HONORS & AWARDS

Prior to Notre Dame

At Marshall

AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2023)

Ranked second among all FBS players in kickoff return average, with 30.7 yards per return on 23 returns
Tied for second among all FBS players in kickoff return touchdowns with two
Played in all 13 games for Marshall (started four), totaling 28 receptions for 410 yards (14.6 yards per reception) and a touchdown.
Totaled 23 kickoff returns for 705 yards (30.7 per return) and two touchdowns, with a 98-yard long return.
Posted four kickoff returns for 121 yards (43-yard long) in the 41-35 win over Old Dominion (9/30).
Snagged a 28-yard touchdown pass, also posting 60 kickoff return yards, at NC State (10/7)
Returned a kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown, totaling three kickoff returns for 153 yards, also leading Marshall with four receptions for 40 yards, vs. James Madison (10/19)
Returned the first kickoff of the game 98 yards for a touchdown in the 38-33 win over Georgia Southern (11/11)
Posted 132 yards on six receptions (52-yard long), along with two kickoff returns for 36 yards, in the 2023 Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl vs. UTSA (12/19)

AS A SENIOR (2022)

Appeared in 12 games for Marshall
Caught 12 passes for 95 yards with one touchdown
Was also the team’s leading kick returner, amassing 298 yards on 15 returns
Had a season-high 43 receiving yards against Georgia Southern, including a season-best 28-yard reception
Caught the lone touchdown pass of his season against App State
Caught a season-high three passes for 38 yards against Notre Dame

AS A JUNIOR (2021)

Appeared in all 13 games for Marshall, making three starts
Caught 23 passes for 254 yards and two touchdowns
Also was team’s leading kick returner with 15 returns for 378 yards and a touchdown
Returned a 99-yard kickoff to open the game at Florida Atlantic
Caught four passes for 81 yards with a career-long 45-yard reception against N.C. Central in the opener
Caught three passes for 65 yards and a touchdown against UAB
Caught three passes for 28 yards and a touchdown against North Texas
Caught a career-best five passes against Charlotte

At Vanderbilt

AS A SOPHOMORE (2020)

Played in all nine contests
First career start against No. 20/17 LSU
Eight receptions for 20 yards (2.5 yards/reception)
Two carries for 12 yards (6.0 yards/rush)
Seven kickoff returns for 141 yards (20.1 yards/return)
Within the SEC, tied for seventh in kickoff returns, 12th in kickoff return yards
First career reception at No. 10/11 Texas A&M
Season-high receptions versus No. 20/17 LSU and season-best 16-yard rush
Career-long 25-yard reception against South Carolina
Five kickoff returns for 104 yards (20.8 yards/return) versus the Gamecocks
Two kickoff returns for 37 yards (18.5 yards/return) against Ole Miss

AS A FRESHMAN (2019)

PREP & PERSONAL

Prepped at Pearl-Cohn (Tenn.)
Three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports
120 catches, 1,864 receiving yards, 2009 all-purpose yards and 24 career touchdowns
45 receptions, 685 receiving yards and nine touchdowns as a senior
2018 Tennessean’s Dandy Dozen
2018 Region 5-3A All-Region
2016 and 2017 All-City
Varsity letters as guard in basketball
Finalist for Metro Nashville’s prestigious William E. Hume Award
200-meter city champion, member of state-winning 4×100-meter relay
Son of John and Kimberly Harrison
Three brothers (Jody Jr., Kendall and Anrae)

Jayden Harrison