Usage / Role
84%
Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2017Notre Dame
Josh Adams
RB • 6'2" • 225 lbs • Warrington, PA, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Josh Adams leans workhorse runner traits and 64.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
43
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
42
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Notre Dame
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Notre Dame
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Notre Dame
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Josh Adams, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Notre Dame. Josh Adams leans workhorse runner traits and 64.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,534
- Rushing yards
- 3,198
- Receiving yards
- 336
- Touchdowns
- 22
Quick Answers
Josh Adams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Notre Dame · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,534
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Notre Dame
- Top game
- Boston College
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Central Bucks South · Notre Dame
- High school pipeline
- Central Bucks South · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 33 · Class 2017
- 2017 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,531 scrimmage yards · RB 17th (top 3%) · FBS Independents 2nd (top 3%) · National 23rd (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Postseason | Notre Dame | 12 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 12 | 799 | 757 | 42 | 6 | 54 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 12 | 1,126 | 933 | 193 | 6 | 69.8 |
| 2017 Postseason | Notre Dame | 13 | 63 | 44 | 19 | 0 | 79.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 13 | 1,468 | 1,386 | 82 | 9 | 79.4 |
Related Context
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Josh Adams played RB for Notre Dame. Across 3 tracked seasons, Josh Adams recorded 3,198 rushing yards, 336 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Notre Dame.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Notre Dame paired 1,531 primary output with 64.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 64.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Win with 238 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Notre Dame
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
117.8
Efficiency
64.3
Usage
30.3
Consistency
67
Best Game by takeover score
Boston College
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. LSU: 63. Temple: 161. Georgia: 113. Boston College: 238. Michigan State: 56. Miami (OH): 159. North Carolina: 133. USC: 191. NC State: 200. Wake Forest: 22. Miami: 40. Navy: 106. Stanford: 49
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. LSU: 18 by 32.9. Temple: 19 by 85.3. Georgia: 25 by 36.3. Boston College: 20 by 99.6. Michigan State: 9 by 64.8. Miami (OH): 8 by 100. North Carolina: 14 by 89.6. USC: 19 by 91.9. NC State: 28 by 76.5. Wake Forest: 5 by 45.8. Miami: 16 by 26. Navy: 18 by 61.3. Stanford: 20 by 25.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins132.9 · Games = 10 · +65.6 vs Losses
Losses67.3 · Games = 3 · -65.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Boston College
Best efficiency game
100 vs Miami (OH)
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/1 | @ LSU | W 21-17 | 15 | 44 | 2.90 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 3.5 |
| Sun 11/26 | @ Stanford | L 20-38 | 20 | 49 | 2.50 | 0 | — | — | 2.5 |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Navy100 rush yards | W 24-17 | 18 | 106 | 5.90 | 0 | — | — | 5.9 |
| Sun 11/12 | @ Miami | L 8-41 | 16 | 40 | 2.50 | 0 | — | — | 2.5 |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Wake Forest | W 48-37 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | — | — | 4.4 |
| Sat 10/28 | vs NC State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 35-14 | 27 | 202 | 7.50 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 7.1 |
| Sat 10/21 | vs USC100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 49-14 | 19 | 191 | 10.10 | 3 | — | — | 10.1 |
| Sat 10/7 | @ North Carolina100 rush yards | W 33-10 | 13 | 118 | 9.10 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9.5 |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Miami (OH)100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 52-17 | 8 | 159 | 19.90 | 2 | — | — | 19.9 |
| Sun 9/24 | @ Michigan State | W 38-18 | 9 | 56 | 6.20 | 0 | — | — | 6.2 |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Boston College100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 49-20 | 18 | 229 | 12.70 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11.9 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Georgia | L 19-20 | 19 | 53 | 2.80 | 0 | 6 | 60 | 4.5 |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Temple100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 49-16 | 19 | 161 | 8.50 | 2 | — | — | 8.5 |
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
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Notre Dame
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152015201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Postseason | Notre Dame | 877 | 62.3 | 19.3 | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 877 | 62.3 | 19.3 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 1,126 | 59.5 | 27.3 | 249 |
| 2017 Postseason | Notre Dame | 1,531 | 64.3 | 30.3 | 405 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 1,531 | 64.3 | 30.3 | 0 |
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
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