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

By Connor Muldowney

SOUTH BEND, IN - NOVEMBER 04: Luke Masterson #12 of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons tackles Josh Adams #33 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Notre Dame Stadium on November 4, 2017 in South Bend, Indiana. Notre Dame defeated Wake Forest 48-37.(Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
SOUTH BEND, IN - NOVEMBER 04: Luke Masterson #12 of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons tackles Josh Adams #33 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Notre Dame Stadium on November 4, 2017 in South Bend, Indiana. Notre Dame defeated Wake Forest 48-37.(Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /
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SOUTH BEND, IN – NOVEMBER 04: Luke Masterson #12 of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons tackles Josh Adams #33 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Notre Dame Stadium on November 4, 2017 in South Bend, Indiana. Notre Dame defeated Wake Forest 48-37.(Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
SOUTH BEND, IN – NOVEMBER 04: Luke Masterson #12 of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons tackles Josh Adams #33 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Notre Dame Stadium on November 4, 2017 in South Bend, Indiana. Notre Dame defeated Wake Forest 48-37.(Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

4. Decrease in production over final month

Through the first eight games, Adams had six games with over 100 yards, two with over 200 and he never fell short of the 50-yard mark. In the final four games of the season, he broke 100 yards just one time and fell short of 50 yards three times. That’s not a recipe for success if you want to get drafted early.

The decrease in production during the final month of the regular season should be motivation for Adams to return to South Bend. Although it’s not something that’s guaranteed to bring him back, it’s something all college players have to decide between.

On one hand, he could leave and be a second or third, maybe even fourth, round pick after finishing his Notre Dame career on a sour note and losing two of his final three games to fall out of the playoff race and on the other hand, he could come back and put together an even stronger season and cement his legacy among the top running backs in school history.

Adams did finish his junior regular season with 1,386 yards and nine touchdowns, but over 1,100 of those came before November. He should come back and improve on what made him struggle in the final month.

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