Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
16/223rd/4th & short
7/23Inside-5 share
16 of 22 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (72.7%). 7 of the team's 23 inside-the-5 carries (30.4%).
Josh Adams
Last confirmed: Notre Dame, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 225 lb · Warrington, PA · Central Bucks South
Josh Adams: RB · Notre Dame · #33.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Josh Adams
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. He has spent three seasons in the Notre Dame backfield. On tape: 229 rushing yards and 9 receiving yards against Boston College, Week 3, 2017.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Notre Dame in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 206 | 1,430 | 6.9 | 9 |
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 158 | 933 | 5.9 | 5 |
| 2015 | Notre Dame | 117 | 835 | 7.1 | 6 |
| Career | 481 | 3,198 | 6.6 | 20 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 13 | 101 | 7.8 | 0 |
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 21 | 193 | 9.2 | 1 |
| 2015 | Notre Dame | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 1 |
| Career | 41 | 336 | 8.2 | 2 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-16vs Temple | 19 | 161 | 8.5 | 2 | 60 | 161-yard day |
| Wk 2 | L 19-20vs No. 15 Georgia | 19 | 53 | 2.8 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-20@ Boston College | 18 | 229 | 12.7 | 0 | 65 | Season-high 229 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 38-18@ Michigan State | 9 | 56 | 6.2 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wk 5 | W 52-17vs Miami (OH) | 8 | 159 | 19.9 | 2 | 73 | 159-yard day |
| Wk 6 | W 33-10@ North Carolina | 13 | 118 | 9.1 | 1 | 73 | |
| Wk 8 | W 49-14vs No. 11 USC | 19 | 191 | 10.1 | 3 | 84 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 9 | W 35-14vs No. 14 NC State | 27 | 202 | 7.5 | 1 | 77 | 202-yard day |
| Wk 10 | W 48-37vs Wake Forest | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 11 | L 8-41@ No. 7 Miami | 16 | 40 | 2.5 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-17vs Navy | 18 | 106 | 5.9 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-38@ No. 20 Stanford | 20 | 49 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 | |
 Bowl | W 21-17@ No. 16 LSU | 15 | 44 | 2.9 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 206 | 1430 | 6.9 | 9 | 84 |
Signature game
Week 8 · 2017
W 49-14
vs USC
191 rush yds (19 car) · 3 TD
Dominant 35-point win at home against USC.
With B. Wimbush — 120 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 79.4 · 106 rush yds (14 car) · 2 TD · T. Newsome — 41.7 yards per punt · 6 punts · 50 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 9 · NC State · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +6.85Josh Adams run for 77 yds for a TD, (Justin Yoon KICK)
- Week 5 · Miami (OH) · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +6.70Josh Adams run for 73 yds for a TD, (Justin Yoon KICK)
- Week 6 · North Carolina · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +6.70Josh Adams run for 73 yds for a TD, (Justin Yoon KICK)
- Week 8 · USC · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +6.58Josh Adams 84 Yd Run
- Week 3 · Boston College · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +5.08Josh Adams run for 65 yds to the BC 2 for a
- Week 5 · Miami (OH) · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +4.66Josh Adams run for 59 yds for a TD, (Justin Yoon KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 3 · Boston College · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +4.39Josh Adams run for 64 yds to the BC 17 for a
- Week 1 · Temple · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +4.12Josh Adams run for 60 yds to the Temp 12 for a
- Week 4 · Michigan State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.41Josh Adams run for 30 yds to the 50 yard line for a MICHIGAN ST Penalty, personal foul (15 Yards) to the MchSt 35 for a
- Week 1 · Temple · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.05Josh Adams run for 37 yds for a TD, (Justin Yoon KICK)
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
206 of 206 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
45%191 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds17%of carries
34 carries
Grind
1–3 yds36%of carries
74 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds33%of carries
69 carries
Explosive
10+ yds14%of carries
29 carries
16 of 22 (73%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 2 of 7 (29%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
6.9 yds/carry on 206 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 45% success rate.
Situational
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
17%
Stuffed (≤0)
36%
Grind (1–3)
33%
Chunk (4–9)
14%
Explosive (10+)
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Brian Kelly — 24-14 over that span.
2015Notre Dame10-3HC: Brian Kelly · Run-leaning
2016Notre Dame4-8HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced
2017Notre Dame10-3HC: Brian Kelly · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 128 | 8.4 | 1.1 |
| Road5g | 98.4 | 6.6 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 117 | 8.9 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 102 | 5.5 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Kelly
Pass share
38.8%
350 pass / 551 run
Plays / game
69.3
13 games
Team sack rate
7.2%
388 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
Starter
206 carries and 13 catches in 13 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Three seasons at Notre Dame
- 2017 Notre Dame KellyYear 3 · 13 games
- 2016 Notre Dame KellyYear 2 · 12 games
- 2015 Notre Dame KellyYear 1 · 12 games
- Before collegeSigned with Notre Dame in 2015 as a 4-star recruit, No. 300 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Notre Dame in the 2015 class, a 4-star recruit.
How it ended
Three seasons at Notre Dame, 3,198 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 37 games over 3 seasons.
2015 12 games
- Signed with Notre Dame4-star out of Central Bucks South
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
1 coach2015–2017
Notre Dame
Played his entire career under Brian Kelly.