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Aneyas Williams

Junior running back for Notre Dame. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

RB · Notre Dame · Jr. · #22

5′10″ · 210 lb · Hannibal, MO · Hannibal

Returning to Notre Dame for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 7:30 pm ETvs Michigan StateNotre Dame StadiumNotre Dame by 30

The numbers

119

rushing yards · 2026

2 TD · 4.1 per carry · 1 catches

2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 90 rush yds, 2 TD, 11 rec yds, vs Wisconsin

Swing playSwung Notre Dame from 30% to 52% to win.Florida State at Notre Dame · 52-3

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 running back for Notre Dame. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Notre Dame in 2024.

The full story, with sources

How he plays

Rush TDs: 53rd percentile.

The full scouting read

Aneyas Williams

RB · Notre Dame · Jr · #22

Third year in the Notre Dame backfield, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 90 rush yds, 11 rec yds against Wisconsin — Week 1, 2026.

119 RUSH YDS · 2 RUSH TD · 29 CARRIES

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
seasons on the roster
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Marcus Freeman — 26-4 over that span.

2024Notre Dame14-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning

2025Notre Dame10-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2026Notre Dame2-0HC: Marcus Freeman · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Rush TDs#6 / 15 · 53rd pct

Yards / carry#13 / 15 · 17th pct

4.1

Rec yards#13 / 15 · 17th pct

Long run#14 / 15 · 10th pct

Receptions#15 / 15 · 3rd pct

Rush yards#16 / 15 · 0th pct

119

Carries#16 / 15 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 59.5 YDS/g, 3.9 YPC, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Marcus Freeman

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	Notre Dame	29	119	4.1	2	--
2025	Notre Dame	24	224	9.3	5	--
2024	Notre Dame	34	219	6.4	2	--
Career		87	562	6.5	9	--

Season	Team
2026	Notre Dame	1	11	11.0	--
2025	Notre Dame	2	40	20.0	--
2024	Notre Dame	18	172	9.6	--
Career		21	223	10.6	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026

W 41–13

vs Wisconsin

90 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD

Dominant 28-point win at home against Wisconsin.

With C. Carr — 239 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.3 · -6 rush yds (2 car) · J. Scaife — 43 AVG · 46 LONG · 2 NO

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Wisconsin · 2&5 · Q4 · EPA +2.44(10:50) Shotgun #22 A.Williams rush left for 5 yards gain to the WIS00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:48 #35 S.Porath kick attempt good (H: #39 J.Scaife, LS: #96 J.Vinci)
Week 1 · Wisconsin · 2&3 · Q3 · EPA +2.21(10:28) Shotgun #22 A.Williams rush middle for 3 yards gain to the Wis00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:23 #35 S.Porath kick attempt good (H: #39 J.Scaife, LS: #96 J.Vinci)
Week 1 · Wisconsin · 4&1 · Q1 · EPA +2.06(04:02) Shotgun #22 A.Williams rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UND44 (#8 M.Posa), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Wisconsin · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.77(06:32) Shotgun #22 A.Williams rush middle for 13 yards gain to the UND37 (#29 M.Jung), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Rice · 3&3 · Q3 · EPA +1.51(13:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #22 A.Williams rush middle for 6 yards gain to the UND38 (#16 C.Nwajuaku; #54 A.Harnetiaux), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Wisconsin · 3&1 · Q3 · EPA +1.07(13:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #22 A.Williams rush right for 2 yards gain to the UND41 (#0 J.Boone), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Wisconsin · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.97(13:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 C.Carr pass complete short middle to #22 A.Williams caught at UND43, for 11 yards to the Wis48 (#29 M.Jung), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Wisconsin · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA +0.86(12:15) Shotgun #22 A.Williams rush right for 16 yards gain to the WIS06 (#51 M.Garner), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Rice · 1&2 · Q3 · EPA -0.85(12:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #22 A.Williams rush right for 0 yards to the Rice02 (#94 B.Bays; #3 K.Akui)
Week 1 · Wisconsin · 3&2 · Q1 · EPA -0.70(04:49) Shotgun #22 A.Williams rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UND42 (#44 C.Catalano; #8 M.Posa). The previous play is under automatic review - "Short of the line to gain". CALL UPHELD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 41-13vs Wisconsin	20	90	4.5	2	16	Season-high 90 yds
Wk 2	W 52-0vs Rice	9	29	3.2	0	7
Total		29	119	3.9	2	16

The backfield · Notre Dame

#22Aneyas WilliamsRB · Jr.224 rushing yards · 2025
#2Nolan James Jr.RB · Fr.37 rushing yards · 2025
#46Matt WilliamsRB · Sr.no box-score line yet
#21Kedren YoungRB · So.2 games · 2026
#26Javian OsborneRB · Fr.1 game · 2026

2 more on the roster · Notre Dame team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Aneyas Williams

Fans hotter than the country

202413 games

2026 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Backup

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

Heisman trajectory

Peak #53

The backfield · Notre Dame