Quarterback, Notre Dame, 2024–⁠26

C.J. Carr

Number
No. 13
Height
6′2″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Saline, MI

C.J. Carr plays quarterback for Notre Dame. Carr is No. 10 in FBS in passing touchdowns this season. Last time out, at BYU: 27 of 49, 261 yards; 6 carries, 13 yards.

2026 so far

1,639 passing yards, 16 TD

No. 10 in FBS in passing touchdowns

Last game: 27 of 49, 261 yards; 6 carries, 13 yards at BYU, L 24–⁠28

Next game: vs. Navy, Oct 31

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 239WIS
  2. 253RICE
  3. 234MSU
  4. 237@PUR
  5. 234@UNC
  6. 181STAN
  7. 261@BYU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
2,741
Passing yards, 2025 (Notre Dame, 10–⁠2)
National rank
No. 10
In FBS in passing touchdowns, 2026

Career highs

354passing yards, career highat Arkansas, 20254touchdown passes, career highthree times; last at North Carolina, 2026

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2025Notre Dame19529366.62,7419.4246
2026Notre Dame12919366.81,6398.5161
Career32448666.74,3809.0407

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Notre Dame41330.8328
2026Notre Dame23823.6314
Career641151.8628

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Notre Dame13QBRS
2025Notre Dame13QBFr.
2026Notre Dame13QBSo.6′2″215

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2025Notre Dame3350.4394th (n=314)0.24145.144%0.420.29
2026Notre Dame2150.4995th (n=273)0.21105.444%0.36–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025Notre Dame52%9.2 yds5.2 yds18 of 10444%
2026Notre Dame52%9.6 yds4.6 yds37 of 19151%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Notre Dame59%2.901.100.9024%
2026Notre Dame55%3.401.200.2015%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Notre Dame 7 games, 1,639 passing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 6vs.WisconsinW 41–⁠13192923920−6
Sep 12vs.RiceW 52–⁠0162025340–
Sep 19vs.Michigan StateW 27–⁠101824234009
Sep 26atPurdueW 49–⁠1014222373110
Oct 3atNorth CarolinaW 37–⁠2621292344015
Oct 10vs.StanfordW 58–⁠714201813041
Oct 17atBYUL 24–⁠2827492610013
2025 Notre Dame 12 games, 2,741 passing yards, 24 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31atMiamiL 24–⁠2719302212116
Sep 13vs.Texas A&ML 40–⁠41203229311−15
Sep 20vs.PurdueW 56–⁠301012223200
Sep 27atArkansasW 56–⁠132230354400
Oct 4vs.Boise StateW 28–⁠715231892025
Oct 11vs.NC StateW 36–⁠7193134221−10
Oct 18vs.USCW 34–⁠24162613611−7
Nov 1atBoston CollegeW 25–⁠1018252992012
Nov 8vs.NavyW 49–⁠10131621830–
Nov 15atPittsburghW 37–⁠152132212227
Nov 22vs.SyracuseW 70–⁠7594910−10
Nov 29atStanfordW 49–⁠2017272052015

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Is this you, or do you know of something wrong or missing here? Suggest a correction. We check each one against a source before changing the page.