Jaden Mickey

Position:
Cornerback
Hometown:
Eastvale, Calif.
Height:
6-0
High School:
Centennial HS
Weight:
182
Prev School:
Notre Dame
Class:
Redshirt Junior

NOTRE DAME CAREER
JUNIOR (2024)
Top Highlights: Played in four games, utilizing his redshirt…made a pair of solo tackles in a season-opening win at No. 20 Texas A&M…tallied a pass breakup against Miami (OH) (Sept. 21).

SOPHOMORE (2023)
Notable Statistics/Rankings: 1 interception return touchdown (T-11th NCAA)
Top Highlights: Saw action in all 13 games, making two starts…had two solo tackles in a win against Navy in Ireland (Aug. 26)...posted a solo tackle in a win at No. 17 Duke (Sept. 30)...recorded a solo stop in a win against No. 10 USC (Oct. 14)...defended two passes, tallied two tackles and scored on a 43-yard interception return against Pittsburgh (Oct. 28)...notched two solo tackles against Wake Forest (Nov. 18)...tallied a pass breakup at Stanford (Nov. 25)...made a solo tackle in the Sun Bowl win against Oregon State (Dec. 29).

FRESHMAN (2022)
Top Highlights: Appeared in 11 games, starting one…posted a solo tackle in his collegiate debut at No. 2 Ohio State (Sept. 3)...notched a solo tackle in a win over North Carolina (Sept. 24)...had one tackle in a win over No. 5 Clemson (Nov. 5)...made his first collegiate start at No. 5 USC, recording a pair of solo tackles (Nov. 26)...registered a solo tackle in the Gator Bowl win over No. 19 South Carolina (Dec. 30).

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Four-star recruit according to 247Sports, Rivals, On3 and ESPN…all four outlets ranked him as a top-20 prospect in California…finished his senior season with 43 tackles, two interceptions, 10 pass breakups and two kickoff return touchdowns…named all-league three times…earned Defensive Player of the Year from the county and Special Teams Player of the Year from the conference…collected multiple all-state honors…named MaxPreps All-America in 2019 after totaling six interceptions, including two returned for touchdowns, 31 tackles and 11 pass breakups.