Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 28-21vs Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 22-16vs Maine | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 3 | Season-high 5 yds |
| Total | 4 | 6 | 1.4 | 0 | 3 |
#2
Nolan Ray
Junior running back for Boston College. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 210 lb · Southfield, MI · Brother Rice
CFB Index 37 · #248 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceTransferred Maryland → Boston College for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
6
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 rush yds, vs Maine
Swing playSwung Maryland from 50% to 73% to win.Maryland at UCLA · 20-17
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior running back for Boston College. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Maryland in 2023.
- Transferred from Maryland to Boston College in 2026.
Nolan Ray
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Mike Locksley and Bill O'Brien. The receipt on tape: 5 rush yds against Maine, Week 3, 2026.
6 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 4 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
2023
- Signed with Maryland3-star out of Brother Rice
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
Boston College
Coaching transition mid-career: Jeff Hafley → Bill O'Brien. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Boston College
2025Maryland
2026Boston College
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boston College | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Maryland | 67 | 289 | 4.3 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Maryland | 75 | 374 | 5.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Maryland | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 149 | 676 | 4.5 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boston College | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Maryland | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Maryland | 11 | 76 | 6.9 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Maryland | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 23 | 130 | 5.7 | 0 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 22–16
vs Maine
5 rush yds (3 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.
With M. McKenzie — 173 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 11.2 · 53 rush yds (15 car) · E. Dickens — 102 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +5 rushing yards.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Maryland8-5HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning
2024Maryland4-8HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning
2025Maryland4-8HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning
2026Boston College2-1HC: Bill O'Brien · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rush yards (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 splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 YDS/g, 1.4 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill O'Brien
Pass share
45.2%
85 pass / 103 run
Plays / game
62.7
3 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
95 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 1,245 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the ACC as a junior.
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Darvon Hubbard’s 2022 season.
Matches Darvon on
Weight
Receiving share
Differs from Darvon on
Class year (lower)
Recruiting rating (lower)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Joe Jackson's junior season at Kansas State (2025).
71%match
All-Big 12NFL Rd 5
Matches Joe on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Receiving share
Height
Differs from Joe on
Rush TD rate (lower)
Yards / carry (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Nolan Ray
Background
2026 (Redshirt Junior): Joined the Boston College Football program at mid-year. Before BC: Appeared in 25 games with three starts at running back at Maryland, recording over 600 yards and four touchdowns … Named to the Doak Walker Award preseason watchlist in 2025 … Selected to the Shaun…
The backfield · Boston College
- #23Evan Dickens1,325 rushing yards · 2025
- #2Nolan Ray289 rushing yards · 2025
- #24Bo MacCormack III43 rushing yards · 2025
- #33Anthony Ferrucci14 rushing yards · 2025
- #29Mekhi Dodd12 rushing yards · 2025
3 more on the roster · Boston College team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology