Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2016Rice
James Mayden
WR • 6'3" • Rowlett, TX, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
James Mayden reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
32
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
31
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
37
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Rice
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Rice
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Player Story
James Mayden built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Rowlett, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with Rice. The clearest part of James Mayden's career was his receiving role: 38 catches,...
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- Committed To
- Rice
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
James Mayden, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Rice. James Mayden reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 584
- Receptions
- 38
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
James Mayden quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rice · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 584
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Rice
- Top game
- Louisiana Tech
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Sachse · Rice
- High school pipeline
- Sachse · 28 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Class 2016
- 2016 Receiving yards rank
- 232 receiving yards · WR 426th (top 44%) · Conference USA 63rd (top 32%) · National 548th (top 29%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Rice | 5 | 7 | 229 | 3 | 67.6 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Rice | 8 | 15 | 123 | 1 | 53.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rice | 7 | 16 | 232 | 1 | 71.9 |
Related Context
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James Mayden played WR for Rice. Across 3 tracked seasons, James Mayden recorded 27 passing yards, 584 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Rice.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Rice paired 232 primary output with 78.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 78.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Rice
Games
7
Receiving Yards / G
33.1
Efficiency
78.7
Usage
12.6
Consistency
66.8
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Kentucky: 56. Army: 27. Southern Miss: 5. UTSA: 30. Prairie View A&M: 8. Louisiana Tech: 61. Florida Atlantic: 45
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. Western Kentucky: 4 by 93.3. Army: 2 by 90. Southern Miss: 1 by 33.3. UTSA: 1 by 100. Prairie View A&M: 1 by 53.3. Louisiana Tech: 5 by 81.3. Florida Atlantic: 2 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins8 · Games = 1 · -29.3 vs Losses
Losses37.3 · Games = 6 · +29.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
Best efficiency game
100 vs Florida Atlantic
Player Story
James Mayden story
James Mayden built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Rowlett, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with Rice. The clearest part of James Mayden's career was his receiving role: 38 catches, 584 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns across 20 career games in the available record. His career also includes 27 passing yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives James Mayden's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Rice
2014-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Rice | 229 | 77.3 | 8.4 | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Rice | 123 | 52.2 | 11.8 | -106 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rice | 232 | 78.7 | 12.6 | 109 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Louisiana Tech
Week 9 · L 16-61 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
61
Receiving Yards
93.8 takeover
61 receiving yards with a 81.3 efficiency score.
#2
@ Western Kentucky
Week 1 · L 14-46 · Conference game
56
Receiving Yards
81 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
56 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.
#3
vs Hawai'i
Week 6 · W 28-14
81
Receiving Yards
77.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
81 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ UTSA
Week 12 · L 24-34 · Conference game
38
Receiving Yards
75.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
38 receiving yards with a 84.4 efficiency score.
#5
@ Florida International
Week 10 · W 31-17 · Conference game
69
Receiving Yards
71.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
69 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Rice
232 primary output · 78.7 efficiency · 12.6 usage
71.9
#2
2014 Regular Season · Rice
67.6
229 primary · 77.3 efficiency · 8.4 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Rice
53.3
123 primary · 52.2 efficiency · 11.8 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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