Jonaz Walton

RB · Notre Dame · Fr. · #20

5′9″ · 214 lb · Carrollton, GA · Central

His longest run is 97 yards, tied for the most among FBS running backs with Isaac Brown.

426 rushing yards in 6 games; his best was 181 vs Stanford.
Game 1: against Rice, win 52-0, 48 rushing yards48WRICEGame 2: against Michigan State, win 27-10, -1 rushing yards0WMSUGame 3: at Purdue, win 49-10, 61 rushing yards61WPUR@Game 4: at North Carolina, win 37-26, 120 rushing yards120WUNC@Game 5: against Stanford, win 58-7, 181 rushing yards, 2 touchdowns181WSTANGame 6: at BYU, loss 24-28, 17 rushing yards, 1 touchdown17LBYU@Season high
Game 1: against Rice, win 52-0, 48 rushing yardsWRICEGame 2: against Michigan State, win 27-10, -1 rushing yardsWMSUGame 3: at Purdue, win 49-10, 61 rushing yardsWPUR@Game 4: at North Carolina, win 37-26, 120 rushing yardsWUNC@Game 5: against Stanford, win 58-7, 181 rushing yards, 2 touchdowns181WSTANGame 6: at BYU, loss 24-28, 17 rushing yards, 1 touchdown17LBYU@Season high
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BYU · L 24-28

5 carries, 17 yards, 1 TD

Open this game

He has carries in 6 of Notre Dame’s 7 games: none against Wisconsin.

This week

  • RecordNotre Dame is 6-1, No. 4 in the AP poll (week 8).
  • What fans say

    Notre Dame fans have asked for more carries for Walton since the Oct 3 win over North Carolina.

    “Why is Walton not in the game!!!!!”

    “can anyone tell me where walton is?????”

    “2 carries to walton would have been better than whatever that was”

    From r/CFB game thread. Read by AI.

  • Next gamevs Navy · Sat Oct 31

What’s being said about him

18 stories in the last 30 days, from 8 outlets.

Oct 3: 1Oct 4: 2Oct 8: 1Oct 10: 5Oct 11: 4Oct 12: 1Oct 17: 2Oct 18: 1Oct 23: 1W 49-10 at PurdueWW 37-26 at North CarolinaWW 58-7 vs StanfordWL 24-28 at BYULSep 25Oct 24Most in a day: 5
Oct 3: 1Oct 4: 2Oct 8: 1Oct 10: 5Oct 11: 4Oct 12: 1Oct 17: 2Oct 18: 1Oct 23: 1W 49-10 at PurdueWW 37-26 at North CarolinaWW 58-7 vs StanfordWL 24-28 at BYULSep 25Oct 24Most in a day: 5
Stories about him per day. W and L: his team’s results.

Watch Jonaz Walton get a 97-yard house call for Notre Dame vs Stanford

Fighting Irish Wire +1 Oct 10

All 21 stories this season

Worth knowing

  • Jonaz Walton is a true freshman with 6 games on the stat sheet.

His biggest play this season

  1. Q4, 9:31 · Notre Dame down 5, takes the leadJonaz Walton runs 3 yards for a touchdownNotre Dame at BYU, week 7Q4, 9:31 · Notre Dame 24, BYU 21Go-ahead touchdown for Notre Dame in the fourth quarterGo-ahead touchdown for Notre Dame in the fourth quarterJ.Walton rush middle for 3 yards gain to the BYU00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN J.Walton rush attempt SuccessfulWatch from this playESPN College Football

23% of the carries, 33% of the yards, 18% of the touchdowns

  • Carries23%57 of 253
  • Yards33%426 of 1,297
  • Touchdowns18%3 of 17
  • He averages 7.5 yards a carry. Everyone else on the team averages 4.4.
  • He scores a touchdown every 19.0 carries. Everyone else on the team scores one every 14.0.

His share of the team's rushing yards, game by game

Who carried it

His share of the team's total this season.

Every carry this season

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a carry, up for a gain and down for a loss

Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his carries with a spot in the play text: left 15, middle 33, right 12.

Jonaz Walton

RB · Notre Dame · Fr · #20

Hits the crease and outruns the angle. A game that shows it: 181 rushing yards and 28 receiving yards against Stanford — Week 6, 2026.

426 rushing yards · 3 rushing TD · 62 carries

How he plays

How he plays

Play style

Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.

Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration

Who gets the tough yard

5/22Inside-5 share

5 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (22.7%).

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.