Nolan James Jr.

RB · #2 · Notre Dame · SO · 5'10" · 215 · Westwood, NJ

RB depth chart, 2nd

412 2026 rush yards
9 2026 total TDs
24% Team touch share
9 Explosive plays
11 Career games (4 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2026 Notre Dame7481 412 5.1 13 105 9
2025 Notre Dame4014 37 2.6 0

2026 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 58.9 78
Yards per carry 5.1 58
Receiving yards per game 15.0 88
Total TDs 9 97

Around Nolan

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB CJ Carr QB · 1,639 pass yds · 7g
RB Aneyas Williams RB · 302 rush yds · 7g
WR-X Jordan Faison WR · 451 rec yds · 7g
WR-Z Micah Gilbert WR · 409 rec yds · 7g
WR-SL Mylan Graham WR · 37 rec yds · 6g
TE Cooper Flanagan TE · 48 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Notre Dame 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 10.6% 33
Red zone TD rate 75.6% 66
Line yards per carry 3.3 96
Sack rate allowed 0.9% 99

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentCarries Rushing yards Rushing TDs Targets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1 WIS7 19 0 4 4 67 1 2
W2 RICE6 29 2 1 1 -1 0 4
W3 MSU26 121 1 2 2 7 0 4
W4 @ PUR7 28 0 3 2 8 1 3
W5 @ UNC9 65 0 2 1 6 1 2
W6 STAN10 73 2 1 0 0 0 3
W7 @ BYU16 77 1 3 3 18 0 2

Recruiting

2025 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2025 board
#301 Andrew Purcell CB · Enterprise UK
#302 Shaun Terry II WR · Ironton MIZZ
#303 Nolan James Jr. RB · DePaul Catholic ND
#304 Jacob Bradford S · Baton Rouge Catholic LSU
#305 Alex Manske QB · Algona ISU
RBs in the class
#20 Karson Cox Oak Hills UCLA
#21 Jabree Coleman Imhotep Institute PSU
#22 Nolan James Jr. DePaul Catholic ND
#23 Taevion Swint Osceola UCF
#24 Duke Clark Plant FLA
2026 · 78th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 90th pctile of class