Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2011North Texas
James Hamilton
RB • 5'8" • Cedar Hill, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
James Hamilton leans balanced backfield option traits and 37.8 efficiency.
Impact Production
22
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
14
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
32
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · North Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- North Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Troy
Player Story
James Hamilton built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Cedar Hill, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with North Texas. The clearest part of James Hamilton's career was his backfield work:...
Read the storyJames Hamilton, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · North Texas. James Hamilton leans balanced backfield option traits and 37.8 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 827
- Rushing yards
- 716
- Receiving yards
- 111
- Touchdowns
- 7
Quick Answers
James Hamilton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- North Texas · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 827
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2011 Regular Season · North Texas
- Top game
- Troy
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Class 2011
- 2011 Scrimmage yards rank
- 465 scrimmage yards · RB 164th (top 36%) · Sun Belt 29th (top 18%) · National 439th (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | North Texas | 4 | 81 | 49 | 32 | 1 | 40.3 |
| 2009 Regular Season | North Texas | 4 | 59 | 47 | 12 | 1 | 33.9 |
| 2010 Regular Season | North Texas | 5 | 222 | 214 | 8 | 1 | 43.6 |
| 2011 Regular Season | North Texas | 11 | 465 | 406 | 59 | 4 | 53.3 |
Related Context
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James Hamilton played RB for North Texas. Across 4 tracked seasons, James Hamilton recorded 34 passing yards, 716 rushing yards, and 111 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2011 with North Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season
North Texas paired 465 primary output with 37.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 58.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2011 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
Loss with 39 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2008 Regular Season · North Texas
Games
4
Scrimmage Yards / G
20.3
Efficiency
58.2
Usage
5.8
Consistency
69.2
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. Rice: 17. Western Kentucky: 24. Florida Atlantic: 39. Arkansas State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Rice: 1 by 100. Western Kentucky: 3 by 66.7. Florida Atlantic: 7 by 55.5. Arkansas State: 1 by 10.4
Split Comparison
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Wins24 · Games = 1 · +5 vs Losses
Losses19 · Games = 3 · -5 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
Florida Atlantic
Best efficiency game
100 vs Rice
Player Story
James Hamilton story
James Hamilton built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Cedar Hill, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with North Texas. The clearest part of James Hamilton's career was his backfield work: 716 rushing yards, 137 carries, 7 rushing touchdowns, and 111 receiving yards across 24 career games in the available record. His career also includes 34 passing yards, 111 receiving yards, and 91 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives James Hamilton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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North Texas
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2008200920102011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | North Texas | 81 | 58.2 | 5.8 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | North Texas | 59 | 39.5 | 6.6 | -22 |
| 2010 Regular Season | North Texas | 222 | 63.6 | 10.4 | 163 |
| 2011 Regular Season | North Texas | 465 | 37.8 | 15.8 | 243 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Troy
Week 11 · W 38-33 · Conference game
Win with 133 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
133
Scrimmage Yards
83.4 takeover
133 scrimmage yards and 31.3 usage.
#2
@ Florida Atlantic
Week 4 · W 21-17 · Conference game
122
Scrimmage Yards
82.5 takeover
Win with 122 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
122 scrimmage yards and 18 usage.
#3
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 14 · W 59-7 · Conference game
108
Scrimmage Yards
72.2 takeover
Win with 108 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
108 scrimmage yards and 21.1 usage.
#4
vs Western Kentucky
Week 12 · L 21-31 · Conference game
74
Scrimmage Yards
66.3 takeover
Loss with 74 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
74 scrimmage yards and 32.5 usage.
#5
@ Florida Atlantic
Week 11 · L 13-46 · Conference game
39
Scrimmage Yards
64.9 takeover
Loss with 39 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
39 scrimmage yards and 13.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Regular Season · North Texas
465 primary output · 37.8 efficiency · 15.8 usage
53.3
#2
2010 Regular Season · North Texas
43.6
222 primary · 63.6 efficiency · 10.4 usage
#3
2008 Regular Season · North Texas
40.3
81 primary · 58.2 efficiency · 5.8 usage
Milestones
3
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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