‘There’s nothing this kid doesn’t do well’ – Former Notre Dame legend gushes over underrated Fighting Irish star and his unique skill set
A Notre Dame star has continued to impress a Fighting Irish legend during the 2025 CFB season.
Heading into the 2025 college football season, most people expected the Notre Dame passing offense to take a step forward with redshirt freshman quarterback CJ Carr taking over. There was a healthy debate about which wide receiver between Malachi Fields and Jaden Greathouse would become the top weapon for Carr this season, but regardless, both were supposed to be exceptional pass catchers. While Fields has lived up to his individual hype, neither player has been the top wide receiver option on this team.
Through five games, junior standout Jordan Faison has been the go-to weapon for Carr. The 5-10, 183-pound wide receiver currently leads the team with 25 receptions and 327 receiving yards. Faison is also tied for second on the team with two touchdown receptions as well. Faison has been outstanding so far in 2025 and continues to exceed expectations.
Anyone can read the box score and see how valuable Faison has been so far. His impact, however, isn’t strictly what he does as a pass catcher. Faison does a lot for the Fighting Irish, and a lot of it often goes unnoticed. Former Notre Dame legend Brady Quinn has taken notice of the talented pass catcher. It isn’t lost on him the impact that Faison has made.
“Faison is an all around player,” Quinn stated on X. “There’s nothing this kid doesn’t do well. He’s got such a bright future!”
All-around weapon
On the particular play that Quinn quote tweeted, Faison was shown pulling around to lead block for star running back Jeremiyah Love on an inside run. Faison isn’t the stature of a wide receiver you would expect to do this type of work, but it speaks to the toughness of the wideout, and the trust offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock has in Faison. Throw in the fact that Faison is also the team’s top punt returner, and there are a lot of hats that Faison wears for the Fighting Irish.
For those who haven’t followed the career of Faison, he is also a scholarship lacrosse standout for Notre Dame. In fact, he was initially a walk-on for the football program, but quickly earned one during his true freshman season. Faison has evolved into an incredibly important offensive playmaker for the Irish. Now fully healthy, you can trust No. 6 to keep making plays when his number is called. His chemistry with Carr has been a tremendous thing to see.
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