Notre Dame Needs Jaden Greathouse To Turn Flashes Into Full-Season Production

The Irish receiver looks to build on his late-season surge and stay healthy in 2026.

Mar. 30, 2026 at 1:39pm

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After a breakout performance at the end of the 2024 season, Notre Dame wide receiver Jaden Greathouse struggled with injuries in 2025, appearing in just four games. Now entering his senior year, the Irish need Greathouse to stay healthy and turn his big-play ability into consistent production throughout the season.

Why it matters

Greathouse showed his potential in the 2024 postseason, but the Irish offense was unable to sustain that level of play from him in 2025 due to injuries. If Greathouse can remain healthy and replicate his late-season surge, it would provide a major boost to Notre Dame's passing attack and help solidify the receiving corps.

The details

Greathouse caught 7 passes for 105 yards and a touchdown against Penn State in the 2024 Orange Bowl, then followed that with 6 catches for 128 yards and 2 touchdowns against Ohio State in the National Championship. However, he appeared in just four games in 2025 and finished with only 4 receptions for 73 yards and no touchdowns. Notre Dame wide receivers coach Mike Brown said the staff still believes the player who showed up in those playoff games is still there, and that Greathouse did a great job staying locked in and helping the team even when he was out last year.

  • Greathouse had a breakout performance at the end of the 2024 season.
  • In 2025, Greathouse appeared in just four games due to injuries.
  • Greathouse is entering his senior season at Notre Dame in 2026.

The players

Jaden Greathouse

A wide receiver for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team who had a breakout performance at the end of the 2024 season but struggled with injuries in 2025.

Mike Brown

The wide receivers coach for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, who expressed confidence in Greathouse's ability to return to his 2024 form.

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What they’re saying

“It's definitely been frustrating. It's been a roller coaster of emotions. But super grateful for it, and just ready to get back.”

— Jaden Greathouse, Notre Dame Wide Receiver

“It's tough, right? Like it's tough on anybody. When you got high expectations of yourself coming into a year and then all of a sudden you're battling some injuries, and then you're not playing.”

— Mike Brown, Notre Dame Wide Receivers Coach

“He did a great job staying locked in and helping the guys even when he was out last year. The dude's a warrior.”

— Mike Brown, Notre Dame Wide Receivers Coach

What’s next

Greathouse will look to stay healthy and build on his late-season surge from 2024 as he enters his senior season with the Fighting Irish in 2026.

The takeaway

If Jaden Greathouse can remain healthy and replicate the big-play ability he showed at the end of the 2024 season, it would provide a major boost to Notre Dame's passing attack and help solidify the receiving corps. The Irish have already seen Greathouse's ceiling, and now they need him to turn those flashes into consistent production throughout the 2026 season.