Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 82 | — |
| Success rate | 61.0% | 9th / 332 |
| Explosive run rate | 12.2% | 190th / 332 |
| Stuffed at the line | 9.8% | 43rd / 332 |
| First downs | 32 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 19 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 5 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 16 | — |
| Target share | 8.9% | — |
| Catch rate | 81.2% | — |
| Success rate per target | 37.5% | — |
| Yards per target | 6.6 | — |
| Explosive catches | 12.5% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 8 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 3 | — |
Charting
Where Jr.'s plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted16 targets charted
Run direction90 carries
2025 charting · Notre Dame
Career
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Notre Dame#1 · 7-1 | 8 | 38% | 90 | 519 | 5.8 | 8 | 61.0% | 13 | 105 | 3 | 8.9% |
| 2025 | Notre Dame#3 · 10-2 | 4 | 6% | 14 | 37 | 2.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Nolan James Jr.'s team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Nolan James Jr.'s box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | vs Wisconsin | W 41–13 | 7.6 | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 1 | 28 |
| 2 |  Rice | W 52–0 | 6.6 | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 2 | 15 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 |  Michigan State | W 27–10 | 7.2 | 26 | 121 | 4.7 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | @ Purdue | W 49–10 | 6.2 | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | @ North Carolina | W 37–26 | 6.9 | 9 | 65 | 7.2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 |  Stanford | W 58–7 | 7.4 | 10 | 73 | 7.3 | 2 | 31 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 7 | @ BYU | L 24–28 | 7.1 | 16 | 77 | 4.8 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | vs Navy | W 35–13 | 8.2 | 9 | 107 | 11.9 | 2 | 52 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2026 · 8 games | 7.2 | 90 | 519 | 5.8 | 8 | 52 | 13 | 105 | 8.1 | 3 | 28 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 90 | — |
| Yards | 519 | 71st / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 5.8 | 57th / 312 |
| Touchdowns | 8 | 26th / 683 |
| Long | 52 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 13 | 558th / 2089 |
| Yards | 105 | 747th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 8.1 | — |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 127th / 914 |
| Long | 28 | — |
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
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Wisconsin | — | 61 | ~18 (12–23) | 11 | 30% |
| Wk 2 · Rice | — | 65 | ~14 (4–27) | 7 | 22% |
| Wk 3 · Michigan State | — | 67 | ~45 (38–50) | 28 | 67% |
| Wk 4 · Purdue | ✓ RB | 58 | ~17 (12–22) | 10 | 29% |
| Wk 5 · North Carolina | — | 75 | ~19 (13–25) | 11 | 25% |
| Wk 6 · Stanford | — | 75 | ~24 (16–31) | 12 | 32% |
| Wk 7 · BYU | ✓ RB | 80 | ~49 (41–54) | 19 | 61% |
| Wk 9 · Navy | — | 59 | ~20 (14–26) | 9 | 34% |
| Season | 2 GS | 540 | 206 (163–254) | 107 | 38% |
Position Room
6 RBs on the Notre Dame roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Nolan James Jr. | RB | SO | 90 | 519 | 5.8 | 8 | 13 | +0.37 |
| Aneyas Williams | RB | 72 | 331 | 4.6 | 4 | 9 | +0.27 | ||
| Jonaz Walton | RB | 69 | 477 | 6.9 | 4 | 5 | +0.35 | ||
| Kedren Young | RB | 13 | 42 | 3.2 | 0 | 2 | +0.09 | ||
| 26 | Javian Osborne | RB | FR | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 1 | — | -0.03 |
| 37 | Kurt Smith | RB | SO | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 →