Player Career

Raekwon James Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

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

  1. 1

    Kent State

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value 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

@ 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