Josh Adams
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Entering 2018 NFL Draft
Adams announced Friday that he is entering the 2018 NFL Draft, Matt Fortuna of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
It's a loaded class at running back, but Adams has a case to be one of the first ball carriers selected come April. Adams immediately showed promise as a freshman, rushing for 838 yards and six scores despite being the secondary backfield option behind C.J. Prosise. He continued to produce as a sophomore before truly exploding as a junior in 2017 when he racked up 1,430 yards while averaging 6.9 yards per carry. Adams (6-2, 225) is a big and physical back who has no qualms running between the tackles and he has a surprising amount of lateral agility and balance for a back his size. Again, the depth of this class suggests Adams won't get the same publicity of some of the other rushers, but Adams certainly has the look of a back who can hack it at the next level.
It's a loaded class at running back, but Adams has a case to be one of the first ball carriers selected come April. Adams immediately showed promise as a freshman, rushing for 838 yards and six scores despite being the secondary backfield option behind C.J. Prosise. He continued to produce as a sophomore before truly exploding as a junior in 2017 when he racked up 1,430 yards while averaging 6.9 yards per carry. Adams (6-2, 225) is a big and physical back who has no qualms running between the tackles and he has a surprising amount of lateral agility and balance for a back his size. Again, the depth of this class suggests Adams won't get the same publicity of some of the other rushers, but Adams certainly has the look of a back who can hack it at the next level.
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2017 Fantasy Outlook
Adams has been productive since he stepped onto campus at Notre Dame, rushing for 838 yards on 7.22 YPC as a freshman and then followed it up with a 933-yard campaign (5.91 YPC) in 2016. While Notre Dame's offense will be under the direction of a new offensive coordinator this season with former Arizona State and Memphis OC Chip Long in the fold, the Irish offense will also be breaking in a new starting quarterback. With that, there will still be a ground game emphasis for Notre Dame, which should result in a volume uptick for Adams. Checking in at 6-1, 220, Adams has the size to run between the tackles and push the pile, but he also has the burst and the quicks to bounce outside for chunk yardage. He's also a talented pass catcher out of the backfield, which ups his value in PPR formates. 2017 should be the year Adams finally reaches the 1,000-yard milestone as a rusher.
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Good to go versus Miami
Adams (coach's decision) will play Saturday against Miami, LaMond Pope of the Lake County News-Sun reports.
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Held out as precaution Saturday
Adams was held out of the second half of Saturday's game against Wake Forest as a precaution and he was cleared of any concussion symptoms, Mike Vorel of the South Bend Tribune reports
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Warms up before second half
Adams (concussion) was spotted stretching before the second half of Saturday's game against Wake Forest, Conor O'Neil of the Winston-Salem Journal reports.
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Evaluated for concussion
Adams is evaluated for a possible concussion, Tom Davis of The News-Sentinel reports.
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Registers Second, 200-plus Outing in 2017
Adams keeps piling up the yardage with 27 carries and 202 rushing yards and one touchdown in the Notre Dame 35-14 victory over North Carolina State last Saturday.
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