Notre Dame AP #10

FBS Independents
10-2
255.1
PASS YDS/G
206.0
RUSH YDS/G
42.0
PTS FOR/G
17.6
PTS AGAINST/G
2025 Schedule
REGULAR SEASON
WK 1
@
Miami
24 - 27
L
WK 3
vs
Texas A&M
40 - 41
L
WK 4
vs
Purdue ⚔ Battle for the Shillelagh Trophy
56 - 30
W
WK 5
@
Arkansas
56 - 13
W
WK 6
vs
Boise State
28 - 7
W
WK 7
vs
NC State
36 - 7
W
WK 8
vs
USC ⚔ Battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh
34 - 24
W
WK 10
@
Boston College ⚔ Frank Leahy Memorial Bowl
25 - 10
W
WK 11
vs
Navy ⚔ Battle for the Rip Miller Trophy
49 - 10
W
WK 12
@
Pittsburgh
37 - 15
W
WK 13
vs
Syracuse
70 - 7
W
WK 14
@
Stanford ⚔ Battle of the Legends
49 - 20
W
FBS Independents Standings
TEAM W L PCT PF PA
10 2 0.833 504 211
9 3 0.750 443 310
SP+ Ratings
Bill Connelly's SP+ model ยท 2025
Overall
24.4
#5 Nationally
Offense
40.0
#4 Nationally
Defense
16.3
#13 Nationally
Special Teams
0.8
SP+ Rating
SP+ Trend
5-Year Rating History
17.4
2021
#11
10.3
2022
#35
20.1
2023
#8
23.9
2024
#8
24.4
2025
#5
Recruiting Rankings
2025 Class
#12
270.2 pts
2024 Class
#9
275.6 pts
2023 Class
#12
272.7 pts
2022 Class
#7
275.4 pts
Havoc & Field Position
2025 FBS
Def Havoc Rate
18.4%
Front 7 Havoc
9.4%
DB Havoc
9.0%
Off Field Pos
67.5 yd line
Advanced Stats โ€” Percentile Rankings
vs all 136 FBS teams ยท Garbage time excluded
PERCENTILE:
80โ€“99
60โ€“79
45โ€“59
25โ€“44
1โ€“24
OFFENSE
POOR AVERAGE GREAT
EPA / Play
97
0.356
Success Rate
93
49.0%
Explosiveness
98
1.441
Power Success
10
62.0%
Stuff Rate
26
20.3%
Line Yards / Carry
63
3.05
2nd Level Yards
93
1.29
Open Field Yards
96
2.07
Rush EPA / Play
92
0.253
Pass EPA / Play
93
0.454
Rush Success Rate
82
47.5%
Pass Success Rate
96
50.9%
Rush Explosiveness
94
1.162
Pass Explosiveness
82
1.692
DEFENSE
POOR AVERAGE GREAT
EPA / Play Allowed
91
0.042
Success Rate Allowed
90
36.4%
Explosiveness Allowed
38
1.282
Power Success Allowed
51
70.7%
Stuff Rate
46
18.3%
Line Yards Allowed
71
2.74
2nd Level Yds Allowed
90
0.82
Open Field Yds Allowed
98
0.6
Rush EPA Allowed
73
0.045
Pass EPA Allowed
94
0.085
Rush Success Allowed
85
38.1%
Pass Success Allowed
88
36.0%
Rush Explosiveness Allowed
76
0.893
Pass Explosiveness Allowed
32
1.598
Stats Glossary
SP+
Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency metric. Combines offense, defense, and special teams into a single predictive rating. Higher is better.
EPA / Play
Expected Points Added per play. Measures how much a team moves the needle toward scoring relative to what's expected given down, distance, and field position. The single best measure of efficiency.
Success Rate
The percentage of plays deemed "successful" โ€” gaining 50% of yards needed on 1st down, 70% on 2nd, or 100% on 3rd/4th. Measures consistency.
Explosiveness
Average EPA on successful plays only. Measures the ability to create big gains when things go right. High explosiveness with high success rate = elite offense.
Power Success
Percentage of short-yardage situations (2nd/3rd/4th and โ‰ค2 yards) converted. Measures ability to win in the trenches.
Stuff Rate
Percentage of rush attempts stopped at or behind the line of scrimmage. High offensive stuff rate = bad O-line. High defensive stuff rate = dominant D-line.
Line Yards / Carry
Rushing yards credited to the offensive line (first 5 yards). Isolates O-line performance from the running back's contribution.
2nd Level Yards
Rushing yards gained 5โ€“10 yards past the line of scrimmage. Represents yards where linebackers have primary responsibility.
Open Field Yards
Rushing yards gained beyond 10 yards. Largely a function of the running back's speed and elusiveness in space.
Rush / Pass EPA
EPA per play broken down by run vs pass. Helps identify whether a team's success comes from the ground or through the air.
