Player Career

Matt James Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

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

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    Wake Forest

    2010-2014

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20102011201220132014
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2010 Regular SeasonWake Forest0
2011 Regular SeasonWake Forest1533.34.515
2012 Regular SeasonWake Forest32010-12
2013 Regular SeasonWake Forest3972.38.836
2014 Regular SeasonWake Forest40169.425.9362

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

0

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games