Jordan Faison (American football)
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish – No. 6 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 184 lb (83 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Pine Crest School (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Jordan Faison is an American multi-sport athlete who plays as an American football wide receiver for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and as a lacrosse midfielder for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Early life and high school
[edit]Faison grew up in Weston, Fl and attended the Pine Crest School, where he played basketball, lacrosse, and football.[1] In football, he played safety and quarterback in Pine Crest's Wing T offense and accumulated 1,800 all-purpose yards and scored 26 total touchdowns as a senior.[2] Faison was a three-time All-American in lacrosse.[3]
College career
[edit]Faison entered his freshman football season at Notre Dame as a walk-on before earning a football scholarship midway through the season.[4] He was named the MVP of the 2023 Sun Bowl after catching five passes for 115 yards and a touchdown in a 48–8 win over Oregon State.[5] Faison finished his freshman football season with 19 receptions for 322 yards and four touchdowns.[6]
Faison was a starting midfielder in his freshman season with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse team and scored 22 goals.[7] He scored a goal in Notre Dame's 15–5 victory in the 2024 National Championship game against Maryland.[8]
College football statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 7 | 2 | 19 | 322 | 16.9 | 55 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 8 | 3 | 21 | 334 | 15.9 | 55 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 16 | 0 | |
College lacrosse statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 17 | 22 | 8 |
| Career | 17 | 22 | 8 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Wilson, David (June 23, 2023). "Pine Crest's Faison, North Broward's Finkelman are Broward 4A-2A Athletes of the Year". Miami Herald. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ Berardino, Mike (October 9, 2023). "Jordan Faison makes the most of his debut for Notre Dame football". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ Hansen, Eric (April 4, 2024). "Jordan Faison finally convinced his Notre Dame 2-sport dream isn't surreal". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ Berardino, Mike (October 11, 2023). "Football or lacrosse player? Notre Dame freshman Jordan Faison prefers 'flax' title". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ Rittenberg, Adam (May 26, 2024). "Between lacrosse and football, Jordan Faison does it all for Notre Dame". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ Brown, Kevin (March 21, 2024). "How Jordan Faison Balances Lacrosse & Football, And How He Makes It Look So Easy". Inside Lacrosse. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ Prister, Tim (July 9, 2024). "Counting Down The Irish – No. 21 WR-Jordan Faison". 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ Smith, Kaiden (May 27, 2024). "Notre Dame wide receiver Jordan Faison scores behind-the-back goal in lacrosse national championship game". On3.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.