Player Career

Chris James Career Story

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Player Story

Chris James story

Chris James built his college career from 2012 through 2018 as a running back from Chicago, IL wearing No. 5, spending time with Pittsburgh and Wisconsin. The clearest part of Chris James' career was his backfield work: 1,031 rushing yards, 217 carries, 5 rushing touchdowns, and 107 receiving yards across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 107 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Chris James' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Pittsburgh

    2012-2015

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Wisconsin

    2016-2018

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2012201320142014201520162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonPittsburgh0———
2013 Regular SeasonPittsburgh0——0
2014 PostseasonPittsburgh4605012.1460
2014 Regular SeasonPittsburgh4605012.10
2015 Regular SeasonPittsburgh30142.611.1-159
2016 Regular SeasonWisconsin0——-301
2017 PostseasonWisconsin26943.610269
2017 Regular SeasonWisconsin26943.6100
2018 PostseasonWisconsin10848.46-161
2018 Regular SeasonWisconsin10848.460

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Syracuse

Week 13 · W 30-7 · Conference game

Win with 122 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

122

Scrimmage Yards

84.4 takeover

122 scrimmage yards and 30.2 usage.

Game stats

#2

vs Virginia

Week 6 · W 26-19 · Conference game

98

Scrimmage Yards

84.2 takeover

Win with 98 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

98 scrimmage yards and 24 usage.

Game stats

#3

vs Florida Atlantic

Week 2 · W 31-14

101

Scrimmage Yards

76.7 takeover

Win with 101 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

101 scrimmage yards and 22.5 usage.

Game stats

#4

vs Delaware

Week 1 · W 62-0

77

Scrimmage Yards

60 takeover

Win with 77 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

77 scrimmage yards and 20.9 usage.

Game stats

#5

vs New Mexico

Week 2 · W 45-14

29

Scrimmage Yards

58.5 takeover

Win with 29 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

29 scrimmage yards and 8.8 usage.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2014 Postseason · Pittsburgh

460 primary output · 50 efficiency · 12.1 usage

56.4

#2

2014 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

56.4

460 primary · 50 efficiency · 12.1 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

43.6

301 primary · 42.6 efficiency · 11.1 usage

Milestones

2

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games

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