Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Florida Atlantic
James Charles
RB • 5'10" • 190 lbs • North Lauderdale, FL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
James Charles leans balanced backfield option traits and 38.7 efficiency.
Impact Production
19
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
12
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Florida Atlantic
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Florida Atlantic
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
Player Story
James Charles built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a running back from North Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 28, spending time with Florida Atlantic. The clearest part of James Charles' career was his...
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- Committed To
- Florida Atlantic
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
James Charles, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Florida Atlantic. James Charles leans balanced backfield option traits and 38.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,214
- Rushing yards
- 1,030
- Receiving yards
- 184
- Touchdowns
- 11
Quick Answers
James Charles quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida Atlantic · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,214
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Florida Atlantic
- Top game
- Southern Miss
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · St. Thomas Aquinas · Florida Atlantic
- High school pipeline
- St. Thomas Aquinas · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 28 · Senior
- 2021 Scrimmage yards rank
- 251 scrimmage yards · RB 332nd (top 49%) · Conference USA 94th (top 35%) · National 884th (top 35%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 32.3 |
| 2019 Postseason | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 65.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 405 | 359 | 46 | 3 | 65.4 |
| 2020 Postseason | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 88 | 82 | 6 | 0 | 70.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 396 | 347 | 49 | 4 | 70.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 251 | 168 | 83 | 2 | 38.7 |
Related Context
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James Charles played RB for Florida Atlantic. Across 5 tracked seasons, James Charles recorded -2 passing yards, 1,030 rushing yards, and 184 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Florida Atlantic.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Florida Atlantic paired 484 primary output with 49.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 38.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida International
Win with 52 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
20.9
Efficiency
38.7
Usage
7.7
Consistency
42.2
Best Game by takeover score
Florida International
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida: 10. Georgia Southern: 13. Fordham: 45. Air Force: 4. Florida International: 52. UAB: 2. Charlotte: 22. UTEP: 16. Marshall: 27. Old Dominion: 1. Western Kentucky: 49. Middle Tennessee: 10
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida: 2 by 52.1. Georgia Southern: 3 by 45.1. Fordham: 9 by 41.1. Air Force: 1 by 41.7. Florida International: 7 by 81. UAB: 1 by 20.8. Charlotte: 6 by 38.2. UTEP: 8 by 17.3. Marshall: 7 by 40. Old Dominion: 2 by 5.2. Western Kentucky: 3 by 62.5. Middle Tennessee: 5 by 19.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins29.6 · Games = 5 · +14.9 vs Losses
Losses14.7 · Games = 7 · -14.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Florida International
Best efficiency game
81 vs Florida International
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/28 | vs Middle Tennessee | L 17-27 | 4 | 7 | 1.80 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Western Kentucky | L 17-52 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 16.3 |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Old Dominion | L 16-30 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | — | — | 0.5 |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Marshall | L 13-28 | 6 | 23 | 3.80 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.9 |
| Sat 10/30 | vs UTEP | W 28-25 | 7 | 10 | 1.40 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Thu 10/21 | @ Charlotte | W 38-9 | 6 | 22 | 3.70 | 0 | — | — | 3.7 |
| Sat 10/9 | @ UAB | L 14-31 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Florida International | W 58-21 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7.4 |
| Sun 9/26 | @ Air Force | L 7-31 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Fordham | W 45-14 | 8 | 26 | 3.30 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Georgia Southern | W 38-6 | 3 | 13 | 4.30 | 0 | — | — | 4.3 |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Florida | L 14-35 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 |
Player Story
James Charles story
James Charles built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a running back from North Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 28, spending time with Florida Atlantic. The clearest part of James Charles' career was his backfield work: 1,030 rushing yards, 220 carries, 11 rushing touchdowns, and 184 receiving yards across 36 career games in the available record. His career also includes 184 receiving yards, 12 tackles, and 24 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives James Charles' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Florida Atlantic
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820192019202020202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 20 | 71.9 | 1.1 | 20 |
| 2019 Postseason | Florida Atlantic | 459 | 57 | 12 | 439 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 459 | 57 | 12 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Florida Atlantic | 484 | 49.1 | 21.5 | 25 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 484 | 49.1 | 21.5 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 251 | 38.7 | 7.7 | -233 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Southern Miss
Week 15 · L 31-45 · Conference game
Loss with 95 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
95
Scrimmage Yards
83.6 takeover
95 scrimmage yards and 39.2 usage.
#2
vs Memphis
Week 1 · L 10-25 · Postseason
88
Scrimmage Yards
77.9 takeover
Loss with 88 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
88 scrimmage yards and 31 usage.
#3
@ Georgia Southern
Week 14 · L 3-20
75
Scrimmage Yards
73.8 takeover
Loss with 75 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
75 scrimmage yards and 34.9 usage.
#4
@ UTSA
Week 13 · W 40-26 · Conference game
72
Scrimmage Yards
73.1 takeover
Win with 72 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
72 scrimmage yards and 16.9 usage.
#5
vs Florida International
Week 5 · W 58-21 · Conference game
52
Scrimmage Yards
69.8 takeover
Win with 52 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
52 scrimmage yards and 9.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · Florida Atlantic
484 primary output · 49.1 efficiency · 21.5 usage
70.5
#2
2020 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
70.5
484 primary · 49.1 efficiency · 21.5 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Florida Atlantic
65.4
459 primary · 57 efficiency · 12 usage
Milestones
0
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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