Usage / Role
2%
Rotational offensive role
Player Dossier
2022-2025Eastern Michigan
RB • 6'0" • 218 lbs • Little Rock, AR, USA
James Jointer leans balanced backfield option traits and 11.6 efficiency.
Usage / Role
2%
Rotational offensive role
Impact Production
2
Developing production for a back
Reliability
13
Sporadic game-to-game production
Star Power
14
Limited ceiling signals so far
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Liberty
Snapshot
Player Story
James Jointer built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a running back from Little Rock, AR wearing No. 23, spending time with Arkansas, Eastern Michigan, and Liberty. The clearest part of James Jointer's...
Read the storyJames Jointer, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Liberty. James Jointer leans balanced backfield option traits and 11.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Arkansas | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Liberty | 9 | 258 | 251 | 7 | 2 | 61.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Liberty | 3 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 40.4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 0 | 19.9 |
Related Context
Transfer Portal History
James Jointer played RB for Arkansas, Liberty, and Eastern Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, James Jointer recorded 329 rushing yards, 3 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Liberty.
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.
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Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
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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.
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Games
3
Scrimmage Yards / G
1.3
Efficiency
11.6
Usage
3.8
Consistency
55.6
Best Game by takeover score
Texas State
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Game by game trend chart. Texas State: 4. Long Island University: -4. Northern Illinois: 4
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas State: 2 by 20.8. Long Island University: 1 by 0. Northern Illinois: 3 by 13.9
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Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Texas State
Best efficiency game
20.8 vs Texas State
Player Story
James Jointer built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a running back from Little Rock, AR wearing No. 23, spending time with Arkansas, Eastern Michigan, and Liberty. The clearest part of James Jointer's career was his backfield work: 329 rushing yards, 63 carries, 2 rushing touchdowns, and 3 receiving yards across 16 career games in the available record. His career also includes 3 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives James Jointer's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
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Arkansas
2022
Opening stop
Liberty
2023-2024
Peak year stop
Eastern Michigan
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Arkansas | 9 | 31.3 | 4.7 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Liberty | 258 | 54.8 | 8.2 | 249 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Liberty | 61 | 51.1 | 6.2 | -197 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 11.6 | 3.8 | -57 |
#1 Featured game
@ UTEP
Week 13 · W 42-28 · Conference game
Win with 47 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
47
Scrimmage Yards
71.3 takeover
47 scrimmage yards and 6 usage.
#2
@ Buffalo
Week 3 · W 55-27
48
Scrimmage Yards
70 takeover
Win with 48 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
48 scrimmage yards and 13.5 usage.
#3
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 8 · W 42-35 · Conference game
48
Scrimmage Yards
66.3 takeover
Win with 48 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
48 scrimmage yards and 9.6 usage.
#4
@ Middle Tennessee
Week 11 · W 37-17 · Conference game
33
Scrimmage Yards
60.5 takeover
Win with 33 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
33 scrimmage yards and 11.3 usage.
#5
vs Campbell
Week 1 · W 41-24
24
Scrimmage Yards
56.2 takeover
Win with 24 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
24 scrimmage yards and 4.4 usage.
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Liberty
258 primary output · 54.8 efficiency · 8.2 usage
61.8
#2
2024 Regular Season · Liberty
40.4
61 primary · 51.1 efficiency · 6.2 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Arkansas
37
9 primary · 31.3 efficiency · 4.7 usage
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100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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