Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2015Rutgers
Paul James
RB • 6'0" • Glassboro, NJ, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Paul James leans balanced backfield option traits and 54.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
51
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
44
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
68
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Rutgers
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Rutgers
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Player Story
Paul James built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a running back from Glassboro, NJ wearing No. 34, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Paul James' career was his backfield work: 1,810...
Read the storyPaul James, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Rutgers. Paul James leans balanced backfield option traits and 54.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,077
- Rushing yards
- 1,810
- Receiving yards
- 267
- Touchdowns
- 21
Quick Answers
Paul James quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rutgers · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,077
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2013 Postseason · Rutgers
- Top game
- Eastern Michigan
- Latest roster
- No. 34 · Class 2015
- 2015 Scrimmage yards rank
- 584 scrimmage yards · RB 154th (top 28%) · Big Ten 42nd (top 16%) · National 381st (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 Regular Season | Rutgers | 1 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 45.3 |
| 2013 Postseason | Rutgers | 9 | 70 | 48 | 22 | 0 | 80.1 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Rutgers | 9 | 918 | 833 | 85 | 9 | 80.1 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Rutgers | 4 | 483 | 363 | 120 | 7 | 71.1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Rutgers | 10 | 584 | 544 | 40 | 5 | 59.8 |
Related Context
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Paul James played RB for Rutgers. Across 5 tracked seasons, Paul James recorded 1,810 rushing yards, 267 receiving yards, and 21 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Rutgers.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason
Rutgers paired 988 primary output with 55.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 54.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2015 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Army
Win with 116 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2015 Regular Season · Rutgers
Games
10
Scrimmage Yards / G
58.4
Efficiency
54.3
Usage
18.6
Consistency
72.8
Best Game by takeover score
Army
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Norfolk State: 82. Washington State: 25. Penn State: 18. Kansas: 76. Michigan State: 74. Indiana: 48. Ohio State: 56. Wisconsin: 18. Army: 116. Maryland: 71
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. Norfolk State: 15 by 56.9. Washington State: 7 by 38.8. Penn State: 11 by 11.2. Kansas: 10 by 71.3. Michigan State: 2 by 100. Indiana: 8 by 68.8. Ohio State: 10 by 58.3. Wisconsin: 7 by 27.4. Army: 18 by 67.1. Maryland: 17 by 43.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins80.5 · Games = 4 · +36.8 vs Losses
Losses43.7 · Games = 6 · -36.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Army
Best efficiency game
100 vs Michigan State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/28 | vs Maryland | L 41-46 | 17 | 71 | 4.20 | 1 | — | — | 4.2 |
| Sat 11/21 | @ Army100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 31-21 | 18 | 116 | 6.40 | 3 | — | — | 6.4 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Wisconsin | L 10-48 | 6 | 16 | 2.70 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.6 |
| Sun 10/25 | vs Ohio State | L 7-49 | 10 | 56 | 5.60 | 0 | — | — | 5.6 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Indiana | W 55-52 | 6 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Sun 10/11 | vs Michigan State | L 24-31 | 2 | 74 | 37 | 0 | — | — | 37 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Kansas | W 27-14 | 9 | 57 | 6.30 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7.6 |
| Sun 9/20 | @ Penn State | L 3-28 | 10 | 7 | 0.70 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1.6 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Washington State | L 34-37 | 6 | 23 | 3.80 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.6 |
| Sat 9/5 | vs Norfolk State | W 63-13 | 15 | 82 | 5.50 | 0 | — | — | 5.5 |
Player Story
Paul James story
Paul James built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a running back from Glassboro, NJ wearing No. 34, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Paul James' career was his backfield work: 1,810 rushing yards, 323 carries, 19 rushing touchdowns, and 267 receiving yards across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with Rutgers. 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 267 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Rutgers.
The arc is straightforward: Paul 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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Rutgers
2011-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Rutgers | 22 | 45.8 | 11.6 | 22 |
| 2013 Postseason | Rutgers | 988 | 55.9 | 37.1 | 966 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Rutgers | 988 | 55.9 | 37.1 | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Rutgers | 483 | 65.8 | 31.3 | -505 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Rutgers | 584 | 54.3 | 18.6 | 101 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 3 · W 28-10
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
222
Scrimmage Yards
97.3 takeover
222 scrimmage yards and 59.5 usage.
#2
@ Fresno State
Week 1 · L 51-52
191
Scrimmage Yards
90.2 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
191 scrimmage yards and 40.4 usage.
#3
@ Army
Week 12 · W 31-21
116
Scrimmage Yards
89 takeover
Win with 116 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
116 scrimmage yards and 35.3 usage.
#4
@ Washington State
Week 1 · W 41-38
173
Scrimmage Yards
87.4 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
173 scrimmage yards and 51.8 usage.
#5
vs Howard
Week 2 · W 38-25
143
Scrimmage Yards
75.1 takeover
Win with 143 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
143 scrimmage yards and 28.8 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Postseason · Rutgers
988 primary output · 55.9 efficiency · 37.1 usage
80.1
#2
2013 Regular Season · Rutgers
80.1
988 primary · 55.9 efficiency · 37.1 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Rutgers
71.1
483 primary · 65.8 efficiency · 31.3 usage
Milestones
6
100+ rush yards
3
150+ scrimmage yards
6
2+ TD games
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