Estimé’s 18 rushing touchdowns this season rank T-third among all FBS players and T-fifth in total touchdowns, while Estimé upped his season total to 1,341 rushing yards, eighth among all FBS running backs this season and fifth on the Notre Dame single-season list. Estimé boasts 6.39 yards per carry, ranking 12th in FBS this season, as well as 111.8 yards per game this season, ranking 10th in FBS.
Estimé has surpassed the 1,000-yard rushing mark on the season, the 13th player in Notre Dame history to do so. He also surpassed the 2,000-yard rushing career mark, the 19th Irish player to reach the mark.
Estimé has marked six games this season with 100 or more rushing yards, and eight with 95 or more. Estimé now has double-digit touchdown runs in back to back seasons. He rushed for 11 last year and is up to 18 in 2023.
Estimé’s 108 total points scored rank 13th among all FBS players. Notre Dame finished the regular season ranked ninth in scoring offense (39.1 points per game) among all FBS teams. Estimé has accounted for 23 percent of Notre Dame’s points this season and leads the team in scoring.
Named to the AP Midseason All-America First Team, The Sporting News Midseason All-America Team, CBS Sports Midseason All-America Team and ESPN Midseason All-America Team.
Nominee for the Capitol One Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award
Named to the Maxwell Award Midseason Watch List and the Doak Walker Award Watch List
PFF Team of the Week (Stanford)
IN 2023:
NAVY (8/26): Carried 16 times for 95 yards to lead the team … Added two receptions for 23 yards, converting a key third and long in the first quarter which eventually led to an Irish touchdown … Scored the first touchdown of the season with a one-yard plunge on the opening drive of the game
TENNESSEE STATE (9/2): Accumulated 123 total yards on 14 touches in the victory and scored a touchdown … Fourth career 100-yard rushing performance, finishing with 116 yards on 13 carries … Career long 50-yard carry in the second quarter to set up the second score of the game … Caught one pass, gaining seven yards
at NORTH CAROLINA STATE (9/9): Ran for over 100 yards for the second-consecutive week and the fifth time in his career … Matched his career-best with 134 rushing yards, majority coming on an 80-yard touchdown run on the first play after a two hour rain delay … Longest rush of his career and the longest for an Irish running back since Kyren Williams against North Carolina in 2021 … Second time in his career he rushed for 100 or more yards in back-to-back games
CENTRAL MICHIGAN (9/16): Rushed for a career-best 176 yards on 20 carries … Third consecutive game with over 100 yards rushing … The 176 rushing yards in a game are the most in a contest since Kyren Williams ran for 199 in 2021 … Broke a game-high 41-yard run
OHIO STATE (9/23): Ran for 70 yards on 14 carries … Team-high 22 yard gain.
at DUKE (9/30): Finished with a team-best 81 rushing yards on 18 attempts … Ran for a 30 yard touchdown with 0:31 remaining in the game for the game-winning touchdown … Scored both Irish touchdowns, scoring from six yards out on the opening drive … Added four receptions on four targets, gaining 25 yards through the air
at LOUISVILLE (10/7): Carried a team-best 10 times … Ran for 26 yards … Caught one pass, gaining nine yards
USC (10/14): Career-best 22 rushing attempts … Ran for 95 yards … Scored two touchdowns in the victory … Plunged in from two yards out for a touchdown after an Xavier Watts interception set the Irish up at the USC two … Converted another Irish interception into six points, capping a five play, 50 yard drive with a score from one yard out
PITT (10/28): See Spotlight
at CLEMSON (11/4): Led the Irish in rushing and all purpose yards, rumbling for 87 yards and a touchdown on the ground, and 33 yards in the air (120 all-purpose yards).
WAKE FOREST (11/18): See spotlight
at STANFORD (11/25): See spotlight
GAME SPOTLIGHT: 11/25 AT STANFORD
Estime powered for a whopping 238 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 25 attempts in the 56-23 win over Stanford. Estimé’s 238 yards were the 10th-most in a single game this season by an FBS player, and his four rushing touchdowns tied for third-most by an FBS player in a single game this season, helping him set a new Notre Dame single season record with 18 rushing TDs.
All of Estimé’s production came in just the first three quarters of the game, averaging 79 rushing yards per quarter and totaling 98 yards and two touchdowns in the third quarter alone. Overall, Notre Dame totaled 381 yards on the ground and 521 yards of total offense.
Just one FBS player rushed for more yards on the weekend than Estimé’s 238, and of the four rushers who totaled 200+ yards this weekend, Estimé owned the most rushing touchdowns with four. Estimé was also the only rusher in the 200+ group this weekend without a rush for negative yardage.
GAME SPOTLIGHT: 11/18 VS. WAKE FOREST
Estimé surpassed the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the season, and 2,000-yard mark for his career, notching his fifth 100-yard rushing performance of 2023 in the 45-7 win over Wake Forest. Estimé totaled 115 yards on the ground with a touchdown on 22 attempts, tying a career best in attempts.
Estimé became the 13th Notre Dame player to rush for 1,000 yards in a season and the 19th to reach 2,000 yards rushing in a career. He has totaled 25 career rushing touchdowns, ranking 12th all-time at Notre Dame. His 14 touchdowns this year are tied for seventh on the Notre Dame single-game list.
GAME SPOTLIGHT: 10/28 vs. Pitt
Estimé posted his fourth 100-yard rushing game of the season with a 114-yard, three touchdown performance in the 58-7 win over Pitt. The three touchdowns were tied for the most by a single player in any game that week. They also marked the most in a single game in Estimé’s career, and the most for Notre Dame since Kyren Williams did it vs. Clemson in 2020. Estimé also added two receptions for 16 yards in the victory.
Notre Dame’s 58 points on Saturday were the second-most by any FBS team that weekend, and the most by any FBS team against a Power 5 opponent this weekend.
Estimé and Notre Dame’s offense put up a whopping 535 yards of total offense in the dominant win, while prior, Pitt had entered the game ranked 26th in total defense, allowing just 321.7 yards per game. The success of the run game helped the Irish win the time of possession battle, with 35:31 of time with the ball. Estimé himself was responsible for six first downs on the day, contributing to Notre Dame’s 25 total.
ENTERING 2023
Led the Irish with 920 rushing yards and 111 touchdowns in 2022
Averaged 5.9 yards per carry
11 rushing touchdowns in a season ranks 10th-best all-time for a Notre Dame running back
Rushed for 10 or more yards on 31 of 156 carries in the 2022 season, ninth-best among Power 5 running backs
Averaged 7.5 yards from scrimmage per touch in the fourth quarter of teh 2022 season, tied for ninth-best among Power 5 running backs, and two yards more than the national average of 5.3 yards per touch
Rushed for 10 or more yards on 23 of his 92 carries in the second half since the 2021 season, best among Power 5 running backs and second in the FBS
Rushed for 10 or more yards on 16 of 85 carries on first down since the 2021 season
Rushed for 11 touchdowns in the red zone during the 2022 season, tied for sixxth-most among Power 5 running backs
Rushed for a first down on 36-percent of attempts in the fourth quarter during the 2022 season, seventh best among Power 5 running backs
Rushed for 10 or more yards on 20 of his 86 carries in the second half of the 2022 season, third best among FBS running backs
