Usage / Role
33%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2011New Mexico
James Wright
RB • 5'11" • Dallas, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
James Wright leans balanced backfield option traits and 37.8 efficiency.
Impact Production
37
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
37
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
51
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · New Mexico
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- New Mexico
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wyoming
Player Story
James Wright built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Dallas, TX wearing No. 13, spending time with New Mexico. The clearest part of James Wright's career was his backfield work: 1,163...
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- Committed To
- New Mexico
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2007
James Wright, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · New Mexico. James Wright leans balanced backfield option traits and 37.8 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,337
- Rushing yards
- 1,163
- Receiving yards
- 174
- Touchdowns
- 6
Quick Answers
James Wright quick answers
- Latest team and position
- New Mexico · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,337
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2010 Regular Season · New Mexico
- Top game
- Wyoming
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · South Oak Cliff · New Mexico
- High school pipeline
- South Oak Cliff · 60 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Class 2011
- 2011 Scrimmage yards rank
- 308 scrimmage yards · RB 213th (top 46%) · Mountain West 44th (top 32%) · National 648th (top 31%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | New Mexico | 7 | 348 | 348 | 0 | 2 | 56.1 |
| 2009 Regular Season | New Mexico | 10 | 327 | 291 | 36 | 2 | 51 |
| 2010 Regular Season | New Mexico | 11 | 354 | 304 | 50 | 2 | 61.6 |
| 2011 Regular Season | New Mexico | 9 | 308 | 220 | 88 | 0 | 60.1 |
Related Context
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James Wright played RB for New Mexico. Across 4 tracked seasons, James Wright recorded 1,163 rushing yards, 174 receiving yards, and 6 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with New Mexico.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season
New Mexico paired 354 primary output with 34.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 51 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wyoming
Win with 120 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2008 Regular Season · New Mexico
Games
7
Scrimmage Yards / G
49.7
Efficiency
51
Usage
12.4
Consistency
39.7
Best Game by takeover score
Wyoming
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. New Mexico State: 55. Wyoming: 120. BYU: 28. San Diego State: 110. Air Force: 33. Utah: 2. UNLV: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. New Mexico State: 3 by 100. Wyoming: 15 by 83.3. BYU: 12 by 24.3. San Diego State: 16 by 71.6. Air Force: 6 by 57.3. Utah: 1 by 20.8. UNLV: 1 by 0
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins95 · Games = 3 · +79.3 vs Losses
Losses15.8 · Games = 4 · -79.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Wyoming
Best efficiency game
100 vs New Mexico State
Player Story
James Wright story
James Wright built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Dallas, TX wearing No. 13, spending time with New Mexico. The clearest part of James Wright's career was his backfield work: 1,163 rushing yards, 254 carries, 6 rushing touchdowns, and 174 receiving yards across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 174 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives James Wright's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
New Mexico
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2008200920102011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | New Mexico | 348 | 51 | 12.4 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | New Mexico | 327 | 46.5 | 10.4 | -21 |
| 2010 Regular Season | New Mexico | 354 | 34.4 | 16.7 | 27 |
| 2011 Regular Season | New Mexico | 308 | 37.8 | 15.8 | -46 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Wyoming
Week 6 · W 24-0 · Conference game
Win with 120 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
120
Scrimmage Yards
87.1 takeover
120 scrimmage yards and 27.3 usage.
#2
vs Air Force
Week 3 · L 13-37 · Conference game
139
Scrimmage Yards
80.6 takeover
Loss with 139 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
139 scrimmage yards and 14.6 usage.
#3
vs San Diego State
Week 8 · W 70-7 · Conference game
110
Scrimmage Yards
75.3 takeover
Win with 110 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
110 scrimmage yards and 21.9 usage.
#4
vs San Diego State
Week 8 · L 20-30 · Conference game
60
Scrimmage Yards
72.5 takeover
Loss with 60 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
60 scrimmage yards and 23.9 usage.
#5
vs Colorado State
Week 1 · L 10-14 · Conference game
74
Scrimmage Yards
70.7 takeover
Loss with 74 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
74 scrimmage yards and 19.1 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Regular Season · New Mexico
354 primary output · 34.4 efficiency · 16.7 usage
61.6
#2
2011 Regular Season · New Mexico
60.1
308 primary · 37.8 efficiency · 15.8 usage
#3
2008 Regular Season · New Mexico
56.1
348 primary · 51 efficiency · 12.4 usage
Milestones
3
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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