Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/22Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (4.5%).
Javian Osborne
5′9″ · 200 lb · Forney, TX
- touchdown
He has carries in 2 of Notre Dame’s 7 games: none in the other 5.
This week
- RecordNotre Dame is 6-1, No. 4 in the AP poll (week 8).
- From the game thread
“we can sit Walton now. Let Young and Osborne get some snaps.”
- Next gamevs Navy · Sat Oct 31
Javian Osborne
A game that shows it: 31 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Stanford — Week 6, 2026.
35 rushing yards · 1 rushing TD · 11 carries
How he plays
How he plays
How he played
Against Stanford on Oct. 10: 6 carries for 31 yards. In the 2 games drawn here: 11 carries for 35 yards.
First quarterSecond quarterThird quarterFourth quarter
- W 58-7 vs Stanford6 carries, 31 yds, 1 TD
- W 52-0 vs Rice5 carries, 4 yds
a carry, by its yardsa loss, below the linea catcha touchdown
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Notre Dame | 11 | 35 | 3.2 | 1 |
| Career | 11 | 35 | 3.2 | 1 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 52-0vs Rice | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 6 | W 58-7vs Stanford | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 1 | 13 | Season-high 31 yds |
| Total | 11 | 35 | 3.2 | 1 | 13 |
Signature game
Week 6 · 2026
W 58-7
vs Stanford
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 6 · Stanford · 2nd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.21J.Osborne rush middle for 3 yards gain for a touchdown
- Week 2 · Rice · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA −1.66J.Osborne rush right for 4 yards loss to the Rice30 (B.Bays)
- Week 2 · Rice · 2nd and 1 · Q4 · EPA −1.34J.Osborne rush right for 2 yards loss to the Rice36 (B.Bays)
- Week 2 · Rice · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +0.97J.Osborne rush left for 6 yards gain to the Rice30 (A.Brown)
- Week 2 · Rice · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA −0.60J.Osborne rush right for 0 yards to the Rice26 (T.May; A.Harnetiaux)
- Week 6 · Stanford · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +0.42J.Osborne rush left for 13 yards gain (T.Tafiti)
4 more plays
- Week 6 · Stanford · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +0.21J.Osborne rush middle for 6 yards gain (B.Marceau-Olayinka)
- Week 6 · Stanford · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +0.20J.Osborne rush middle for 2 yards gain (S.Mattingly)
- Week 6 · Stanford · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.18J.Osborne rush middle for 3 yards gain (B.Marceau-Olayinka)
- Week 2 · Rice · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.05J.Osborne rush middle for 4 yards gain to the Rice26 (C.King)
Where he ranks
Rushing yards3510th in the FBS Independents this season.
Rushing touchdowns19th in the FBS Independents this season.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Teams and coaches
2026Notre Dame6-1HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 17.5 YDS/g, 3.0 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Pass share
46.2%
217 pass / 253 run
Plays / game
67.1
7 games
Team sack rate
0.9%
229 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
11 carries in 2 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
What fans said
vs Stanford, Oct 10Why can't t they get Osborne in now. Get Jonaz out of there. Don't need any injuriesNotre Dame fan, r/CFB game thread
vs Rice, Sep 12I wanna see Osborne and Walton inNotre Dame fan, r/CFB game thread
In the game threads
at North Carolina, Oct 3I want to see Kedren and Osborne battle for RB3Notre Dame fan, r/CFB game threadvs Michigan State, Sep 19Me neither. I'm just waiting until Walton and Osborne are readyNotre Dame fan, r/CFB game threadNamed in
Where to follow him
First season at Notre Dame, 2 games
- 2026 Notre Dame FreemanYear 1 · 2 games
- Before collegeSigned with Notre Dame in 2026 as a 4-star recruit, No. 118 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Notre Dame in the 2026 class, a 4-star recruit.
His career
2026
- Signed with Notre Dame4-star out of Forney