Usage / Role
82%
Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2013West Virginia
Charles Sims
RB • 6'0" • Houston, TX, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Charles Sims leans workhorse runner traits and 57.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
92
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
93
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · West Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Houston • West Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Player Story
Charles Sims built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a running back from Houston, TX wearing No. 5, spending time with Houston and West Virginia. The clearest part of Charles Sims' career was his backfield...
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- Committed To
- Houston
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2014
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 5
- Overall
- No. 69
- NFL Team
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Charles Sims, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · West Virginia. Charles Sims leans workhorse runner traits and 57.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 5,573
- Rushing yards
- 3,465
- Receiving yards
- 2,108
- Touchdowns
- 51
Quick Answers
Charles Sims quick answers
- Latest team and position
- West Virginia · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 5,573
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2013 Regular Season · West Virginia
- Top game
- North Texas
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Westbury · Houston
- High school pipeline
- Westbury · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2014 · Round 3 · Pick 5 · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Class 2013
- 2013 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,496 scrimmage yards · RB 18th (top 4%) · Big 12 1st (top 1%) · National 24th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Postseason | Houston | 14 | 123 | 66 | 57 | 0 | 75.6 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Houston | 14 | 1,334 | 632 | 702 | 10 | 75.6 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2011 Postseason | Houston | 13 | 69 | 39 | 30 | 0 | 71.4 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Houston | 13 | 1,327 | 782 | 545 | 13 | 71.4 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Houston | 9 | 1,224 | 851 | 373 | 14 | 75.7 |
| 2013 Regular Season | West Virginia | 12 | 1,496 | 1,095 | 401 | 14 | 85 |
Related Context
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Charles Sims played RB for Houston and West Virginia. Across 5 tracked seasons, Charles Sims recorded 3,465 rushing yards, 2,108 receiving yards, and 51 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with West Virginia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season
West Virginia paired 1,496 primary output with 57.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 57.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2013 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Houston, West Virginia.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Regular Season · West Virginia
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
124.7
Efficiency
57.3
Usage
37.8
Consistency
82.6
Best Game by takeover score
TCU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. William & Mary: 132. Oklahoma: 83. Georgia State: 126. Maryland: 68. Oklahoma State: 142. Baylor: 108. Texas Tech: 109. Kansas State: 97. TCU: 189. Texas: 135. Kansas: 128. Iowa State: 179
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. William & Mary: 24 by 55.5. Oklahoma: 13 by 59. Georgia State: 19 by 67.9. Maryland: 16 by 45.1. Oklahoma State: 23 by 46.6. Baylor: 21 by 51.7. Texas Tech: 22 by 52.7. Kansas State: 15 by 60.5. TCU: 27 by 69.3. Texas: 29 by 43.6. Kansas: 18 by 68.3. Iowa State: 26 by 67.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins147.3 · Games = 4 · +33.9 vs Losses
Losses113.4 · Games = 8 · -33.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
TCU
Best efficiency game
69.3 vs TCU
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | vs Iowa State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 44-52 | 24 | 149 | 6.20 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 6.9 |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Kansas2+ TD | L 19-31 | 16 | 99 | 6.20 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 7.1 |
| Sun 11/10 | vs Texas2+ TD | L 40-47 | 24 | 93 | 3.90 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 4.7 |
| Sat 11/2 | @ TCU100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 30-27 | 24 | 154 | 6.40 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 7 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Kansas State | L 12-35 | 8 | 43 | 5.40 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 6.5 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Texas Tech | L 27-37 | 15 | 77 | 5.10 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 5.0 |
| Sun 10/6 | @ Baylor | L 42-73 | 19 | 92 | 4.80 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5.1 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Oklahoma State | W 30-21 | 18 | 60 | 3.30 | 1 | 5 | 82 | 6.2 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Maryland | L 0-37 | 8 | 35 | 4.40 | 0 | 8 | 33 | 4.3 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Georgia State100 rush yards | W 41-7 | 18 | 116 | 6.40 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6.6 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Oklahoma | L 7-16 | 11 | 57 | 5.20 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 6.4 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs William & Mary100 rush yards | W 24-17 | 23 | 120 | 5.20 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5.5 |
Player Story
Charles Sims story
Charles Sims built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a running back from Houston, TX wearing No. 5, spending time with Houston and West Virginia. The clearest part of Charles Sims' career was his backfield work: 3,465 rushing yards, 592 carries, 40 rushing touchdowns, and 2,108 receiving yards across 48 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Houston. 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 2,108 receiving yards and 53 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 48 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Houston and West Virginia.
The arc is straightforward: Charles Sims 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
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Houston
2009-2012
Opening stop
- 2
West Virginia
2013
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2009200920102011201120122013
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Postseason | Houston | 1,457 | 61.1 | 22.7 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | Houston | 1,457 | 61.1 | 22.7 | 0 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | — | — | -1,457 |
| 2011 Postseason | Houston | 1,396 | 69.1 | 19.8 | 1,396 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Houston | 1,396 | 69.1 | 19.8 | 0 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Houston | 1,224 | 61.7 | 31.2 | -172 |
| 2013 Regular Season | West Virginia | 1,496 | 57.3 | 37.8 | 272 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs North Texas
Week 6 · W 44-21
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
265
Scrimmage Yards
97.5 takeover
265 scrimmage yards and 39.4 usage.
#2
@ Tulane
Week 11 · W 73-17 · Conference game
252
Scrimmage Yards
92.7 takeover
Win with 252 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
252 scrimmage yards and 27.3 usage.
#3
@ TCU
Week 10 · W 30-27 · Conference game
189
Scrimmage Yards
89.8 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
189 scrimmage yards and 44.3 usage.
#4
vs Iowa State
Week 14 · L 44-52 · Conference game
179
Scrimmage Yards
87.4 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
179 scrimmage yards and 45.6 usage.
#5
@ Rice
Week 5 · W 35-14 · Conference game
205
Scrimmage Yards
83 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
205 scrimmage yards and 41.2 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Regular Season · West Virginia
1,496 primary output · 57.3 efficiency · 37.8 usage
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#2
2012 Regular Season · Houston
75.7
1,224 primary · 61.7 efficiency · 31.2 usage
#3
2009 Postseason · Houston
75.6
1,457 primary · 61.1 efficiency · 22.7 usage
Milestones
11
100+ rush yards
9
150+ scrimmage yards
17
2+ TD games
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