Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2018Wisconsin
Chris James
RB • 5'10" • 219 lbs • Chicago, IL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Chris James leans balanced backfield option traits and 48.4 efficiency.
Impact Production
6
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
18
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Pittsburgh
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 7
- Program Path
- Pittsburgh • Wisconsin
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Pittsburgh
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Chris James, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Pittsburgh. Chris James leans balanced backfield option traits and 48.4 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,138
- Rushing yards
- 1,031
- Receiving yards
- 107
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Chris James quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wisconsin · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,138
- Tracked sample
- 7 unique seasons · 10 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2014 Postseason · Pittsburgh
- Top game
- Syracuse
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Notre Dame For Boys · Pittsburgh
- High school pipeline
- Notre Dame For Boys · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2018 Scrimmage yards rank
- 108 scrimmage yards · RB 431st (top 63%) · Big Ten 145th (top 49%) · National 1,359th (top 49%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 12 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 56.4 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 12 | 427 | 404 | 23 | 4 | 56.4 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 10 | 301 | 253 | 48 | 0 | 43.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2017 Postseason | Wisconsin | 9 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 9 | 259 | 223 | 36 | 1 | 40.6 |
| 2018 Postseason | Wisconsin | 6 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 38.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 6 | 82 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 38.8 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Chris James
Chris James played RB for Pittsburgh and Wisconsin. Across 7 tracked seasons, Chris James recorded 1,031 rushing yards, 107 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Pittsburgh.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason
Pittsburgh paired 460 primary output with 50 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 43.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Pittsburgh, Wisconsin.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
Win with 101 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2017 Postseason · Wisconsin
Games
9
Scrimmage Yards / G
29.9
Efficiency
43.6
Usage
10
Consistency
31.7
Best Game by takeover score
Florida Atlantic
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami: 10. Utah State: 15. Florida Atlantic: 101. BYU: 44. Northwestern: 4. Nebraska: 20. Iowa: 18. Minnesota: 51. Ohio State: 6
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. Miami: 7 by 14.9. Utah State: 5 by 31.3. Florida Atlantic: 16 by 65.8. BYU: 8 by 46.7. Northwestern: 2 by 20.8. Nebraska: 3 by 62.2. Iowa: 3 by 62.5. Minnesota: 7 by 75.9. Ohio State: 5 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins32.9 · Games = 8 · +26.9 vs Losses
Losses6 · Games = 1 · -26.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Florida Atlantic
Best efficiency game
75.9 vs Minnesota
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/31 | @ Miami | W 34-24 | 7 | 10 | 1.40 | 0 | — | — | 1.4 |
| Sun 12/3 | vs Ohio State | L 21-27 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 1 | — | — | 1.2 |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Minnesota | W 31-0 | 7 | 51 | 7.30 | 0 | — | — | 7.3 |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Iowa | W 38-14 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 |
| Sun 10/8 | @ Nebraska | W 38-17 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6.7 |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Northwestern | W 33-24 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Sat 9/16 | @ BYU | W 40-6 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 5.5 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Florida Atlantic100 rush yards | W 31-14 | 16 | 101 | 6.30 | 0 | — | — | 6.3 |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Utah State | W 59-10 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
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
Pittsburgh
2012-2015
Opening stop
- 2
Wisconsin
2016-2018
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2012201320142014201520162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 460 | 50 | 12.1 | 460 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 460 | 50 | 12.1 | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 301 | 42.6 | 11.1 | -159 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | — | — | -301 |
| 2017 Postseason | Wisconsin | 269 | 43.6 | 10 | 269 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 269 | 43.6 | 10 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Wisconsin | 108 | 48.4 | 6 | -161 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 108 | 48.4 | 6 | 0 |
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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#5
vs New Mexico
Week 2 · W 45-14
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Scrimmage Yards
58.5 takeover
Win with 29 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
29 scrimmage yards and 8.8 usage.
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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