Walton's big TD run for Notre Dame was one of the fastest in Week 6

True freshman Jonaz Walton has what it takes to permanently become Notre Dame’s No. 1 running back on the depth chart. Walton ran for 100-plus yards for a second straight game in the Fighting Irish’s 58-7 win over Stanford this past weekend. The budding star back compiled 181-yards rushing and two t

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True freshman Jonaz Walton has what it takes to permanently become Notre Dame’s No. 1 running back on the depth chart.

Walton ran for 100-plus yards for a second straight game in the Fighting Irish’s 58-7 win over Stanford this past weekend. The budding star back compiled 181-yards rushing and two touchdowns on 13 carries, averaging 13.9 yards-per-attempt.

The freshman now has 409 yards rushing and a couple of scores on 52 touches with a 7.9 average-per-carry.

One of Walton’s TDs, a 97-yarder in the second quarter, was one of the fastest runs throughout Week 6.

According to Reel Analytics, Walton’s run to the house was the fifth-fastest over the weekend at 21.4 miles-per-hour. Reel Analytics also gave the freshman an in-game athleticism score of

90.8.

Louisville’s Isaac Brown had Week 6’s fastest run at 21.8 MPH in Saturday’s win over Florida State.

Top 10 Fastest Max Speed | Week 6

5 | 21.4 MPH Jonaz Walton @JonazWalton RB Notre Dame

IGA Score™ : 90.8#ReelSpeed pic.twitter.com/A2afTHolo0

— Reel Analytics (@RAanalytics) October 12, 2026

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