Player Career

Josh Adams Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Josh Adams story

Josh Adams built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a running back from Warrington, PA wearing No. 33, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Josh Adams' career was his backfield work: 3,198 rushing yards, 481 carries, 20 rushing touchdowns, and 336 receiving yards across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Notre Dame. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 336 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Notre Dame.

The arc is straightforward: Josh Adams moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Notre Dame

    2015-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20152015201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 PostseasonNotre Dame87762.319.3
2015 Regular SeasonNotre Dame87762.319.30
2016 Regular SeasonNotre Dame1,12659.527.3249
2017 PostseasonNotre Dame1,53164.330.3405
2017 Regular SeasonNotre Dame1,53164.330.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Boston College

Week 3 · W 49-20

Win with 238 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

238

Scrimmage Yards

97.3 takeover

238 scrimmage yards and 32.3 usage.

#2

@ Stanford

Week 13 · L 36-38

196

Scrimmage Yards

96.9 takeover

Loss with 196 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

196 scrimmage yards and 41.7 usage.

#3

@ USC

Week 13 · L 27-45

210

Scrimmage Yards

96.6 takeover

Loss with 210 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

210 scrimmage yards and 32.8 usage.

#4

vs USC

Week 8 · W 49-14

191

Scrimmage Yards

89.7 takeover

Win with 191 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

191 scrimmage yards and 33.9 usage.

#5

vs NC State

Week 9 · W 35-14

200

Scrimmage Yards

86.8 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

200 scrimmage yards and 43.8 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · Notre Dame

1,531 primary output · 64.3 efficiency · 30.3 usage

79.4

#2

2017 Regular Season · Notre Dame

79.4

1,531 primary · 64.3 efficiency · 30.3 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Notre Dame

69.8

1,126 primary · 59.5 efficiency · 27.3 usage

Milestones

15

100+ rush yards

9

150+ scrimmage yards

5

2+ TD games