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.

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Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

Limited ceiling signals so far

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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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Recruit Profile

Class 2014 · Rating 0.8914

Notre Dame For Boys · Niles, IL

Committed To: Pittsburgh
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2014

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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%)

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.

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