Notre Dame Football: 5 reasons Josh Adams should skip NFL, return in 2018

Notre Dame football had an exceptional turnaround season in 2017, but here’s why junior running back Josh Adams should return in 2018.

Josh Adams is one of the top running backs in all of college football. However, he might not be a top-round pick anymore due to his struggles in the final month of Notre Dame’s regular season.

Although he helped the Irish turn things around in 2017, going from 4-8 to 9-3 in just one year and Adams was a big reason for the improvement and was even considered the team’s offensive MVP. He stated at his team’s awards banquet that he wouldn’t be skipping the bowl game like many potential draft picks have done these days.

Does that mean he plans on returning or does he just want to improve his stock just one last time before hitting the NFL market?

No matter what the reason, here are five reasons Adams should return in 2018 for his senior season.

5. Forming strong backfield with Brandon Wimbush

Although Brandon Wimbush fell off near the end of the season and even shared some snaps with Ian Brooks due to injury, he formed a nice one-two punch with Josh Adams.

What does that have to do with the running back? When you have a quarterback who can complement you the way Wimbush did, it makes your job as a running back that much easier. Wimbush wasn’t just a threat to pass the ball so defenses had to stay on their toes with every snap.

Play-actions were often used to confuse defenses as well as designed quarterback runs. Wimbush began the season as a top dual-threat quarterback in college football, but dropped off a bit. If Adams returns, the two will flourish in that offense with another year together.

The two players will feed off each other in the Notre Dame offensive attack.