Class Sophomore Height 1.88 m Position Running back | Bowl games 2016 Fiesta Bowl Weight 99 kg | |
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College Notre Dame (2015–present) Place of birth Warrington, Pennsylvania High school Central Bucks High School South | ||
Josh Adams is an American football running back for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
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Early years
Adams attended Central Bucks High School South in Warrington, Pennsylvania. As a sophomore, he rushed for 2,085 yards and 28 touchdowns. He rushed for 738 yards and 10 touchdowns his junior year in 2013 before suffering a torn ACL. As a senior, he returned from his injury, rushing for 1,623 yards with 25 touchdowns. He was named to the All-USA Pennsylvania Football Team at running back and earned offensive player of the year honors, by USA Today.
Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was rated as the 47th best running back prospect of his class. Josh committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football over offers from Stanford, Penn State, Wisconsin, among others.
Freshman
Adams started his true freshman season in 2015 behind starter Tarean Folston and backup C. J. Prosise. After Folston tore his ACL, he was given a larger role in the offence. In his first college game against Texas, he rushed for 49 yards and scored two touchdowns. Adams started his first game against Wake Forest, replacing Prosise who was injured the previous game. He rushed for 141 yards on 17 carries (8.3 avg), and scored a Notre Dame record 98-yard touchdown run. Prosise would return the next game against Boston College, however he was injured during the game and would not play again that season, leaving Adams as the starter for remainder of the year. Closing out the regular season at Stanford, Adams rushed for a 168 yards on 18 carries (9.3 avg) and one touchdown. He set a new Notre Dame record for rushing yards in a game for a freshman. In the Fiesta Bowl vs. Ohio State, Adams ended his season rushing for 78 yards on 14 carries (5.6 avg) and adding one touchdown. He finished his season rushing for 835 yards on 117 carries (7.1 avg), while rushing for six touchdowns. His 835 yards on the season, set a new Notre Dame freshman record for rushing yards in a season, eclipsing the 786 garnered by Darius Walker in 2004.
