Nolan James Jr.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
75
Solid

Nolan James Jr.

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RBOffenseSolid
2nd String / Backup

Is Nolan James Jr. starting?

Nolan James Jr. is listed 2nd string at RB for Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Redshirt freshman · #2 · 5'10", 212 lbs

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Depth at RB · Notre Dame Fighting Irish

  1. 12291Aneyas WilliamsStarter
  2. 2275Nolan James Jr.You
  3. 32068Jonaz Walton
  4. 42168Kedren Young
  5. 52660Javian Osborne

Notre Dame Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of DePaul Catholic, ranked #303 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 37 rushing yards, 0 rush TD. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 75 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit4★ · #303 NatlTeam Share1%
Westwood, NJ
Jersey
#2
Class
RS FR
Height
5'10"
Weight
212 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
2025370

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9051
National Rank
#303
High School
DePaul Catholic
Hometown
Wayne, NJ

Why this rating?

On a 99-rated offense; 22th-percentile production (×0.99 for competition level) put them -12 vs unit starters → 75.

Team offense (SP+)
99
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 22% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.99)
Depth-chart adjustment
-12 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10WSTANYDS 73
CAR
10
YDS
73
AVG
7.3
TD
2
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 58-7

Oct 3WUNCYDS 65
CAR
9
YDS
65
AVG
7.2
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
6
AVG
6.0
TD
1

Final W 37-26

Sep 26WPURYDS 28
CAR
7
YDS
28
AVG
4.0
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
8
AVG
4.0
TD
1

Final W 49-10

Sep 19WMSUYDS 121
CAR
26
YDS
121
AVG
4.7
TD
1
REC
2
YDS
7
AVG
3.5
TD
0

Final W 27-10

Sep 12WRICEYDS 29
CAR
6
YDS
29
AVG
4.8
TD
2
REC
1
YDS
-1
AVG
-1.0
TD
0

Final W 52-0

Sep 6WWISYDS 67
CAR
7
YDS
19
AVG
2.7
TD
0
REC
4
YDS
67
AVG
16.8
TD
1

Final W 41-13

Nolan James Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

37 rush yds · 0 TD · 3% of carries
Usage / Involvement11%
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