{"id":383306,"date":"2025-12-31T20:37:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T20:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/383306\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T20:37:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T20:37:10","slug":"former-notre-dame-wide-receiver-jayden-thomas-declares-for-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/383306\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Notre Dame wide receiver Jayden Thomas declares for NFL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Notre Dame wide receiver Jayden Thomas is headed to the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas, who <a href=\"https:\/\/fightingirishwire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/fighting-irish\/football\/2025\/01\/28\/notre-dame-football-transfer-jayden-thomas-virginia-cavaliers-ncaa-portal\/77994969007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:left Notre Dame and headed to the Virginia Cavaliers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">left Notre Dame and headed to the Virginia Cavaliers<\/a>, will be declaring for the 2026 NFL draft. He posted a note on X.com, formerly known as Twitter, thanking those involved in both the Notre Dame and Virginia programs, as well as the fans of both.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Thomas had big years for the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/ncaaf\/teams\/notre-dame-fighting-irish\/3509\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Fighting Irish;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Fighting Irish<\/a> in 2022 and 2023 seasons, with 23 catches for 361 yards and three touchdowns in 2022 and 21 receptions for 310 yards and 2 TDs in 2023. He fell off in 2024, with 18 catches for 167 yards and 2 TDs.<\/p>\n<p>After totaling 64 catches for 838 yards and 7 receiving touchdowns at Notre Dame, Thomas had just three receptions for 9 yards with Virginia, and he played in just nine games.<\/p>\n<p>Contact\/Follow us\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/IrishWireND\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@IrishWireND;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@IrishWireND<\/a>\u00a0on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheFightingIrishWire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u00a0Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0to follow ongoing coverage of Notre Dame news, notes and opinions<\/p>\n<p>Follow Tim on X:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tehealey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@tehealey;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@tehealey<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Fighting Irish Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/fightingirishwire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/fighting-irish\/football\/2025\/12\/31\/notre-dame-football-jayden-thomas-declares-2026-nfl-draft-virginia-cavaliers\/87973793007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Former Notre Dame wide receiver Jayden Thomas declares for NFL Draft;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Former Notre Dame wide receiver Jayden Thomas declares for NFL Draft<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Notre Dame wide receiver Jayden Thomas is headed to the NFL. 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