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Nolan Ray

RBJunior6' 0", 210 lbsSouthfield, MI
Boston College Eagles4-4 · TDC #81
Snap share
6%
likely 3–14%

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

8 plays · -3.8 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.48
Passing-0.10
Rushing-0.53
1st down+0.01
2nd down-0.05
3rd down+0.46
Standard downs-0.53
Passing downs-0.10
RayRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays4%
Pass plays1%
Run plays6%
1st down4%
2nd down3%
3rd down3%
Standard downs5%
Passing downs2%
RayRB average

Advanced

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

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries7—
Success rate71.4%—
Explosive run rate42.9%—
Stuffed at the line14.3%—
First downs5—
Red-zone carries2—
Goal-line carries1—
2025 charting · Maryland

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (2 of Ray’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
2
2 caught (100%)
Avg. depth of target
-2.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
4.0
8 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-4
of 4 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted2 targets charted

52% comp-2.0 avg. depth4.0 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (50%), 1 caught (100%), 3 yds, 3.0 per target1100% · 3yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (50%), 1 caught (100%), 1 yds, 1.0 per target1100% · 1yRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction16 carries

Left
19%
4.0 YPC · 33% succ.
Middle
50%
3.0 YPC · 25% succ.
Right
31%
11.4 YPC · 20% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farBoston College#81 · 4-436%7426.0071.4%1403.4%
2025Maryland#84 · 4-81228%672894.3240.6%115005.9%
2024Maryland#81 · 4-81230%753745.0236.9%117604.1%
2023Maryland#29 · 8-512%372.30—————

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Nolan Ray's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Nolan Ray'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

RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@CincinnatiL 15–34no stats recorded
2RutgersW 28–21111.001144.004
3MaineW 22–16351.703·····
4Virginia TechL 14–21no stats recorded
5@SMUL 16–25no stats recorded
7PittsburghW 27–21··········
8@Georgia TechW 49–2733612.0013·····
9@DukeL 2–47no stats recorded
2026 · 4 games7426.0013144.004

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries7—
Yards42727th / 1519
Yards / carry6—
Touchdowns0—
Long13—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions11711th / 2089
Yards41973rd / 2074
Yards / catch4—
Touchdowns0—
Long4—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles0—
Solo0—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries1—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—

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 2 · Rutgers61~11 (3–21)218%
Wk 3 · Maine61~11 (3–21)318%
Wk 8 · Georgia Tech64~11 (3–21)317%
Season51033 (16–73)86%

Position Room

8 RBs on the Boston College roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
23Evan DickensRBJR662964.5412+0.02
24Bo MacCormack IIIRBSO582684.647+0.01
29Mekhi DoddRBFR15825.502-0.11
2Nolan RayRBJR742601-0.48
33Anthony FerrucciRBJR14401+0.21
20Billy BarrettRBFR——————
26Sedric AddisonRBFR——————
35Tim LongoRBFR——————

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. Boston College depth chart →