#33

Matt Jeffery

Sophomore wide receiver for Notre Dame. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

WR · Notre Dame · So. · #33

5′11″ · 195 lb · Cheshire, CT · Cheshire

Returning to Notre Dame for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 7:30 pm ETvs Michigan StateNotre Dame StadiumNotre Dame by 30

How he plays

Yards / catch: 63rd percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

receiving yards · 2026

2 catches · 14 per catch

2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 28 yds, vs Rice

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2 wide receiver for Notre Dame. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

His career, year by year

Matt Jeffery

WR · Notre Dame · So · #33

This is his third year in the same receiving corps at Notre Dame. The receipt on tape: 28 rec yds, 2 receptions against Rice, Week 2, 2026.

28 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
seasons on the roster
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Marcus Freeman — 26-4 over that span.

2024Notre Dame14-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning

2025Notre Dame10-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2026Notre Dame2-0HC: Marcus Freeman · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#22 / 57 · 63rd pct

14.0

Rec TDs#47 / 57 · 10th pct

Long catch#54 / 57 · 5th pct

Rec yards#58 / 57 · 0th pct

Receptions#58 / 57 · 0th pct

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

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 1.0 REC/g, 14.0 YDS/g, 14.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Marcus Freeman

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	Notre Dame	2	28	14.0	0	--
2025	Notre Dame	1	37	37.0	0	--
2024	Notre Dame	--	--	--	--	--
Career		3	65	21.7	0	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026

W 41–13

vs Wisconsin

1 TOT

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

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 41-13vs Wisconsin	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 2	W 52-0vs Rice	2	28	14.0	0	18	Season-high 28 yds
Total		2	28	14.0	0	18

The receiver room · Notre Dame

#6Jordan FaisonWR · Sr.640 receiving yards · 2025
#14Micah GilbertWR · So.93 receiving yards · 2025
#3Mylan GrahamWR · So.93 receiving yards · 2025
#1Jaden GreathouseWR · Jr.73 receiving yards · 2025
#33Matt JefferyWR · So.37 receiving yards · 2025

11 more on the roster · Notre Dame team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology