Jaden Greathouse
Jaden Marcus Greathouse is an American college football wide receiver for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Greathouse attended Westlake High School in Austin, Texas. A multi-sport athlete, Greathouse also played basketball with Westlake in addition to football. As a freshman, he recorded 47 receptions for 715 yards and ten touchdowns as a varsity starter. As a junior, Greathouse tallied 66 receptions for 1,274 yards and 20 touchdowns, helping lead Westlake to their third consecutive state championship. He followed that up with an additional 915 yards receiving as a senior. A four-star recruit, Greathouse committed to play college football at the University of Notre Dame over offers from Texas, Oklahoma, and South Carolina.
College career
In his collegiate debut against Navy, Greathouse hauled in three receptions for 68 yards and two touchdowns. Despite dealing with a lingering hamstring injury throughout his freshman season, Greathouse finished the year totaling 18 receptions for 265 yards and five touchdowns. The following season in the 2025 Orange Bowl against Penn State, he recorded seven catches for 105 yards and a touchdown, a 54-yard pass from Riley Leonard, and an amazing ankle-breaking move brought the score to 24-24. A 41-yard field goal from kicker Mitch Jeter led them to a 27–24 victory. In the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship, Greathouse tallied six receptions for 128 yards and two touchdowns in a 23–34 loss to Ohio State.