Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2013Iowa State
James White
RB • 5'8" • Dallas, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
James White leans balanced backfield option traits and 35.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
23
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
27
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Baylor
Player Story
James White built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a running back from Dallas, TX wearing No. 8, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of James White's career was his backfield work: 1,378...
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- Committed To
- Iowa State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
James White, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Iowa State. James White leans balanced backfield option traits and 35.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,775
- Rushing yards
- 1,378
- Receiving yards
- 397
- Touchdowns
- 13
Quick Answers
James White quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,775
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2011 Postseason · Iowa State
- Top game
- Baylor
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Skyline · Iowa State
- High school pipeline
- Skyline · 60 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Class 2013
- 2013 Scrimmage yards rank
- 208 scrimmage yards · RB 292nd (top 57%) · Big 12 82nd (top 46%) · National 960th (top 42%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2010 Regular Season | Iowa State | 4 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 23.1 |
| 2011 Postseason | Iowa State | 13 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 66.3 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Iowa State | 13 | 866 | 701 | 165 | 9 | 66.3 |
| 2012 Postseason | Iowa State | 11 | 34 | 36 | -2 | 0 | 64.5 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Iowa State | 11 | 608 | 469 | 139 | 2 | 64.5 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Iowa State | 9 | 208 | 118 | 90 | 2 | 27.9 |
Related Context
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James White played RB for Iowa State. Across 5 tracked seasons, James White recorded 1,378 rushing yards, 397 receiving yards, and 13 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Iowa State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason
Iowa State paired 908 primary output with 47.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 47.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2013 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Baylor
Loss with 155 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Postseason · Iowa State
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
69.8
Efficiency
47.4
Usage
22.8
Consistency
52.6
Best Game by takeover score
Baylor
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Rutgers: 42. Northern Iowa: 32. Iowa: 40. UConn: 54. Texas: 78. Baylor: 155. Missouri: 93. Texas A&M: 81. Texas Tech: 157. Kansas: 46. Oklahoma State: 97. Oklahoma: -11. Kansas State: 44
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Rutgers: 9 by 48.6. Northern Iowa: 5 by 66.7. Iowa: 16 by 27.2. UConn: 15 by 34.6. Texas: 12 by 63.4. Baylor: 18 by 85.9. Missouri: 18 by 48.8. Texas A&M: 18 by 42.2. Texas Tech: 34 by 47.1. Kansas: 11 by 39.9. Oklahoma State: 14 by 59. Oklahoma: 1 by 0. Kansas State: 9 by 52.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins71 · Games = 6 · +2.1 vs Losses
Losses68.9 · Games = 7 · -2.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Baylor
Best efficiency game
85.9 vs Baylor
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/30 | vs Rutgers | L 13-27 | 9 | 42 | 4.70 | 0 | — | — | 4.7 |
| Sat 12/3 | @ Kansas State | L 23-30 | 8 | 41 | 5.10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4.9 |
| Sat 11/26 | @ Oklahoma | L 6-26 | 1 | -11 | -11 | 0 | — | — | -11 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Oklahoma State2+ TD | W 37-31 | 11 | 53 | 4.80 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 6.9 |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Kansas | W 13-10 | 10 | 36 | 3.60 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4.2 |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Texas Tech100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 41-7 | 31 | 138 | 4.50 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 4.6 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Texas A&M | L 17-33 | 16 | 60 | 3.80 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 4.5 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Missouri | L 17-52 | 14 | 61 | 4.40 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 5.2 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Baylor100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 26-49 | 16 | 148 | 9.30 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8.6 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Texas | L 14-37 | 11 | 64 | 5.80 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6.5 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ UConn | W 24-20 | 14 | 44 | 3.10 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3.6 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Iowa2+ TD | W 44-41 | 13 | 35 | 2.70 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.5 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Northern Iowa | W 20-19 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | — | — | 6.4 |
Player Story
James White story
James White built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a running back from Dallas, TX wearing No. 8, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of James White's career was his backfield work: 1,378 rushing yards, 295 carries, 11 rushing touchdowns, and 397 receiving yards across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with Iowa State. 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 397 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa State.
The arc is straightforward: James White 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
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Iowa State
2009-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2009201020112011201220122013
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Iowa State | 17 | 22.9 | 3.1 | 17 |
| 2011 Postseason | Iowa State | 908 | 47.4 | 22.8 | 891 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Iowa State | 908 | 47.4 | 22.8 | 0 |
| 2012 Postseason | Iowa State | 642 | 56.4 | 19.5 | -266 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Iowa State | 642 | 56.4 | 19.5 | 0 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Iowa State | 208 | 35.3 | 7.9 | -434 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Baylor
Week 6 · L 26-49 · Conference game
Loss with 155 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
155
Scrimmage Yards
94.9 takeover
155 scrimmage yards and 36 usage.
#2
@ Texas Tech
Week 9 · W 41-7 · Conference game
157
Scrimmage Yards
82.4 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
157 scrimmage yards and 42.5 usage.
#3
vs Western Illinois
Week 3 · W 37-3
96
Scrimmage Yards
78.6 takeover
Win with 96 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
96 scrimmage yards and 12.5 usage.
#4
vs Texas Tech
Week 5 · L 13-24 · Conference game
87
Scrimmage Yards
78.5 takeover
Loss with 87 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
87 scrimmage yards and 27.1 usage.
#5
@ Iowa
Week 2 · W 9-6
93
Scrimmage Yards
73.4 takeover
Win with 93 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
93 scrimmage yards and 31.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Postseason · Iowa State
908 primary output · 47.4 efficiency · 22.8 usage
66.3
#2
2011 Regular Season · Iowa State
66.3
908 primary · 47.4 efficiency · 22.8 usage
#3
2012 Postseason · Iowa State
64.5
642 primary · 56.4 efficiency · 19.5 usage
Milestones
2
100+ rush yards
2
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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