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Featured offensive role
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Player Dossier
2006-2008Buffalo
James Starks
RB • 6'2" • 217 lbs • Niagara Falls, NY, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
James Starks leans workhorse runner traits and 49.8 efficiency.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
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Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
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Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Buffalo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Buffalo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Player Story
James Starks built his college career from 2006 through 2008 as a running back from Niagara Falls, NY wearing No. 19, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of James Starks' career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Wyoming
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2003
James Starks, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Buffalo. James Starks leans workhorse runner traits and 49.8 efficiency.
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- Latest team and position
- Buffalo · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 4,038
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2008 Postseason · Buffalo
- Top game
- Toledo
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Windsor · Wyoming
- High school pipeline
- Niagara Falls · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 19 · Class 2008
- 2008 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,694 scrimmage yards · RB 4th (top 2%) · Mid-American 2nd (top 2%) · National 6th (top 1%)
James Starks played RB for Buffalo. Across 3 tracked seasons, James Starks recorded 5 passing yards, 3,140 rushing yards, and 898 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Buffalo.
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