Rush / Pass Success Rate
Success rate broken down by run vs pass. Shows whether a team is consistently effective in each phase.
Rush / Pass Explosiveness
Average EPA on successful rush or pass plays only. Identifies big-play threats in each phase of the offense.
#75
Absher
LT
#60
Anderson
LG
#58
Augustine
C
#65
Black
RG
#70
Craig
RT
#6
Faison
WR1
#7
Washington
TE
#14
Gilbert
WR2
#13
Carr
QB
#22
Williams
RB
Passing Leaders
Rk Player Cmp Att Yds โ†“ TD INT Pct Y/A
01
C
C.J. Carr
195 293 2741 24 6 66.6% 9.4
02
K
Kenny Minchey
20 26 196 0 0 76.9% 7.5
03
J
Joshua Burnham
1 1 84 1 0 100.0% 84.0
04 1 1 40 0 0 100.0% 40.0
Rushing Leaders
Rk Player Att Yds โ†“ Avg TD Long
01 โ€” 1372 6.9 18 94
02 โ€” 674 6.0 11 58
03 โ€” 224 9.3 5 54
04
K
Kenny Minchey
โ€” 84 12.0 1 34
05
G
Gi'Bran Payne
โ€” 53 5.9 0 24
06 โ€” 37 2.6 0 15
07
C
C.J. Carr
โ€” 33 0.8 3 28
08 โ€” 3 3.0 0 3
Receiving Leaders
Rk Player Rec Yds โ†“ Avg TD Long
01 49 640 13.1 4 54
02 36 630 17.5 5 66
03 32 482 15.1 0 65
04 26 381 14.7 6 44
05 27 280 10.4 3 36
06
K
KK Smith
8 123 15.4 2 34
07 9 93 10.3 1 26
08 6 87 14.5 2 35
09 1 84 84.0 1 84
10 4 73 18.3 0 34
11 2 40 20.0 0 25
12 1 37 37.0 0 37
13 5 34 6.8 1 14
14 3 30 10.0 0 24
15 3 21 7.0 0 12
16 2 12 6.0 0 6
17 1 6 6.0 0 6
18 1 6 6.0 0 6
19 1 2 2.0 0 2
Defensive Leaders
Rk Player Solo Ast Tot โ†“ TFL Sacks Int PD
01 33 โ€” 67 4 3 โ€” 3
02 29 โ€” 52 2 1 โ€” 5
03 20 โ€” 51 4 2 โ€” โ€”
04 25 โ€” 48 7 3 โ€” 2
05 35 โ€” 48 0 0 โ€” 3
06 30 โ€” 37 3 1 โ€” 2
07 23 โ€” 37 10 6 โ€” โ€”
08 23 โ€” 35 5 3 โ€” โ€”
09 23 โ€” 31 0 0 โ€” 7
10 14 โ€” 26 1 1 โ€” 1
11 19 โ€” 25 1 0 โ€” 3
12 11 โ€” 22 0 0 โ€” 2
13 14 โ€” 21 3 1 โ€” โ€”
14 10 โ€” 20 1 1 โ€” โ€”
15 10 โ€” 20 3 0 โ€” 1
16 18 โ€” 20 1 0 โ€” 3
17 10 โ€” 20 2 2 โ€” 3
18 12 โ€” 18 1 0 โ€” 10
19
J
Joshua Burnham
10 โ€” 16 6 3 โ€” 1
20 9 โ€” 16 3 2 โ€” 1
21 5 โ€” 13 0 0 โ€” 1
22 6 โ€” 12 1 1 โ€” โ€”
23 9 โ€” 12 3 1 โ€” 1
24 7 โ€” 10 0 0 โ€” 2
25 4 โ€” 9 0 0 โ€” โ€”
26 2 โ€” 5 1 0 โ€” โ€”
27
K
Karson Hobbs
4 โ€” 5 0 0 โ€” โ€”
28 2 โ€” 4 0 0 โ€” 1
29 2 โ€” 4 1 0 โ€” โ€”
30 3 โ€” 3 0 0 โ€” โ€”
31 2 โ€” 3 0 0 โ€” โ€”
32
P
Preston Zinter
2 โ€” 2 0 0 โ€” โ€”
33 1 โ€” 2 0 0 โ€” โ€”
34 โ€” โ€” 2 0 0 โ€” โ€”
35 1 โ€” 2 0 0 โ€” โ€”
36 2 โ€” 2 0 0 โ€” โ€”
37 1 โ€” 1 0 0 โ€” โ€”
38
C
C.J. Carr
โ€” โ€” 1 0 0 โ€” โ€”
39 1 โ€” 1 0 0 โ€” โ€”
40
T
Taebron Bennie-Powell
1 โ€” 1 0 0 โ€” โ€”
