Player Career

Sampson James Career Story

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Player Story

Sampson James story

Sampson James built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a running back from Avon, IN wearing No. 6, spending time with Indiana. The clearest part of Sampson James' career was his backfield work: 371 rushing yards, 113 carries, 3 rushing touchdowns, and 30 receiving yards across 19 career games in the available record. His career also includes 30 receiving yards and 12 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Sampson 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.

  1. 1

    Indiana

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20192019202020202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonIndiana29629.312.2—
2019 Regular SeasonIndiana29629.312.20
2020 PostseasonIndiana10531.87-191
2020 Regular SeasonIndiana10531.870
2021 Regular SeasonIndiana0——-105

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Purdue

Week 14 · W 44-41 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

118

Scrimmage Yards

80.6 takeover

118 scrimmage yards and 30.1 usage.

Game stats

#2

@ Rutgers

Week 9 · W 37-21 · Conference game

33

Scrimmage Yards

61.1 takeover

Win with 33 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

33 scrimmage yards and 13 usage.

Game stats

#3

vs Michigan

Week 10 · W 38-21 · Conference game

34

Scrimmage Yards

57.7 takeover

Win with 34 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

34 scrimmage yards and 13.2 usage.

Game stats

#4

@ Michigan State

Week 11 · W 24-0 · Conference game

22

Scrimmage Yards

44.3 takeover

Win with 22 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

22 scrimmage yards and 15.9 usage.

Game stats

#5

vs Eastern Illinois

Week 2 · W 52-0

43

Scrimmage Yards

41.1 takeover

Win with 43 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

43 scrimmage yards and 21.9 usage.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Indiana

296 primary output · 29.3 efficiency · 12.2 usage

51

#2

2019 Regular Season · Indiana

51

296 primary · 29.3 efficiency · 12.2 usage

#3

2020 Postseason · Indiana

29.4

105 primary · 31.8 efficiency · 7 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

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