Senior wide receiver for Notre Dame. 2026: 3 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 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 rec, 54 yds, 2 TD, vs Rice
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior wide receiver for Notre Dame. 2026: 3 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
Moves the chains on third down. 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.
173 REC YDS · 13 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 | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Notre Dame | 13 | 173 | 13.3 | 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 | 111 | 1,491 | 13.4 | 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 | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 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 |
| Wk 3 | W 27-10vs Michigan State | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 21 | |
| Total | 13 | 173 | 13.8 | 2 | 30 |
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
Since week 2: +38 receiving yards, +5 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Marcus Freeman — 37-7 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: long catch (17th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
1923% of team targetsCatch rate
68%13 of 19 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
68% catch rate on 19 targets · 23% of the team's targets · 20% catch rate on 5 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.3 | 57.7 | 13.8 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.3 | 57.7 | 13.8 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Pass share
45.3%
86 pass / 104 run
Plays / game
63.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.2%
93 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Derrick Dillon’s 2019 season.
Matches Derrick on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jermaine Jackson’s path through Idaho.
Jermaine Jackson
Matches Jermaine on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Braden Lenzy's senior season at Notre Dame (2022).
Matches Braden on
Differs from Braden on
Player DNA
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peaked at #101 this season.
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