41
B
Ben Minich
1 โ€” 1 0 0 โ€” โ€”
42
B
Bodie Kahoun
โ€” โ€” 1 0 0 โ€” โ€”
43 1 โ€” 1 0 0 โ€” โ€”
44
C
Cree Thomas
1 โ€” 1 0 0 โ€” 1
45 โ€” โ€” 1 0 0 โ€” โ€”
46
K
Koo Kia
1 โ€” 1 0 0 โ€” โ€”
47 1 โ€” 1 0 0 โ€” โ€”
48 1 โ€” 1 0 0 โ€” โ€”
49 โ€” โ€” 1 0 0 โ€” โ€”
Kicking
Player FGM FGA Pct Long
5 6 83.3% 48
Punting
Player No Yds Avg Long
25 1114 44.6 55
Offense
45 players
Player Pos Ht Wt Yr
CJ Carr #13
QB 6'3" 210 lbs Fr
QB 6'3" 225 lbs Fr
QB 6'3" 202 lbs So
RB 6'2" 216 lbs Sr
RB 5'10" 214 lbs Fr
RB 6'0" 203 lbs Sr
RB 5'10" 200 lbs So
RB 5'11" 242 lbs Fr
WR 6'1" 208 lbs Fr
WR 6'1" 215 lbs Sr
WR 6'0" 184 lbs Fr
WR 5'10" 183 lbs Jr
WR 6'2" 201 lbs Fr
WR 6'1" 195 lbs So
WR 6'1" 212 lbs Jr
WR 5'11" 197 lbs So
WR 6'4" 210 lbs Fr
WR 6'0" 189 lbs Fr
WR 6'1" 194 lbs Sr
WR 6'0" 178 lbs So
WR 6'3" 197 lbs Jr
WR 6'2" 198 lbs Fr
TE 6'5" 253 lbs Sr
TE 6'3" 233 lbs Sr
TE 6'6" 258 lbs Jr
TE 6'6" 237 lbs Fr
TE 6'3" 225 lbs Jr
TE 6'3" 250 lbs Fr
TE 6'4" 247 lbs Jr
OL 6'8" 328 lbs So
OL 6'3" 301 lbs So
OL 6'7" 295 lbs Fr
OL 6'7" 305 lbs Fr
OL 6'5" 311 lbs Jr
OL 6'2" 277 lbs Fr
OL 6'4" 304 lbs So
OL 6'7" 333 lbs So
OL 6'5" 312 lbs Fr
OL 6'4" 296 lbs So
OL 6'7" 341 lbs Fr
OL 6'4" 312 lbs So
OL 6'6" 292 lbs Fr
OL 6'8" 294 lbs Fr
OL 6'6" 320 lbs So
OL 6'4" 289 lbs So
Defense
48 players
Player Pos Ht Wt Yr
DL 6'3" 260 lbs Sr
DL 6'2" 280 lbs So
DL 6'4" 270 lbs Fr
DL 6'1" 288 lbs Sr
DL 6'2" 322 lbs Fr
DL 6'6" 336 lbs Fr
DL 6'2" 277 lbs Jr
DL 6'3" 297 lbs Jr
DL 6'4" 241 lbs Fr
DL 6'5" 282 lbs So
DL 6'3" 304 lbs So
DL 6'5" 273 lbs Fr
DL 6'5" 302 lbs Sr
DL 6'4" 261 lbs Jr
Joe Reiff #94
DL 6'5" 254 lbs Fr
DL 6'2" 343 lbs Fr
DL 6'5" 260 lbs Fr
DL 6'4" 218 lbs So
DL 6'4" 247 lbs So
DL 6'2" 260 lbs Sr
DL 6'6" 293 lbs So
DL 6'7" 273 lbs So
LB 6'2" 228 lbs So
LB 6'2" 235 lbs Jr
LB 6'2" 235 lbs Fr
Ko'o Kia #45
LB 6'2" 215 lbs Fr
LB 6'2" 229 lbs So
LB 6'0" 210 lbs So
LB 6'3" 222 lbs Fr
LB 6'1" 233 lbs Sr
LB 6'2" 228 lbs Jr
LB 6'3" 230 lbs So
CB 5'10" 188 lbs Sr
CB 5'10" 187 lbs Sr
CB 5'11" 176 lbs Sr
CB 6'0" 185 lbs Fr
CB 6'0" 188 lbs Jr
CB 6'2" 195 lbs So
CB 5'11" 196 lbs Sr
CB 6'0" 181 lbs Sr
CB 5'11" 170 lbs Fr
S 6'5" 206 lbs Fr
S 6'2" 193 lbs Fr
S 6'0" 197 lbs Fr
S 6'3" 211 lbs Fr
DB 6'1" 193 lbs Fr
S 6'0" 207 lbs So
S 6'4" 209 lbs Jr
Special Teams
3 players
Player Pos Ht Wt Yr
P 6'6" 223 lbs Sr
LS 6'4" 224 lbs Jr
LS 6'4" 233 lbs Fr