Player Dossier

2022-2025

Arkansas

James Jointer Jr.

RB • 6'0" • 218 lbs • Little Rock, AR, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

James Jointer Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and 11.6 efficiency.

Usage Score

3.8

Efficiency

11.6

Consistency

55.6

Season Value

18.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Liberty

22232425

Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Arkansas • Liberty • Eastern Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UTEP

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

James Jointer Jr., RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Liberty. James Jointer Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and 11.6 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Liberty paired 258 primary output with 54.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 11.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Arkansas, Liberty, Eastern Michigan.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Texas State

Loss with 4 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. 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 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

Games

3

Scrimmage Yards / G

1.3

Efficiency

11.6

Usage

3.8

Consistency

55.6

Best Game by takeover score

Northern Illinois

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Game-by-Game Trend

123

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Texas State: 4. Unknown: -4. Northern Illinois: 4

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas State: 2 by 20.8. Unknown: 1 by 0. Northern Illinois: 3 by 13.9

Split Comparison

First Half0 · n=2
All Games1.3 · n=3

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

3 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Texas State

Best efficiency game

20.8 vs Texas State

Result
Sat 10/11vs Northern IllinoisW 16-10341.3001.3
Sat 9/6vs Unknown1-4-4
Sun 8/31@ Texas StateL 27-5224202

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Arkansas

    2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Liberty

    2023-2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Eastern Michigan

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

2022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonArkansas931.34.7
2023 Regular SeasonLiberty25854.88.2249
2024 Regular SeasonLiberty6151.16.2-197
2025 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan411.63.8-57

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UTEP

Win with 47 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

47

Primary metric

47 scrimmage yards and 6 usage.

#2

Buffalo

48

Primary metric

Win with 48 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

48 scrimmage yards and 13.5 usage.

#3

Middle Tennessee

48

Primary metric

Win with 48 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

48 scrimmage yards and 9.6 usage.

#4

Middle Tennessee

33

Primary metric

Win with 33 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

33 scrimmage yards and 11.3 usage.

#5

Unknown

24

Primary metric

Game with 24 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

24 scrimmage yards and 4.4 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Liberty

258 primary output · 54.8 efficiency · 8.2 usage

57.6

#2

2024 Regular Season · Liberty

37.4

61 primary · 51.1 efficiency · 6.2 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Arkansas

34.9

9 primary · 31.3 efficiency · 4.7 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8774

Parkview Magnet · Little Rock, AR

Committed To
Arkansas
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

3

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

332

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 16 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

James Jointer Jr. quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
4
Career rushing yards
329