Spent three seasons (2023-25) at Notre Dame where he appeared in 41 games (29 starts) and rushed for 2,882 yards and 36 TDs on 433 carries (6.7 avg.) while adding 63 receptions for 594 yards and six TDs … started each of his final 29 games … left Notre Dame ranked 7th in program history in rushing yards (2,882), 3rd in rushing TDs (36) and 3rd in scrimmage TDs (42) … his 6.7-yard rushing average is the highest in school history by a player with 200+ career carries … over his final two seasons (2024-25), scored at least one TD in 25-of-28 games played and had 11 outings with 100+ rushing yards … with 1,125 rushing yards in 2024 and 1,372 in 2025, joined Autry Denson (3), Allen Pinkett (3), Kyren Williams (2), Darius Walker (2) and Vagas Ferguson (2) as the only players in program history with multiple seasons of 1,000+ rushing yards … earned the Notre Dame Echoes Awards as Team MVP (2025) and Offensive Player of the Year (2024).
2025: Finished third in Heisman voting, was named the Doak Walker Award winner as the nation's top RB and earned unanimous first-team All-American honors as a junior … became the first player in school history to be named a Doak Walker Award winner … started all 12 games and rushed for 1,372 yards and 18 TDs on 199 carries (6.9 avg.) while adding 27 receptions for 280 yards and 3 TDs … his 21 total TDs established a new single-season record at Notre Dame while his 18 rushing TDs tied the program single-season record … ranked third in the nation in total TDs (21), tied for third in rushing TDs (18), fourth in rushing average (6.89) and fifth in rushing yards per game (114.3) … had at least one TD in each of the final 11 games … finished with six outings of 100+ rushing yards … started vs. Purdue (9/13) and posted a then-career-high 157 rushing yards on 19 carries (8.3 avg.) and scored two TDs on the ground, including a 46-yard score in the third quarter… had 18 carries for 86 yards (4.8 avg.) and two touchdowns vs. N.C. State (10/11) and became the fourth-fastest player to reach 2,000-career rushing yards in Notre Dame History … ran for a career-high 228 yards on 24 carries (9.5 avg.) and a TD vs USC (10/18); marked the most rushing yards by a Notre Dame player in Notre Dame Stadium … totaled 265 yards of total offense, the most by a Notre Dame player against USC since at least 1996 … had a 94-yard TD run in a 143-yard performance @ BC (11/1) … ran for 171 yards and a career-high three rushing TDs on only eight carries (21.4 avg.) vs. Syracuse (11/22); scored a TD from 45 yards out on his first touch of the game in the first quarter and logged a 68-yard TD run on his first carry in the second half for his 20th total TD of the season, tying Jerome Bettis (1991) for most in a single season in Notre Dame history … scored a two-yard TD on Notre Dame's first drive @ Stanford (11/29), his 21st TD of the season, passing Jerome Bettis (1991) for most in single season program history and tied Audric Estimé (2023) for most rushing TDs in a single season with 18.
2024: Started all 16 games for the Irish and led the team with 19 TDs (17 rushing and two receiving) … finished the season with 1,125 yards on 163 attempts (6.9 avg.) … scored a rushing TD in 13 consecutive games, the longest streak of such games in Notre Dame's history … his 12-consecutive games to start a season with a TD also set a program record, besting former Cardinals RBs Coach Autry Denson's season-opening run of 10 straight games in 1998 … named Notre Dame's offensive player of the year … also had a team leading five games with 100+ rushing yards … named the Notre Dame offensive player of the game a team-high six times … named to the 2024 Doak Walker Award Watch List … totaled 136 all-purpose yards and three TDs, with seven carries for 130 rushing yards (18.5 avg.) and two TDs, and one reception for six yards and a TD in a 49-14 win over No. 18 Army (11/23) … had 13 carries for 99 yards (7.6 avg.) and a TD @ USC (11/30), marking his 12th consecutive game with a TD … started vs. Indiana (12/20) and posted the longest rushing TD in College Football Playoff history with a 98-yard carry in the first quarter; finished the game with 108 yards on eight carries (13.5 avg.).
2023: Played in all 13 games, starting the season finale in the Sun Bowl … finished second on the team with 385 rushing yards on 71 carries (5.4 avg.) and a TD … also caught eight passes for 71 yards and a score … made his collegiate debut in Dublin, Ireland vs. Navy (8/26) and carried the ball four times for 40 yards (10.0 avg.), including a game-high 21 yard run … made his first career start in El Paso in the team's bowl game where he finished with a game-high 15 carries for 39 yards and caught a 13-yard TD in the victory.
Attended Christian Brothers College (St. Louis, MO) High School where he was a consensus four-star recruit as rated by 247 Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivals and led Christian Brothers to back-to-back state championships, defeating Lee's Summit North in 2022 … posted 1,291 rushing yards with 22 TDs, while also catching 13 passes for 370 yards and five scores as a senior in 2022 and was named the Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year, MaxPreps Missouri High School Football Player of the Year and an Under Armour All-American … finished his junior season with 996 yards on 95 carries and scored 14 TDs … also competed in track, winning the Missouri Class 5 state title in the 100-meters with a time of 10.76 and boasted a personal best of 22-1 ¾ in the long jump.
