Usage / Role
52%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2015-2019Kansas State
James Gilbert
RB • 5'9" • 198 lbs • Indianapolis, IN, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
James Gilbert leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
63
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
61
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
65
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Ball State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Ball State • Kansas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Player Story
James Gilbert built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a running back from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 34, spending time with Ball State and Kansas State. The clearest part of James Gilbert's career was...
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- Committed To
- Ball State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
James Gilbert, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Ball State. James Gilbert leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.5 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,757
- Rushing yards
- 3,543
- Receiving yards
- 214
- Touchdowns
- 37
Quick Answers
James Gilbert quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kansas State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,757
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 49 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Ball State
- Top game
- Buffalo
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lawrence Central · Ball State
- High school pipeline
- Lawrence Central · 21 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 34 · Senior
- 2019 Scrimmage yards rank
- 786 scrimmage yards · RB 118th (top 18%) · Big 12 17th (top 9%) · National 222nd (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Ball State | 12 | 643 | 608 | 35 | 8 | 58.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ball State | 12 | 1,350 | 1,332 | 18 | 12 | 77.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ball State | 3 | 231 | 207 | 24 | 4 | 54.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Ball State | 11 | 747 | 659 | 88 | 7 | 60.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Kansas State | 11 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 62.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kansas State | 11 | 747 | 698 | 49 | 6 | 62.6 |
Related Context
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James Gilbert played RB for Ball State and Kansas State. Across 5 tracked seasons, James Gilbert recorded 3,543 rushing yards, 214 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Ball State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Ball State paired 1,350 primary output with 51.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 45.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Ball State, Kansas State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Loss with 106 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 · Ball State
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
67.9
Efficiency
45.7
Usage
24.8
Consistency
70.2
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Central Connecticut: 105. Notre Dame: 80. Indiana: 106. Western Kentucky: 45. Kent State: 55. Northern Illinois: 105. Central Michigan: 78. Eastern Michigan: 41. Ohio: 59. Western Michigan: 45. Miami (OH): 28
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Central Connecticut: 16 by 72. Notre Dame: 20 by 40.4. Indiana: 18 by 59.3. Western Kentucky: 11 by 42.7. Kent State: 15 by 33.1. Northern Illinois: 23 by 45. Central Michigan: 21 by 39.2. Eastern Michigan: 13 by 32.9. Ohio: 11 by 58.5. Western Michigan: 11 by 42.6. Miami (OH): 8 by 36.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins70.8 · Games = 4 · +4.5 vs Losses
Losses66.3 · Games = 7 · -4.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
72 vs Central Connecticut
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/21 | @ Miami (OH) | L 21-42 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 0 | — | — | 3.5 |
| Tue 11/13 | vs Western Michigan2+ TD | W 42-41 | 11 | 45 | 4.10 | 2 | — | — | 4.1 |
| Thu 10/25 | @ Ohio | L 14-52 | 9 | 52 | 5.80 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5.4 |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 20-42 | 13 | 41 | 3.20 | 0 | — | — | 3.2 |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Central Michigan | W 24-23 | 19 | 72 | 3.80 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3.7 |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Northern Illinois | L 16-24 | 19 | 79 | 4.20 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 4.6 |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Kent State2+ TD | W 52-24 | 14 | 40 | 2.90 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3.7 |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Western Kentucky | L 20-28 | 10 | 41 | 4.10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.1 |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Indiana | L 10-38 | 16 | 89 | 5.60 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 5.9 |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Notre Dame | L 16-24 | 19 | 72 | 3.80 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| Thu 8/30 | vs Central Connecticut100 rush yards | W 42-6 | 14 | 100 | 7.10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6.6 |
Player Story
James Gilbert story
James Gilbert built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a running back from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 34, spending time with Ball State and Kansas State. The clearest part of James Gilbert's career was his backfield work: 3,543 rushing yards, 744 carries, 36 rushing touchdowns, and 214 receiving yards across 49 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Ball 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 214 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 49 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ball State and Kansas State.
The arc is straightforward: James Gilbert 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
Ball State
2015-2018
Opening stop
- 2
Kansas State
2019
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Ball State | 643 | 46 | 22.2 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ball State | 1,350 | 51.6 | 32.3 | 707 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ball State | 231 | 50.9 | 25.4 | -1,119 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Ball State | 747 | 45.7 | 24.8 | 516 |
| 2019 Postseason | Kansas State | 786 | 53.5 | 24.9 | 39 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kansas State | 786 | 53.5 | 24.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Buffalo
Week 7 · W 31-21 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
264
Scrimmage Yards
93.6 takeover
264 scrimmage yards and 47.9 usage.
#2
@ Indiana
Week 3 · L 10-38
106
Scrimmage Yards
85.5 takeover
Loss with 106 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
106 scrimmage yards and 34 usage.
#3
vs Tennessee Tech
Week 3 · W 28-13
109
Scrimmage Yards
83 takeover
Win with 109 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
109 scrimmage yards and 21.4 usage.
#4
vs Baylor
Week 6 · L 12-31 · Conference game
115
Scrimmage Yards
83 takeover
Loss with 115 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
115 scrimmage yards and 32.3 usage.
#5
vs Nicholls
Week 1 · W 49-14
115
Scrimmage Yards
78.7 takeover
Win with 115 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
115 scrimmage yards and 24.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Ball State
1,350 primary output · 51.6 efficiency · 32.3 usage
77.6
#2
2019 Postseason · Kansas State
62.6
786 primary · 53.5 efficiency · 24.9 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Kansas State
62.6
786 primary · 53.5 efficiency · 24.9 usage
Milestones
11
100+ rush yards
4
150+ scrimmage yards
10
2+ TD games
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