Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2018Coastal Carolina
Alex James
RB • 5'11" • 205 lbs • Florence, SC, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Alex James leans balanced backfield option traits and 36.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
32
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
28
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
43
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Coastal Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Coastal Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Idaho
Player Story
Alex James built his college career from 2017 through 2018 as a running back from Florence, SC wearing No. 22, spending time with Coastal Carolina. The clearest part of Alex James' career was his backfield work: 475...
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- Committed To
- Coastal Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Alex James, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Coastal Carolina. Alex James leans balanced backfield option traits and 36.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 562
- Rushing yards
- 475
- Receiving yards
- 87
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Alex James quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Coastal Carolina · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 562
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Coastal Carolina
- Top game
- Idaho
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Florence Christian School · Coastal Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Florence Christian School · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Sophomore
- 2018 Scrimmage yards rank
- 227 scrimmage yards · RB 340th (top 50%) · Sun Belt 68th (top 30%) · National 956th (top 35%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 335 | 274 | 61 | 4 | 60 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 227 | 201 | 26 | 4 | 43.7 |
Related Context
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Alex James played RB for Coastal Carolina. Across 2 tracked seasons, Alex James recorded 475 rushing yards, 87 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Coastal Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Coastal Carolina paired 335 primary output with 48.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 48.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Idaho
Win with 81 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Coastal Carolina
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
30.5
Efficiency
48.2
Usage
12.4
Consistency
56.4
Best Game by takeover score
Idaho
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Massachusetts: 51. UAB: 49. Western Illinois: 23. UL Monroe: 21. Georgia State: -3. Arkansas State: 30. App State: 4. Texas State: 37. Arkansas: 15. Troy: 27. Idaho: 81
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Massachusetts: 6 by 85.4. UAB: 6 by 84. Western Illinois: 4 by 74. UL Monroe: 4 by 54.7. Georgia State: 2 by 0. Arkansas State: 6 by 59.9. App State: 4 by 4.2. Texas State: 7 by 27. Arkansas: 11 by 13.8. Troy: 6 by 43.8. Idaho: 10 by 83.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins66 · Games = 2 · +43.4 vs Losses
Losses22.6 · Games = 9 · -43.4 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
Idaho
Best efficiency game
85.4 vs Massachusetts
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/18 | @ Idaho | W 13-7 | 10 | 81 | 8.10 | 1 | — | — | 8.1 |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Troy | L 17-42 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4.5 |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Arkansas | L 38-39 | 10 | 13 | 1.30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.4 |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Texas State | L 7-27 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 5.3 |
| Sat 10/21 | @ App State | L 29-37 | 3 | -2 | -0.70 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Arkansas State | L 17-51 | 4 | 25 | 6.30 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Georgia State | L 21-27 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | — | — | -1.5 |
| Sat 9/30 | @ UL Monroe | L 43-51 | 4 | 21 | 5.30 | 1 | — | — | 5.3 |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Western Illinois | L 10-52 | 3 | 31 | 10.30 | 1 | 1 | -8 | 5.8 |
| Sat 9/16 | @ UAB | L 23-30 | 4 | 35 | 8.80 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8.2 |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Massachusetts | W 38-28 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8.5 |
Player Story
Alex James story
Alex James built his college career from 2017 through 2018 as a running back from Florence, SC wearing No. 22, spending time with Coastal Carolina. The clearest part of Alex James' career was his backfield work: 475 rushing yards, 114 carries, 7 rushing touchdowns, and 87 receiving yards across 24 career games in the available record. His career also includes 87 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Alex James' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Coastal Carolina
2017-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Coastal Carolina | 335 | 48.2 | 12.4 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Coastal Carolina | 227 | 36.3 | 9.8 | -108 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Idaho
Week 12 · W 13-7 · Conference game
Win with 81 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
81
Scrimmage Yards
79.9 takeover
81 scrimmage yards and 19.6 usage.
#2
@ South Alabama
Week 13 · L 28-31 · Conference game
41
Scrimmage Yards
66.5 takeover
Loss with 41 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
41 scrimmage yards and 21.6 usage.
#3
vs Georgia Southern
Week 12 · L 17-41 · Conference game
37
Scrimmage Yards
63.6 takeover
Loss with 37 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
37 scrimmage yards and 21.7 usage.
#4
@ Louisiana
Week 4 · W 30-28 · Conference game
40
Scrimmage Yards
60.5 takeover
Win with 40 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
40 scrimmage yards and 13.2 usage.
#5
vs Massachusetts
Week 1 · W 38-28
51
Scrimmage Yards
59.3 takeover
Win with 51 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
51 scrimmage yards and 10.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Coastal Carolina
335 primary output · 48.2 efficiency · 12.4 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · Coastal Carolina
43.7
227 primary · 36.3 efficiency · 9.8 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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