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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Middle Tennessee
Richie James
WR • 5'9" • 176 lbs • Sarasota, FL, USA
Alpha targetPossession profile
Richie James reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Middle Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
Player Story
Richie James built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Sarasota, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of Richie James' career was his receiving role:...
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- Committed To
- Middle Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 22
- Overall
- No. 240
- NFL Team
- San Francisco 49ers
Richie James, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Middle Tennessee. Richie James reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 3,261
- Receptions
- 244
- Touchdowns
- 28
Quick Answers
Richie James quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Middle Tennessee · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 3,261
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
- Top game
- Florida Atlantic
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Riverview · Middle Tennessee
- High school pipeline
- Riverview · 16 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 7 · Pick 22 · San Francisco 49ers
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2017
- 2017 Receiving yards rank
- 290 receiving yards · WR 380th (top 39%) · Conference USA 52nd (top 25%) · National 456th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 8 | 126 | 3 | 83.6 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 100 | 1,220 | 6 | 83.6 |
| 2016 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 8 | 162 | 1 | 92 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 97 | 1,463 | 15 | 92 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 31 | 290 | 3 | 56.1 |
Related Context
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Richie James played WR for Middle Tennessee. Across 4 tracked seasons, Richie James recorded 80 passing yards, 542 rushing yards, and 3,261 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Middle Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Middle Tennessee paired 1,625 primary output with 90.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 90.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Western Kentucky
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
125
Efficiency
90.3
Usage
30.2
Consistency
77.8
Best Game by takeover score
Western Kentucky
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 162. Alabama A&M: 73. Vanderbilt: 183. Bowling Green: 82. Louisiana Tech: 81. North Texas: 134. Western Kentucky: 223. Missouri: 129. Florida International: 127. UTSA: 100. Marshall: 122. Charlotte: 89. Florida Atlantic: 120
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Hawai'i: 8 by 100. Alabama A&M: 8 by 60.8. Vanderbilt: 14 by 87.1. Bowling Green: 6 by 91.1. Louisiana Tech: 5 by 100. North Texas: 8 by 100. Western Kentucky: 16 by 92.9. Missouri: 5 by 100. Florida International: 6 by 100. UTSA: 5 by 100. Marshall: 12 by 67.8. Charlotte: 8 by 74.2. Florida Atlantic: 4 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins104.4 · Games = 8 · -53.6 vs Losses
Losses158 · Games = 5 · +53.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Western Kentucky
Best efficiency game
100 vs Hawai'i
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/25 | vs Hawai'i100 receiving yards · High volume | L 35-52 | — | 8 | 162 | 14.4 | 20.30 | 1 | 51 |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Florida Atlantic100 receiving yards | W 77-56 | — | 4 | 120 | 12.6 | 30 | 1 | 49 |
| Sat 11/19 | @ CharlotteHigh volume | W 38-31 | — | 8 | 89 | 10.7 | 11.10 | 1 | 45 |
| Sun 11/13 | @ Marshall100 receiving yards · High volume | L 17-42 | — | 12 | 122 | 11 | 10.20 | 0 | 48 |
| Sat 11/5 | vs UTSA100 receiving yards | L 25-45 | — | 5 | 100 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 53 |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Florida International100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | W 42-35 | — | 6 | 127 | 21.2 | 21.20 | 2 | 52 |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Missouri100 receiving yards | W 51-45 | — | 5 | 129 | 19.1 | 25.80 | 1 | 56 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Western Kentucky100 receiving yards · High volume | L 43-44 | — | 16 | 223 | 13.5 | 13.90 | 2 | 38 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ North Texas100 receiving yards · High volume | W 30-13 | — | 8 | 134 | 16.8 | 16.80 | 0 | 41 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 38-34 | — | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 16.20 | 0 | 36 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Bowling Green | W 41-21 | — | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 13.70 | 1 | 28 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Vanderbilt100 receiving yards · High volume | L 24-47 | — | 14 | 183 | 13.1 | 13.10 | 1 | 26 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Alabama A&MHigh volume | W 55-0 | — | 8 | 73 | 9.1 | 9.10 | 1 | 22 |
Player Story
Richie James story
Richie James built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Sarasota, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of Richie James' career was his receiving role: 244 catches, 3,261 receiving yards, 23 touchdowns, and 542 rushing yards across 31 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Middle Tennessee. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 80 passing yards, 542 rushing yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 31 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Middle Tennessee.
The arc is straightforward: Richie James moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Middle Tennessee
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152015201620162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 1,346 | 77 | 33.1 | 1,346 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 1,346 | 77 | 33.1 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 1,625 | 90.3 | 30.2 | 279 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 1,625 | 90.3 | 30.2 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 290 | 49.8 | 32.2 | -1,335 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Florida Atlantic
Week 11 · W 24-17 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
198
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
198 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Western Kentucky
Week 7 · L 43-44 · Conference game
223
Receiving Yards
97.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
223 receiving yards with a 92.9 efficiency score.
#3
vs Vanderbilt
Week 1 · L 6-28
112
Receiving Yards
91.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
112 receiving yards with a 74.7 efficiency score.
#4
@ Vanderbilt
Week 2 · L 24-47
183
Receiving Yards
89.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
183 receiving yards with a 87.1 efficiency score.
#5
@ Syracuse
Week 2 · W 30-23
96
Receiving Yards
88.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
96 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
1,625 primary output · 90.3 efficiency · 30.2 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
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1,625 primary · 90.3 efficiency · 30.2 usage
#3
2015 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
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1,346 primary · 77 efficiency · 33.1 usage
Milestones
15
100+ receiving yards
17
8+ catch outings
5
2+ TD games
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