Notre Dame · 2026

Jonaz Walton

RB★★★★ 2026 recruit · #128 nationally
Notre Dame Fighting Irish6-1 · TDC #1
Snap share
26%
likely 21–33%
Rush yards
426
75th of 1456 in FBS
Yards / carry
7.5
11th of 325 in FBS
Rush TD
3
150th of 631 in FBS
Receptions
4
1115th of 1995 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.36
18th of 262 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

62 plays · +22.2 total EPA · 18th of 262 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.36
Passing+0.67
Rushing+0.33
1st down+0.13
2nd down+0.80
3rd down-0.51
Standard downs+0.23
Passing downs+0.86
WaltonRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays14%
Pass plays3%
Run plays25%
1st down15%
2nd down16%
3rd down8%
Standard downs15%
Passing downs13%
WaltonRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries33—
Success rate51.5%—
Explosive run rate9.1%—
Stuffed at the line9.1%—
First downs8—
Red-zone carries8—
Goal-line carries3—

Charting

Where Walton's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
5
4 caught (80%)
Avg. depth of target
-1.6
air yards per target
YAC per catch
16.5
66 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-10
of 56 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted5 targets charted

80% comp-1.6 avg. depth16.5 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (20%), 1 caught (100%), 13 yds, 13.0 per target1100% · 13yLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (40%), 1 caught (50%), 15 yds, 7.5 per target250% · 15yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 2 targets (40%), 2 caught (100%), 28 yds, 14.0 per target2100% · 28yRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction56 carries

Left
25%
6.9 YPC · 57% succ.
Middle
57%
4.3 YPC · 53% succ.
Right
18%
9.7 YPC · 60% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Game Log

Jonaz Walton's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

7.1 avg. game scoreBest: 9.8 vs Stanford (Week 6)1 of 5 games at 8.0+
Rushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLong
1vsWisconsinW 41–13—no stats recorded
2RiceW 52–05.78486.0015
3Michigan StateW 27–10—1-1-1.000
4@PurdueW 49–106.67618.7044
5@North CarolinaW 37–267.6231205.2018
6StanfordW 58–79.81318113.9297
7@BYUL 24–285.65173.417
2026 · 6 games7.1574267.5397

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries57—
Yards42675th / 1456
Yards / carry7.511th / 325
Touchdowns3150th / 631
Long97—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions41115th / 1995
Yards56986th / 1981
Yards / catch14—
Touchdowns0—
Long16—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles14244th / 5408
Solo1—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—
Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns2—
Yards55—
Average27.5—
Touchdowns0—
Long28—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPlays madeSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 2 · Rice65~18 (12–23)8··28%
Wk 3 · Michigan State67~7 (2–14)2··10%
Wk 4 · Purdue58~14 (4–27)71124%
Wk 5 · North Carolina75~43 (36–48)25·157%
Wk 6 · Stanford75~27 (18–35)15··36%
Wk 7 · BYU80~18 (12–23)5··23%
Season481127 (101–157)621226%

Position Room

6 RBs on the Notre Dame roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
2Nolan James Jr.RBSO814125.1613+0.30
Aneyas WilliamsRB703024.349+0.26
Jonaz WaltonRB574267.534+0.36
26Javian OsborneRBFR11353.21—+0.01
Kedren YoungRB10292.902+0.12
37Kurt SmithRBSO——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Notre Dame depth chart →