Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/24Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 24 inside-the-5 carries (4.2%).
- touchdown
Wisconsin · W 41-13
No carries.
Michigan State · W 27-10
No carries.
Purdue · W 49-10
No carries.
North Carolina · W 37-26
No carries.
BYU · L 24-28
No carries.
Osborne has carries in 3 of Notre Dame’s 8 games: none in the other 5.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Notre Dame is 7-1, No. 4 in the AP poll (week 10).
A game that shows it: 31 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Stanford — Week 6, 2026.
35 rushing yards · 1 rushing TD · 12 carries
Style of play
Style of play
In the game threads
vs Stanford, Oct 10we can sit Walton now. Let Young and Osborne get some snaps.Notre Dame fan, r/CFB game threadat North Carolina, Oct 3I want to see Kedren and Osborne battle for RB3Notre Dame fan, r/CFB game threadvs Michigan State, Sep 19Me neither. I'm just waiting until Walton and Osborne are readyNotre Dame fan, r/CFB game threadNamed in
Where to follow
The latest game
Against Navy on Oct. 31: 1 carry for 0 yards. In the 3 games drawn here: 12 carries for 35 yards.
First quarterSecond quarterThird quarterFourth quarter
- W 35-13 vs Navy1 carry, 0 yds
- W 58-7 vs Stanford6 carries, 31 yds, 1 TD
- W 52-0 vs Rice5 carries, 4 yds
a carry, by its yardsa loss, below the linea catcha touchdown
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Notre Dame | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 1 | 13 |
| Career | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 1 | 13 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 52-0vs Rice | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 6 | W 58-7vs Stanford | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 1 | 13 | Season-high 31 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 35-13vs Navy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 1 | 13 |
Signature game
Week 6 · 2026
W 58-7
vs Stanford
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 6 · Stanford · 2nd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.21J.Osborne rush middle for 3 yards gain for a touchdown
- Week 2 · Rice · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA −1.66J.Osborne rush right for 4 yards loss to the Rice30 (B.Bays)
- Week 2 · Rice · 2nd and 1 · Q4 · EPA −1.34J.Osborne rush right for 2 yards loss to the Rice36 (B.Bays)
- Week 2 · Rice · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +0.97J.Osborne rush left for 6 yards gain to the Rice30 (A.Brown)
- Week 2 · Rice · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA −0.60J.Osborne rush right for 0 yards to the Rice26 (T.May; A.Harnetiaux)
- Week 9 · Navy · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA −0.47J.Osborne rush middle for 0 yards to the Navy14 (C.Cauley)
4 more plays
- Week 6 · Stanford · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +0.42J.Osborne rush left for 13 yards gain (T.Tafiti)
- Week 6 · Stanford · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +0.21J.Osborne rush middle for 6 yards gain (B.Marceau-Olayinka)
- Week 6 · Stanford · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +0.20J.Osborne rush middle for 2 yards gain (S.Mattingly)
- Week 6 · Stanford · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.18J.Osborne rush middle for 3 yards gain (B.Marceau-Olayinka)
Where he ranks
Rushing touchdowns19th in the FBS Independents this season.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Opponents faced, by strength
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to -2 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Teams and coaches
2026Notre Dame7-1HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 17.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 17.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Pass share
46.7%
247 pass / 282 run
Plays / game
66.1
8 games
Team sack rate
0.8%
259 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
12 carries in 3 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
First season at Notre Dame, 3 games
- 2026 Notre Dame FreemanYear 1 · 3 games
- High school ForneyForney, TX · Class of 2026Four-star, No. 118 in the 2026 class. Signed with Notre Dame.Also from Forney: Aaron Flowers (Oregon), Kelvion Riggins (Texas A&M), Imari Jehiel (Texas Tech) and 1 more.
2026 3 games
- Signed with Notre DameFour-star, out of Forney