Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Maryland
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.
Impact Production
24
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
21
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
44
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Maryland
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Maryland
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Player Story
Nolan Ray built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a running back from Southfield, MI wearing No. 25, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Nolan Ray's career was his backfield work: 670 rushing...
Read the storyNolan Ray, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Maryland. Nolan Ray leans balanced backfield option traits and 36.2 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 796
- Rushing yards
- 670
- Receiving yards
- 126
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Nolan Ray quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Maryland · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 796
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Maryland
- Top game
- Nebraska
- High school pipeline
- Brother Rice · 23 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 25 · Sophomore
- 2025 Scrimmage yards rank
- 339 scrimmage yards · RB 279th (top 38%) · Big Ten 98th (top 29%) · National 730th (top 27%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Maryland | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 34.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Maryland | 12 | 450 | 374 | 76 | 2 | 63 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Maryland | 12 | 339 | 289 | 50 | 2 | 45 |
Related Context
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Maryland to Boston College | P4 to P4 | 77.5 | Jan 8, 2026 |
Nolan Ray played RB for Maryland. Across 3 tracked seasons, Nolan Ray recorded 670 rushing yards, 126 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Maryland.
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: Nebraska
Loss with 85 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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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
Nebraska
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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. Towson: 23. Wisconsin: 11. Washington: 19. Nebraska: 85. UCLA: 8. Indiana: 5. Rutgers: 78. Illinois: 6. Michigan: 7. Michigan State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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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. Towson: 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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins32.5 · Games = 4 · +6.4 vs Losses
Losses26.1 · Games = 8 · -6.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
100 vs Rutgers
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/30 | @ Michigan State | L 28-38 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | — | — | 0.5 |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Michigan | L 20-45 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.5 |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Illinois | L 6-24 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | — | — | 1.2 |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Rutgers | L 20-35 | 5 | 77 | 15.40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Indiana | L 10-55 | 3 | 5 | 1.70 | 0 | — | — | 1.7 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ UCLA | L 17-20 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Nebraska | L 31-34 | 11 | 62 | 5.60 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 5.7 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Washington | L 20-24 | 4 | 17 | 4.30 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.8 |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Wisconsin | W 27-10 | 4 | 11 | 2.80 | 0 | — | — | 2.8 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Towson | W 44-17 | 9 | 23 | 2.60 | 1 | — | — | 2.6 |
| Fri 9/5 | vs Northern Illinois | W 20-9 | 11 | 50 | 4.50 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4.4 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 39-7 | 8 | 25 | 3.10 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 3.9 |
Player Story
Nolan Ray story
Nolan Ray built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a running back from Southfield, MI wearing No. 25, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Nolan Ray's career was his backfield work: 670 rushing yards, 145 carries, 4 rushing touchdowns, and 126 receiving yards across 25 career games in the available record. His career also includes 126 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Nolan Ray's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Maryland
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Maryland | 7 | 24.3 | 4.8 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Maryland | 450 | 51.5 | 12.7 | 443 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Maryland | 339 | 36.2 | 12.9 | -111 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 46 Nebraska
Week 7 · L 31-34 · Conference game
Loss with 85 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
85
Scrimmage Yards
78 takeover
85 scrimmage yards and 26.3 usage.
#2
@ No. 72 Rutgers
Week 11 · L 20-35 · Conference game
78
Scrimmage Yards
76.9 takeover
Loss with 78 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
78 scrimmage yards and 13.6 usage.
#3
vs USC
Week 8 · W 29-28 · Conference game
64
Scrimmage Yards
73.3 takeover
Win with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
64 scrimmage yards and 11.1 usage.
#4
@ Penn State
Week 14 · L 7-44 · Conference game
61
Scrimmage Yards
72.7 takeover
Loss with 61 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
61 scrimmage yards and 21.7 usage.
#5
vs UConn
Week 1 · W 50-7
62
Scrimmage Yards
70.4 takeover
Win with 62 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
62 scrimmage yards and 9.6 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Maryland
450 primary output · 51.5 efficiency · 12.7 usage
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#2
2025 Regular Season · Maryland
45
339 primary · 36.2 efficiency · 12.9 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Maryland
34.9
7 primary · 24.3 efficiency · 4.8 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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