He runs through...

5.6

yards per carry after Contact

Whether it be a defensive lineman, a linebacker or a defensive back - Heisman Trophy candidate Josh Adams just finds a way to keep on trucking through the first hit - averaging a nation’s best 5.6 yards per rush after contact. 

...around...

8.86

Yards Per Carry

What if I told you a running back could average nearly a first down every time he touched the ball? With a 8.86 yards per carry average this season (3rd in the country and 2nd among RBs), Josh Adams would be your guy! Not to mention he is the nation's leader in rush yards vs. FBS teams with a winning record.

...and past.

60 yds

seven Runs over 60 yards

Week in and week out, Heisman Trophy candidate Josh Adams continues to leave opposing secondaries in the dust. He leads the nation with seven runs of 60 yards or more this season - setting his season apart from other running backs in college football.

736

Yards After Contact

Heisman Trophy candidate Josh Adams faces numerous obstacles throughout his route, all trained to impede the timeliness of his delivery, yet he has piled up 736 yards rushing after contact. How good is 736 yards after contact? That yardage alone would rank him 31st in rushing yards in college football.

146.1

Rush Yards per Game

Heisman Trophy candidate Josh Adams simply accomplishes more in less time on the road. Adams ranks sixth in the FBS in yards rushing per game (146.1) despite sharing the highway with the rest of his fleet -- as he registers just 36% of Notre Dame's total carries.

502

Yards against ranked teams

When his best is needed, his best is received. Heisman Trophy candidate Josh Adams leads the nation in yards rushing vs. current AP-ranked foes with 502. He’s also the only running back in the nation to average at least 125.0 yards rushing per game with multiple games vs. current AP-ranked teams.

92.0

Yards afTer contact per game

Rain, snow, sleet, eight-man fronts and or run blitzes, Heisman Trophy candidate Josh Adams forges through all types of delays to the tune of 92.0 yards after contact per game. That total alone would rank him 35th in the FBS in yards rushing per game.

1,169

Rushing Yards

Heisman Trophy candidate Josh Adams ranks fifth in the FBS in yards rushing (1,169) despite not playing in nine quarters and carrying the ball just 13 times in the fourth quarter.

4

Rushing TDs Versus Ranked Teams

No running back in the nation has registered more rushing touchdowns vs. current AP-ranked foes than Heisman Trophy candidate Josh Adams.

Notre Dame's Josh Adams should have a spot on your Heisman ballot – Sporting News

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Perfection Drives Notre Dame Running Back Josh Adams – 247 Sports

The junior ball-carrier knows he isn’t close to flawless when it comes to running the ball, catching it, or blocking. However, for Adams and the rest of his Fighting Irish teammates, the chance to be perfect in the game of football is keeping everyone motivation.

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Mike McGlinchey – Offensive Line

• 2017 Team Captain
• 2017 Joe Moore Award Midseason Watch List
• 2017 Sports Illustrated Midseason 1st Team All-American
• 2017 Associated Press Midseason 2nd Team All-American
• 2017 College Football News Preseason 1st Team All-American
• 2017 Associated Press Preseason 2nd Team All-American
• 2017 Sports Illustrated Preseason 2nd Team All-American
• 2017 Maxwell Award Watch List
• 2017 Outland Trophy Watch List

Nyles Morgan – Linebacker

• 2017 Team Captain
• 2017 Bednarik Award Watch List
• 2017 Nagurski Award Watch List
• 2017 Butkus Award Watch list

Greer Martini – Linebacker

• 2017 Team Captain
• 2017 William V. Campbell Trophy Semifinalist

Alizé Mack – Tight End

• 2017 Mackey Award Watch List

Durham Smythe – Tight End

• 2017 Mackey Award Watch List

Equanimeous St. Brown – Wide Receiver

• 2017 Biletnikoff Award Watch List

Alex Bars, Robert Hainsey, Tommy Kraemer – Offensive Line

• 2017 Joe Moore Award Midseason Watch List

Quenton Nelson – Offensive Line

• 2017 Team Captain
• 2017 Joe Moore Award Midseason Watch List
• 2017 Associated Press Midseason 1st Team All-American
• 2017 Sports Illustrated Midseason 1st Team All-American
• 2017 The All-American’s Midseason 1st Team All-American
• 2017 Sporting News Midseason 1st Team All-American
• 2017 ESPN Midseason 1st Team All-American
• 2017 CBS Sports Midseason 1st Team All-American
• 2017 Associated Press Preseason 1st Team All-American
• 2017 Sports Illustrated Preseason 1st Team All-American
• 2017 College Football News Preseason 1st Team All-American
• 2017 Outland Trophy Watch List

Drue Tranquill – Linebacker

• 2017 Team Captain
• 2017 Lott Trophy Quarterfinalist
• 2017 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
• 2017 Senior CLASS Award Nominee

Sam Mustipher – Offensive Line

• 2017 Joe Moore Award Midseason Watch List
• 2017 Rimington Trophy Watch List

Brian Kelly – Head Coach

• 2017 Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Midseason Watch List
• 2017 Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year Watch List
• Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week (Oct. 24, 2017)

Tyler Newsome – Punter

• 2017 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Nominee

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