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Ashley Ray/Maryland Terrapins

2 Nolan Ray

  • Position RB
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 212
  • Hometown Southfield, MI
  • High School Brother Rice
  • Major Economics
  • Instagram Nolannray
  • Opendorse nolan-ray-profile
  • Twitter Nolanray05

Biography

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CAREER HONORS
  • 2025 Doak Walker Award Candidate
  • 2024 Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award watch list selection
IN THE NEWS As a Redshirt Sophomore (2025):
  • Rushed for 25 yards against FAU (8/30) off eight carries. Longest rush was 11 yards. Caught two receptions for a total of 14 yards gained.
As a Redshirt Freshman (2024):
  • Played in all 12 games
  • Ran for 374 yards on 75 attempts scoring two touchdowns
  • Caught 11 passes for 76 yards
  • Four carries for 48 yards, including a long of 25, vs. Iowa (11/23)
  • Career-high three receptions vs. Rutgers (11/16)
  • Ran for team-high 54 yards on six carries vs. USC (10/19)
  • Had a key 33-yard run in second half, making him one of two Big Ten freshmen with two 30+ yard rushes through seven games
  • Second career rush TD vs. Villanova; five carries for 25 yds
  • Career-high 10 carries for 53 yards at Virginia (9/14)
  • Took first carry of the season 48 yards to the house, finished
    with 60 yards on six carries vs. UConn (8/31)
As a Freshman (2023): 
  • Rushed three times for seven yards in career debut vs. Towson (9/2)
Before Maryland:
  • Top rated running back in Michigan
  • Rushed 145 times for 1,097 yards and 14 touchdowns in just nine games in his junior 2021 season
  • Chose Maryland over Stanford and Iowa
Career Highs:
Rushes: 10 (at Virginia, 9/14/24)
Rushing Yards: 60 (UConn, 8/31/23)
Rushing Touchdowns: 1 (2x, last vs. Villanova, 9/21/24)
Long Rush: 48 (UConn, 8/31/23)
Receptions: 3 (Rutgers, 11/16/24)

Personal: 
  • He enjoys playing NBA 2K on his Xbox
  • He likes R&B, especially Jhene Aiko
  • His favorite show is Ozark
  • His favorite snack is pistachios

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2023 Signing DayFreshman

    Running Back
    5'11" 203 lbs
  • 25

    2023Freshman

    Running Back
    6'0" 207 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2024Redshirt Freshman

    Running Back
    5'11" 215 lbs
    25
  • 2

    2025Redshirt Sophomore

    Running Back
    6'1" 212 lbs
    2