Josh Adams
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Running back, Notre Dame, 2015–⁠17

Josh Adams

Number
No. 33
Height
6′2″
Weight
225 lb
Hometown
Warrington, PA
Born
Oct 29, 1996, in Warrington Township, Pennsylvania

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Josh Adams played running back at Notre Dame (2015–⁠17).

At a glance

Best season
1,430
Rushing yards, 2017 (Notre Dame, 10–⁠3)
Best game
191 yards
Vs. USC, week 8, 2017: No. 3 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

229rushing yards, career highat Boston College, 20173rushing touchdowns, career highvs. USC, 20176catches, career highvs. Georgia, 2017

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Notre Dame1178357.1698
2016Notre Dame1589335.9574
2017Notre Dame2061,4306.9984
Career4813,1986.62098

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Notre Dame7426.0122
2016Notre Dame211939.2144
2017Notre Dame131017.8032
Career413368.2244

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2015Notre Dame33RB
2016Notre Dame33RB
2017Notre Dame33RB6′2″225

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. rush
2015Notre Dame1240.2586th (n=268)0.1231.515%0.31
2016Notre Dame1870.2480th (n=259)0.1345.822%0.25
2017Notre Dame2250.2481st (n=287)0.1253.724%0.39

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.

Game by game

2017 Notre Dame 13 games, 1,430 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.TempleW 49–⁠1619161260––
Sep 9vs.GeorgiaL 19–⁠20195307660
Sep 16atBoston CollegeW 49–⁠201822906529
Sep 23atMichigan StateW 38–⁠18956030––
Sep 30vs.Miami (OH)W 52–⁠178159273––
Oct 7atNorth CarolinaW 33–⁠1013118173115
Oct 21vs.USCW 49–⁠1419191384––
Oct 28vs.NC StateW 35–⁠14272021771−2
Nov 4vs.Wake ForestW 48–⁠37522013––
Nov 11atMiamiL 8–⁠411640012––
Nov 18vs.NavyW 24–⁠1718106030––
Nov 25atStanfordL 20–⁠38204907––
Jan 1 ✦vs.LSUW 21–⁠171544011319
2016 Notre Dame 12 games, 933 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4atTexasL 47–⁠501143010346
Sep 10vs.NevadaW 39–⁠10101060431−1
Sep 17vs.Michigan StateL 28–⁠36122907417
Sep 24vs.DukeL 35–⁠381460115219
Oct 1vs.SyracuseW 50–⁠3320102028252
Oct 8atNC StateL 3–⁠1014510121−3
Oct 15vs.StanfordL 10–⁠178250723
Oct 29vs.MiamiW 30–⁠27129414110
Nov 5vs.NavyL 27–⁠28127301311
Nov 12vs.ArmyW 44–⁠6157011417
Nov 19vs.Virginia TechL 31–⁠3413100267122
Nov 26atUSCL 27–⁠4517180074230
2015 Notre Dame 12 games, 835 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.TexasW 38–⁠3549225––
Sep 12atVirginiaW 34–⁠2731008––
Sep 19vs.Georgia TechW 30–⁠222704––
Sep 26vs.MassachusettsW 62–⁠2713133170––
Oct 3atClemsonL 22–⁠242202––
Oct 10vs.NavyW 41–⁠24838012212
Oct 17vs.USCW 41–⁠31126026––
Nov 7atPittsburghW 42–⁠302014702515
Nov 14vs.Wake ForestW 28–⁠7171411982−3
Nov 21vs.Boston CollegeW 19–⁠161436012––
Nov 28atStanfordL 36–⁠3818168162228
Jan 1 ✦vs.Ohio StateL 28–⁠441478119––

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2018Combine or pro day 2018
Height6′1⅝″
Weight213 lb
Arm length33¾″
Hand size9¼″
40-yard dash4.51 s
Vertical jump34″
Broad jump10′2″
Bench press18 reps
3-cone drill6.78 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 23 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2018Philadelphia Eagles131205113758
2019New York Jets2812000
2020New York Jets8291572629
NFL career2315768051387

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2023USFLMichigan Panthers *

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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