Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Ohio
James Bostic
WR • 6'3" • 230 lbs • Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
James Bostic reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
12
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
20
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Ohio
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt • Ohio
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
Player Story
James Bostic built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 18, spending time with Ohio and Vanderbilt. The clearest part of James Bostic's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Vanderbilt
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
James Bostic, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Ohio. James Bostic reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 765
- Receptions
- 50
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
James Bostic quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 765
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · Ohio
- Top game
- Florida Atlantic
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Cardinal Gibbons · Vanderbilt
- High school pipeline
- Cardinal Gibbons · 52 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 18 · Senior
- 2022 Receiving yards rank
- 607 receiving yards · WR 155th (top 15%) · Mid-American 17th (top 10%) · National 162nd (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2019 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 6 | 11 | 112 | 0 | 44.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 48.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio | 4 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 42.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | 42.4 |
| 2022 Postseason | Ohio | 13 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 70.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio | 13 | 32 | 592 | 1 | 70.3 |
Related Context
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James Bostic played WR for Vanderbilt and Ohio. Across 5 tracked seasons, James Bostic recorded 765 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Ohio.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
Ohio paired 607 primary output with 89.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 89.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 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 Vanderbilt, Ohio.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2022 Postseason · Ohio
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
46.7
Efficiency
89.7
Usage
12.2
Consistency
50.8
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. Wyoming: 15. Florida Atlantic: 136. Penn State: 31. Fordham: 90. Kent State: 25. Akron: 25. Western Michigan: 50. Northern Illinois: 38. Buffalo: 39. Miami (OH): 83. Ball State: 21. Bowling Green: 37. Toledo: 17
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. Wyoming: 1 by 100. Florida Atlantic: 6 by 100. Penn State: 3 by 68.9. Fordham: 3 by 100. Kent State: 1 by 100. Akron: 2 by 83.3. Western Michigan: 2 by 100. Northern Illinois: 1 by 100. Buffalo: 3 by 86.7. Miami (OH): 5 by 100. Ball State: 2 by 70. Bowling Green: 2 by 100. Toledo: 2 by 56.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins53.4 · Games = 10 · +29.1 vs Losses
Losses24.3 · Games = 3 · -29.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Florida Atlantic
Best efficiency game
100 vs Wyoming
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/30 | @ Wyoming | W 30-27 | — | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 12/3 | vs Toledo | L 7-17 | — | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 0 | 10 |
| Wed 11/23 | vs Bowling Green | W 38-14 | — | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 18.50 | 0 | 32 |
| Wed 11/16 | @ Ball State | W 32-18 | — | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 0 | 16 |
| Wed 11/9 | @ Miami (OH) | W 37-21 | — | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 16.60 | 0 | 25 |
| Tue 11/1 | vs Buffalo | W 45-24 | — | 3 | 39 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 25 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Northern Illinois | W 24-17 | — | 1 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 38 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Western Michigan | W 33-14 | — | 2 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 48 |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Akron | W 55-34 | — | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Kent State | L 24-31 | — | 1 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Fordham | W 59-52 | — | 3 | 90 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 38 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Penn State | L 10-46 | — | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Florida Atlantic100 receiving yards | W 41-38 | — | 6 | 136 | 22.7 | 22.70 | 1 | 54 |
Player Story
James Bostic story
James Bostic built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 18, spending time with Ohio and Vanderbilt. The clearest part of James Bostic's career was his receiving role: 50 catches, 765 receiving yards, and 1 touchdown across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Ohio. 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 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ohio and Vanderbilt.
The arc is straightforward: James Bostic 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.
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Vanderbilt
2018-2021
Opening stop
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Ohio
2021-2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 112 | 68.3 | 12.9 | 112 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 12 | 80 | 3.2 | -100 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio | 34 | 50 | 5.8 | 22 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 34 | 50 | 5.8 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Ohio | 607 | 89.7 | 12.2 | 573 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio | 607 | 89.7 | 12.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 1 · W 41-38
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
136
Receiving Yards
91.3 takeover
136 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Florida
Week 11 · L 0-56 · Conference game
32
Receiving Yards
90.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
32 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs UNLV
Week 7 · L 10-34
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Receiving Yards
81.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
36 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.
#4
@ Miami (OH)
Week 11 · W 37-21 · Conference game
83
Receiving Yards
75.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
83 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Bowling Green
Week 13 · W 38-14 · Conference game
37
Receiving Yards
64.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
37 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · Ohio
607 primary output · 89.7 efficiency · 12.2 usage
70.3
#2
2022 Regular Season · Ohio
70.3
607 primary · 89.7 efficiency · 12.2 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
48.2
12 primary · 80 efficiency · 3.2 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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