Marcus Freeman — 36-7 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (82nd percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.0 REC/g, 67.5 YDS/g, 16.9 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Notre Dame | 8 | 135 | 16.9 | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 49 | 640 | 13.1 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 30 | 356 | 11.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 19 | 322 | 16.9 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 106 | 1,453 | 13.7 | 11 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Notre Dame | -- | -- | -- | 53 | -- |
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 1 | -8 | -- | 153 | -- |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 3 | 10 | 59 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 2 | 22 | -- | 28 | -- |
| Career | 6 | 24 | 59 | 234 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 41–13
vs Wisconsin
4 rec · 81 yds
Dominant 28-point win at home against Wisconsin.
With C. Carr — 239 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.3 · -6 rush yds (2 car) · A. Williams — 90 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-13vs Wisconsin | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 0 | 30 | Season-high 81 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 52-0vs Rice | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 2 | 25 | 2 TD catches |
| Total | 8 | 135 | 16.9 | 2 | 30 |
Play style
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Notre Dame
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Notre Dame
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Notre Dame · Last season: 10-2 (AP #9) · Talent rank #6 · 2026 recruiting class #5
Player DNA
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Braden Smith’s 2023 season.
Matches Braden on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Malik Williams’s path through App State.
Colton Dowell
Matches Malik on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Cayden Lee's junior season at Ole Miss (2025).
Matches Cayden on
Player DNA
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peaked at #101 this season.
11 more on the roster · Notre Dame team page