Player Profile

Nolan Ray

RB • 6'1" • 212 lbs • Southfield, MI, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Nolan Ray leans balanced backfield option traits and 36.2 efficiency.

Usage Score

12.9

Efficiency

36.2

Consistency

31.6

Season Value

38.9

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Maryland

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Primary stop by seasons
Maryland
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Maryland
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers

Nolan Ray, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Maryland. Nolan Ray leans balanced backfield option traits and 36.2 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Maryland paired 450 primary output with 51.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 36.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers

Loss with 78 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Maryland

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

28.3

Efficiency

36.2

Usage

12.9

Consistency

31.6

Best Game by takeover score

Michigan State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Florida Atlantic: 39. Northern Illinois: 57. Unknown: 23. Wisconsin: 11. Washington: 19. Nebraska: 85. UCLA: 8. Indiana: 5. Rutgers: 78. Illinois: 6. Michigan: 7. Michigan State: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida Atlantic: 10 by 35.8. Northern Illinois: 13 by 46.7. Unknown: 9 by 26.6. Wisconsin: 4 by 28.6. Washington: 5 by 42.4. Nebraska: 15 by 58.8. UCLA: 4 by 20.8. Indiana: 3 by 17.4. Rutgers: 6 by 100. Illinois: 5 by 12.5. Michigan: 2 by 39.6. Michigan State: 2 by 5.2

Split Comparison

Wins35.7 · n=3 · +9.5 vs Losses
Losses26.1 · n=8 · -9.5 vs Wins
First Half39 · n=6 · +21.5 vs Second Half
Second Half17.5 · n=6 · -21.5 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Rutgers

Best efficiency game

100 vs Rutgers

Result
Sun 11/30@ Michigan StateL 28-38210.5000.5
Sat 11/22vs MichiganL 20-451440133.5
Sat 11/15@ IllinoisL 6-24561.2001.2
Sat 11/8@ RutgersL 20-3557715.4001113
Sat 11/1vs IndianaL 10-55351.7001.7
Sat 10/18@ UCLAL 17-2048202
Sat 10/11vs NebraskaL 31-3411625.6014235.7
Sat 10/4vs WashingtonL 20-244174.300123.8
Sat 9/20@ WisconsinW 27-104112.8002.8
Sat 9/13vs Unknown9232.6012.6
Fri 9/5vs Northern IllinoisW 20-911504.500274.4
Sat 8/30vs Florida AtlanticW 39-78253.1002143.9

Career Arc

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

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    Maryland

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonMaryland724.34.8
2024 Regular SeasonMaryland45051.512.7443
2025 Regular SeasonMaryland33936.212.9-111

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Rutgers

Loss with 78 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

78

Primary metric

78 scrimmage yards and 13.6 usage.

#2

USC

64

Primary metric

Win with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

64 scrimmage yards and 11.1 usage.

#3

UConn

62

Primary metric

Win with 62 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

62 scrimmage yards and 9.6 usage.

#4

Nebraska

85

Primary metric

Loss with 85 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

85 scrimmage yards and 26.3 usage.

#5

Iowa

48

Primary metric

Loss with 48 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

48 scrimmage yards and 9.3 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · Maryland

450 primary output · 51.5 efficiency · 12.7 usage

56.9

#2

2025 Regular Season · Maryland

38.9

339 primary · 36.2 efficiency · 12.9 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Maryland

32.7

7 primary · 24.3 efficiency · 4.8 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8558

Brother Rice · Bloomfield Hills, MI

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

796

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 25 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career rushing yards
670