Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2010-2014Wake Forest
Matt James
WR • 6'5" • Raleigh, NC, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Matt James reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
47
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
58
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
54
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Wake Forest
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Wake Forest
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Player Story
Matt James built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Raleigh, NC wearing No. 2, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Matt James' career was his receiving role: 48 catches...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Matt James, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Wake Forest. Matt James reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 458
- Receptions
- 48
Quick Answers
Matt James quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wake Forest · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 458
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2014 Regular Season · Wake Forest
- Top game
- Duke
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Cherokee Trail · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- Cherokee Trail · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Class 2014
- 2014 Receiving yards rank
- 401 receiving yards · WR 266th (top 29%) · ACC 30th (top 15%) · National 299th (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2011 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 36.6 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 38.5 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 2 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 45.9 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 8 | 40 | 401 | 0 | 81.1 |
Related Context
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Matt James played WR for Wake Forest. Across 5 tracked seasons, Matt James recorded 458 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Wake Forest.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
Wake Forest paired 401 primary output with 69.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 69.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2014 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Regular Season · Wake Forest
Games
8
Receiving Yards / G
50.1
Efficiency
69.4
Usage
25.9
Consistency
68.5
Best Game by takeover score
Duke
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UL Monroe: 40. Gardner-Webb: 60. Utah State: 53. Army: 64. Clemson: 28. NC State: 40. Virginia Tech: 29. Duke: 87
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. UL Monroe: 3 by 88.9. Gardner-Webb: 5 by 80. Utah State: 3 by 100. Army: 7 by 61. Clemson: 3 by 62.2. NC State: 4 by 66.7. Virginia Tech: 6 by 32.2. Duke: 9 by 64.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins51 · Games = 3 · +1.4 vs Losses
Losses49.6 · Games = 5 · -1.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Duke
Best efficiency game
100 vs Utah State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/30 | @ DukeHigh volume | L 21-41 | — | 9 | 87 | 9.7 | 9.70 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Virginia Tech | W 6-3 | — | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 4.80 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 11/15 | @ NC State | L 13-42 | — | 4 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Fri 11/7 | vs Clemson | L 20-34 | — | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 9.30 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Army | W 24-21 | — | 7 | 64 | 9.1 | 9.10 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Utah State | L 24-36 | — | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 17.70 | 0 | 36 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Gardner-Webb | W 23-7 | — | 5 | 60 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 15 |
| Thu 8/28 | @ UL Monroe | L 10-17 | — | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 0 | 22 |
Player Story
Matt James story
Matt James built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Raleigh, NC wearing No. 2, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Matt James' career was his receiving role: 48 catches and 458 receiving yards across 14 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Wake Forest. 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. With 14 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Wake Forest.
The arc is straightforward: Matt James 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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Wake Forest
2010-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2011 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 15 | 33.3 | 4.5 | 15 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 3 | 20 | 10 | -12 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 39 | 72.3 | 8.8 | 36 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 401 | 69.4 | 25.9 | 362 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Duke
Week 14 · L 21-41 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
87
Receiving Yards
88.1 takeover
87 receiving yards with a 64.4 efficiency score.
#2
vs Army
Week 4 · W 24-21
64
Receiving Yards
76 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
64 receiving yards with a 61 efficiency score.
#3
@ UL Monroe
Week 1 · L 10-17
40
Receiving Yards
72.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
40 receiving yards with a 88.9 efficiency score.
#4
@ Utah State
Week 3 · L 24-36
53
Receiving Yards
70.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
53 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Gardner-Webb
Week 2 · W 23-7
60
Receiving Yards
68.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
60 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Regular Season · Wake Forest
401 primary output · 69.4 efficiency · 25.9 usage
81.1
#2
2013 Regular Season · Wake Forest
45.9
39 primary · 72.3 efficiency · 8.8 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Wake Forest
38.5
3 primary · 20 efficiency · 10 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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