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#58 Thomas Davis Jr.

Class  FRStatus  True freshmanHt / Wt  6'2" · 225 lbHometown  Weddington, NC · Weddington

Depth-chart placement

Thomas Davis Jr. is on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish roster but is not placed on the maintained two-deep. Role and placement populate automatically once he appears on the published chart.

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Background & career

Thomas Davis Jr. is a true freshman linebacker at Notre Dame who hails from Weddington, North Carolina. A four-star recruit by recruiting services and the composite recruiting rankings, Davis ranked among the top linebackers in the 2026 class, placing ninth overall by the composite recruiting rankings and tenth by recruiting services. He earned four MaxPreps All-American selections and was named Second Team All-State in 2023. Davis won a state championship in 2022 and received Conference Freshman of the Year honors in 2024. His father played 16 seasons in the NFL with the Panthers, Chargers and Washington Football Team, winning the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award in 2014.

Notre Dame2026 — present

Recruiting4-star · No. 262 nationalOriginWeddington, NC · Weddington