Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-13vs Wisconsin | 20 | 90 | 4.5 | 2 | 16 | Season-high 90 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 52-0vs Rice | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-10vs Michigan State | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 1 | 9 | |
| Total | 38 | 144 | 3.5 | 3 | 16 |
#22
Aneyas Williams
Junior running back for Notre Dame. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 210 lb · Hannibal, MO · Hannibal
The numbers
144
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 90 rush yds, 2 TD, 11 rec yds, vs Wisconsin
Swing playSwung Notre Dame from 30% to 52% to win.Florida State at Notre Dame · 52-3
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior running back for Notre Dame. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Notre Dame in 2024.
Buzz vs Tape
Fans hotter than the country
His own fans read him warmer than the wider college football conversation does — a gap of 22.2 points in belief.
24.2own fans
2national conversation
The glazing of Aneyas Williams is unreal! I know these people realize before Kendren Young injury in fall camp last year, he was pushing for playing time. He was beating out Aneyas for 3 RB on the roster.
Also worth knowing:
In Their Words
399 windows · 2026 fan posts
aneyas×1193.1rain×203.4faison×101.7price×93.9irish×37.5backs×22.4backfield×24.4power×23.5
“Aneyas Williams is too slow to be rb1 and a serious weapon outta the backfield”
youtube/Irish Illustrated · fan post, verbatim
Aneyas Williams
Third year in the Notre Dame backfield, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 90 rush yds, 11 rec yds against Wisconsin — Week 1, 2026.
144 RUSH YDS · 3 RUSH TD · 38 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
202413 games
- Signed with Notre Dame4-star out of Hannibal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Notre Dame
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Notre Dame
Played his entire career under Marcus Freeman.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Notre Dame | 38 | 144 | 3.8 | 3 | -- |
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 24 | 224 | 9.3 | 5 | -- |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 34 | 219 | 6.4 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 96 | 587 | 6.1 | 10 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Notre Dame | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 18 | 172 | 9.6 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 23 | 234 | 10.2 | 0 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Aneyas Williams's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 41–13
vs Wisconsin
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Wisconsin · 2&5 · Q4 · EPA +2.44(10:50) Shotgun #22 A.Williams rush left for 5 yards gain to the WIS00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:48 #35 S.Porath kick attempt good (H: #39 J.Scaife, LS: #96 J.Vinci)
- Week 1 · Wisconsin · 2&3 · Q3 · EPA +2.21(10:28) Shotgun #22 A.Williams rush middle for 3 yards gain to the Wis00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:23 #35 S.Porath kick attempt good (H: #39 J.Scaife, LS: #96 J.Vinci)
- Week 1 · Wisconsin · 4&1 · Q1 · EPA +2.06(04:02) Shotgun #22 A.Williams rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UND44 (#8 M.Posa), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Michigan State · 2&1 · Q2 · EPA +1.90(04:48) No Huddle-Shotgun #22 A.Williams rush left for 1 yard gain to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:46. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner broke the plane". CALL UPHELD #35 S.Porath kick attempt good (H: #39 J.Scaife, LS: #96 J.Vinci)
- Week 1 · Wisconsin · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.77(06:32) Shotgun #22 A.Williams rush middle for 13 yards gain to the UND37 (#29 M.Jung), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Rice · 3&3 · Q3 · EPA +1.51(13:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #22 A.Williams rush middle for 6 yards gain to the UND38 (#16 C.Nwajuaku; #54 A.Harnetiaux), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Michigan State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -1.27(12:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #22 A.Williams rush middle for 2 yards loss to the MSU42 (#7 M.Richard)
- Week 3 · Michigan State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.21(09:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #22 A.Williams rush left for 9 yards gain to the MSU45 (#2 D.Vaught)
- Week 3 · Michigan State · 3&1 · Q2 · EPA +1.09(08:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #22 A.Williams rush right for 6 yards gain to the MSU39 (#45 B.Pretzlaff; #22 T.Chappell), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Wisconsin · 3&1 · Q3 · EPA +1.07(13:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #22 A.Williams rush right for 2 yards gain to the UND41 (#0 J.Boone), 1ST DOWN
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +25 rushing yards, +1 rushing TD, +2 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Marcus Freeman — 27-4 over that span.
2024Notre Dame14-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning
2025Notre Dame10-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Notre Dame3-0HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: carries (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 48.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 48.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Pass share
45.3%
86 pass / 104 run
Plays / game
63.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.2%
93 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #53
Peaked at #53 this season.
The backfield · Notre Dame
- #22Aneyas Williams224 rushing yards · 2025
- #2Nolan James Jr.37 rushing yards · 2025
- #46Matt Williamsno box-score line yet
- #21Kedren Young2 games · 2026
- #26Javian Osborne1 game · 2026
2 more on the roster · Notre Dame team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology