Player Dossier

2014-2018

Kent State

Raekwon James

RB • 5'9" • 187 lbs • New Orleans, LA, USA

Explosive all-purpose backBig-play efficiency

Raekwon James leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 66.3 efficiency.

Usage Score

3.9

Efficiency

66.3

Consistency

61.2

Season Value

37.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Kent State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Kent State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Akron

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Raekwon James, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Kent State. Raekwon James leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 66.3 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season

Kent State paired 548 primary output with 41.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 66.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Illinois

Loss with 42 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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2018 Regular Season · Kent State

Games

4

Scrimmage Yards / G

23.5

Efficiency

66.3

Usage

3.9

Consistency

61.2

Best Game by takeover score

Toledo

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Illinois: 42. Unknown: 34. Buffalo: 16. Toledo: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Illinois: 4 by 87.5. Unknown: 3 by 94.4. Buffalo: 2 by 66.7. Toledo: 1 by 16.7

Split Comparison

Losses20 · n=3
First Half38 · n=2 · +29 vs Second Half
Second Half9 · n=2 · -29 vs First Half
All Games23.5 · n=4

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

4 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Illinois

Best efficiency game

94.4 vs Unknown

Result
Thu 11/15vs ToledoL 34-56122
Wed 11/7@ BuffaloL 14-482168
Sat 9/8vs Unknown33411.3
Sat 9/1@ IllinoisL 24-3144210.5

Career Arc

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

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    Kent State

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20142015201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonKent State0
2015 Regular SeasonKent State54841.616.5548
2016 Regular SeasonKent State28468.46.1-264
2017 Regular SeasonKent State62382.6-222
2018 Regular SeasonKent State9466.33.932

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Akron

Loss with 52 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

52

Primary metric

52 scrimmage yards and 3.3 usage.

#2

Unknown

25

Primary metric

Game with 25 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

25 scrimmage yards and 1.6 usage.

#3

Illinois

42

Primary metric

Loss with 42 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

42 scrimmage yards and 5.6 usage.

#4

Massachusetts

141

Primary metric

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

141 scrimmage yards and 41.8 usage.

#5

Penn State

44

Primary metric

Loss with 44 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

44 scrimmage yards and 3.6 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2015 Regular Season · Kent State

548 primary output · 41.6 efficiency · 16.5 usage

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#2

2016 Regular Season · Kent State

48.1

284 primary · 68.4 efficiency · 6.1 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Kent State

37.1

94 primary · 66.3 efficiency · 3.9 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8478

Clarke Community · Osceola, IA

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

988

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 36 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Raekwon James quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career receiving yards
667