The Notre Dame football team has seen plenty of great wide receivers come through South Bend. Few of those players had better high school careers than the likes of NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin.
Julius Jones Jr. not only had a better high school career than Irvin, but he also had a better career at Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas than Leonard Hankerson, Phillip Dorsett, and Elijah Moore. The Raiders have long produced some of the best pass catchers in the sport, but none of them have more career receiving yards than the Fighting Irish commit.
On Friday night, the Notre Dame prospect officially set the school record for career yardage, jumping over Cameron Benson's previous record of 1,885. Jones now officially sits at 1,897 yards, and barring absolute catastrophe, he'll be the first player at the school to ever go over 2,000 career yards. Jones took the high school's record by catching a touchdown, certainly putting an exclamation point next to his name in the books.
The 5-foot-10, 170-pound 4-star wide receiver committed to Notre Dame on June 22, 2026, choosing the Fighting Irish over Miami and Oregon. He is the son of former Notre Dame and NFL running back Julius Jones. Because of his family's legacy in South Bend, he was someone that Marcus Freeman and his staff badly wanted to bring in. But it's his talent that will end up making him one of the biggest steals of the 2027 class.
Julius Jones Jr. sets high school yardage record before joining the Notre Dame football team
Jones is ranked as the No. 75 player in the 2027 class and No. 12 at his position, according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. He's also the No. 15 player in the state of Florida.
In securing his commitment, Notre Dame fought off more than 40 other schools. Julius Jones Jr. had offers from Auburn, Colorado, Florida, Florida State, Indiana, Kentucky, LSU, Miami, Missouri, NC State, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Oregon, Penn State, Tennessee, Texas A&M, UCLA, and West Virginia, among others.
As a junior in 2025, Jones had his best season as he caught 58 passes for 876 yards and 14 touchdowns, averaging 15.1 yards per reception while helping St. Thomas Aquinas win its seventh consecutive state championship. The Notre Dame commit finished the title game with seven catches for 127 yards.
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