Usage / Role
3%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Kent 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.
Impact Production
20
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
6
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
28
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Kent State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts
Player Story
Raekwon James built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a running back from New Orleans, LA wearing No. 24, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Raekwon James' career was his receiving role:...
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Raekwon James, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Kent State. Raekwon James leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 66.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 988
- Rushing yards
- 321
- Receiving yards
- 667
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Raekwon James quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kent State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 988
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2015 Regular Season · Kent State
- Top game
- Massachusetts
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Clarke Community
- High school pipeline
- Clarke Community · 0 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Senior
- 2018 Scrimmage yards rank
- 94 scrimmage yards · RB 443rd (top 65%) · Mid-American 131st (top 51%) · National 1,428th (top 52%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kent State | 12 | 548 | 261 | 287 | 0 | 59.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 11 | 284 | 59 | 225 | 0 | 51 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kent State | 9 | 62 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 21.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kent State | 4 | 94 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 38.9 |
Related Context
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Raekwon James played RB for Kent State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Raekwon James recorded 321 rushing yards, 667 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Kent State.
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.
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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
Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Illinois: 42. Howard: 34. Buffalo: 16. Toledo: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Illinois: 4 by 87.5. Howard: 3 by 94.4. Buffalo: 2 by 66.7. Toledo: 1 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins34 · Games = 1 · +14 vs Losses
Losses20 · Games = 3 · -14 vs Wins
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 Howard
Player Story
Raekwon James story
Raekwon James built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a running back from New Orleans, LA wearing No. 24, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Raekwon James' career was his receiving role: 67 catches, 667 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, and 321 rushing yards across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with Kent State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 321 rushing yards, 1 tackle, and 754 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kent State.
The arc is straightforward: Raekwon James moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Kent State
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kent State | 548 | 41.6 | 16.5 | 548 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 284 | 68.4 | 6.1 | -264 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kent State | 62 | 38 | 2.6 | -222 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kent State | 94 | 66.3 | 3.9 | 32 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Massachusetts
Week 7 · W 15-10 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
141
Scrimmage Yards
82.5 takeover
141 scrimmage yards and 41.8 usage.
#2
vs Northern Illinois
Week 13 · L 21-31 · Conference game
46
Scrimmage Yards
70.1 takeover
Loss with 46 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
46 scrimmage yards and 14 usage.
#3
vs Akron
Week 5 · L 27-31 · Conference game
52
Scrimmage Yards
69.8 takeover
Loss with 52 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
52 scrimmage yards and 3.3 usage.
#4
vs Howard
Week 2 · W 38-31
25
Scrimmage Yards
68.2 takeover
Win with 25 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
25 scrimmage yards and 1.6 usage.
#5
@ Illinois
Week 1 · L 24-31
42
Scrimmage Yards
67.8 takeover
Loss with 42 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
42 scrimmage yards and 5.6 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Regular Season · Kent State
548 primary output · 41.6 efficiency · 16.5 usage
59.4
#2
2016 Regular Season · Kent State
51
284 primary · 68.4 efficiency · 6.1 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Kent State
38.9
94 primary · 66.3 efficiency · 3.9 usage
Milestones
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
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