Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Missouri State
James BlackStrain
WR • 6'2" • 180 lbs • Cocoa, FL, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
James BlackStrain reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
21
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Georgia Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Georgia Tech • Missouri State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UT Martin
Player Story
James BlackStrain built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Cocoa, FL wearing No. 5, spending time with Georgia Tech and Missouri State. The clearest part of James BlackStrain's career...
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- Committed To
- Georgia Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
James BlackStrain, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Georgia Tech. James BlackStrain reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 224
- Receptions
- 22
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
James BlackStrain quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Missouri State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 224
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Georgia Tech
- Top game
- UT Martin
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy · Georgia Tech
- High school pipeline
- Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2025 Receiving yards rank
- 224 receiving yards · WR 435th (top 40%) · Conference USA 57th (top 28%) · National 571st (top 26%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2025 Postseason | Missouri State | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 64.2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Missouri State | 10 | 20 | 221 | 1 | 64.2 |
Related Context
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Georgia Tech to Unlisted | P4 to Unlisted | 19.6 | Mar 25, 2024 |
James BlackStrain played WR for Georgia Tech and Missouri State. Across 4 tracked seasons, James BlackStrain recorded 224 receiving yards, 1 tackles, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Missouri State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Georgia Tech paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 60.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 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 Georgia Tech, Missouri State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UT Martin
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Postseason · Missouri State
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
22.4
Efficiency
60.6
Usage
10.1
Consistency
62.9
Best Game by takeover score
UT Martin
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arkansas State: 3. SMU: 40. UT Martin: 47. Middle Tennessee: 12. New Mexico State: 19. Florida International: 23. Liberty: 23. UTEP: 12. Kennesaw State: 40. Louisiana Tech: 5
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. Arkansas State: 2 by 10. SMU: 2 by 100. UT Martin: 3 by 100. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 40. New Mexico State: 3 by 42.2. Florida International: 2 by 76.7. Liberty: 2 by 76.7. UTEP: 3 by 26.7. Kennesaw State: 2 by 100. Louisiana Tech: 1 by 33.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins22.7 · Games = 6 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses22 · Games = 4 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
UT Martin
Best efficiency game
100 vs Kennesaw State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/19 | @ Arkansas State | L 28-34 | — | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Louisiana Tech | L 30-42 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Kennesaw State | L 34-41 | — | 2 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 32 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs UTEP | W 38-24 | — | 3 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Liberty | W 21-17 | — | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 0 | 18 |
| Thu 10/30 | vs Florida International | W 28-21 | — | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 0 | 13 |
| Thu 10/23 | @ New Mexico State | W 24-17 | — | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 6.30 | 0 | 15 |
| Wed 10/8 | @ Middle Tennessee | W 22-20 | — | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs UT Martin | W 42-10 | — | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 15.70 | 1 | 23 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs SMU | L 10-28 | — | 2 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 21 |
Player Story
James BlackStrain story
James BlackStrain built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Cocoa, FL wearing No. 5, spending time with Georgia Tech and Missouri State. The clearest part of James BlackStrain's career was his receiving role: 22 catches, 224 receiving yards, and 1 touchdown across 13 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives James BlackStrain's 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
Georgia Tech
2021-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Missouri State
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Missouri State | 224 | 60.6 | 10.1 | 224 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Missouri State | 224 | 60.6 | 10.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UT Martin
Week 4 · W 42-10
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
47
Receiving Yards
81.8 takeover
47 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Ball State
Week 2
18
Receiving Yards
80 takeover
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
18 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.
#3
@ No. 89 Kennesaw State
Week 13 · L 34-41 · Conference game
40
Receiving Yards
71.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
40 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs No. 23 SMU
Week 3 · L 10-28 · Ranked opponent
40
Receiving Yards
71.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
40 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs No. 107 Florida International
Week 10 · W 28-21 · Conference game
23
Receiving Yards
55.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
23 receiving yards with a 76.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Georgia Tech
0 primary output · — efficiency · — usage
100
#2
2025 Postseason · Missouri State
64.2
224 primary · 60.6 efficiency · 10.1 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Missouri State
64.2
224 primary · 60.6 efficiency · 10.1 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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