Notre Dame enters the 2020 season with uncertainty at the running back position. There might not be another single position on the roster that is a bigger question mark. With Tony Jones Jr off to the NFL instead of pursuing a 5th year at Notre Dame, the Irish are left to make sense of a backfield that is full of backs but very light on returning production. That leaves a massive job for offensive coordinator Tommy Rees and running game coordinator Lance Taylor to complete in a very short time.
Notre Dame has six running backs on its roster for 2020, but none ran for more than 180 yards last year, one is a true freshman, one redshirted last year for Notre Dame, and one redshirted for Stanford before transferring to Notre Dame this spring.