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Notre Dame · 2026

Nolan James Jr.

RBSophomore5' 10", 215 lbsWestwood, NJ
Notre Dame Fighting Irish3-0 · TDC #1
Snap share
40%
likely 28–49%
Rush yards
169
116th of 1194 in FBS
Yards / carry
4.3
202nd of 329 in FBS
Rush TD
3
36th of 476 in FBS
Receptions
7
324th of 1676 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.30
64th of 257 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

45 plays · +13.6 total EPA · 64th of 257 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.30
Passing+0.39
Rushing+0.29
1st down+0.04
2nd down+0.35
3rd down+0.77
Standard downs+0.30
Passing downs+0.30
Jr.RB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays23%
Pass plays8%
Run plays35%
1st down24%
2nd down20%
3rd down29%
Standard downs25%
Passing downs15%
Jr.RB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries38—
Success rate65.8%15th / 293
Explosive run rate7.9%243rd / 293
Stuffed at the line13.2%121st / 293
First downs15—
Red-zone carries10—
Goal-line carries3—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets7—
Target share10.0%—
Catch rate100.0%—
Success rate per target28.6%—
Yards per target10.4—
Explosive catches28.6%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets4—
Red-zone targets0—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries39—
Yards169116th / 1194
Yards / carry4.3202nd / 329
Touchdowns336th / 476
Long17—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions7324th / 1676
Yards73448th / 1662
Yards / catch10.4322nd / 499
Touchdowns1158th / 527
Long28—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Wisconsin61~18 (12–23)1130%
Wk 2 · Rice65~14 (4–27)722%
Wk 3 · Michigan State67~45 (38–50)2867%
Season19377 (54–95)4640%

Position Room

6 RBs on the Notre Dame roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
2Nolan James Jr.RBSO391694.337+0.30
Aneyas WilliamsRB381443.833+0.27
Jonaz WaltonRB9475.20—+0.05
Kedren YoungRB7162.302+0.03
26Javian OsborneRBFR540.80—-0.54
37Kurt SmithRBSO——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Notre Dame depth chart →