Usage / Role
58%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Tulsa
James Flanders
RB • 5'10" • Midwest City, OK, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
James Flanders leans balanced backfield option traits and 63.9 efficiency.
Impact Production
89
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
67
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Tulsa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Tulsa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Player Story
James Flanders built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a running back from Midwest City, OK wearing No. 20, spending time with Tulsa. The clearest part of James Flanders' career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Tulsa
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
James Flanders, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Tulsa. James Flanders leans balanced backfield option traits and 63.9 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,241
- Rushing yards
- 2,177
- Receiving yards
- 64
- Touchdowns
- 19
Quick Answers
James Flanders quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tulsa · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,241
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Tulsa
- Top game
- Memphis
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Midwest City · Tulsa
- High school pipeline
- Midwest City · 16 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 20 · Class 2016
- 2016 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,646 scrimmage yards · RB 16th (top 3%) · American Athletic 2nd (top 1%) · National 22nd (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Tulsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Tulsa | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23.6 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Tulsa | 11 | 498 | 456 | 42 | 1 | 41.4 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Tulsa | 3 | 92 | 87 | 5 | 0 | 32.5 |
| 2016 Postseason | Tulsa | 13 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 75.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Tulsa | 13 | 1,546 | 1,529 | 17 | 17 | 75.6 |
Related Context
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James Flanders played RB for Tulsa. Across 5 tracked seasons, James Flanders recorded 2,177 rushing yards, 64 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Tulsa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Tulsa paired 1,646 primary output with 63.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 63.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Tulsa
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
126.6
Efficiency
63.9
Usage
27.9
Consistency
58.8
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Central Michigan: 100. San José State: 82. Ohio State: 43. North Carolina A&T: 32. Fresno State: 101. SMU: 132. Houston: 84. Tulane: 190. Memphis: 249. East Carolina: 181. Navy: 89. UCF: 166. Cincinnati: 197
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Central Michigan: 17 by 61.3. San José State: 14 by 61. Ohio State: 15 by 29.9. North Carolina A&T: 7 by 47.6. Fresno State: 13 by 80.9. SMU: 13 by 92.3. Houston: 21 by 39.7. Tulane: 22 by 86. Memphis: 33 by 78.6. East Carolina: 28 by 67.3. Navy: 19 by 48.8. UCF: 20 by 84.6. Cincinnati: 39 by 52.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins143 · Games = 10 · +71 vs Losses
Losses72 · Games = 3 · -71 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
Memphis
Best efficiency game
92.3 vs SMU
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/19 | vs Central Michigan100 rush yards | W 55-10 | 17 | 100 | 5.90 | 1 | — | — | 5.9 |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Cincinnati100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 40-37 | 39 | 197 | 5.10 | 2 | — | — | 5.1 |
| Sun 11/20 | @ UCF100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 35-20 | 19 | 163 | 8.60 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8.3 |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Navy | L 40-42 | 19 | 89 | 4.70 | 0 | — | — | 4.7 |
| Sun 11/6 | vs East Carolina100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 45-24 | 28 | 181 | 6.50 | 2 | — | — | 6.5 |
| Sun 10/30 | @ Memphis100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 59-30 | 33 | 249 | 7.50 | 5 | — | — | 7.5 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Tulane100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 50-27 | 22 | 190 | 8.60 | 2 | — | — | 8.6 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Houston | L 31-38 | 19 | 70 | 3.70 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 |
| Sat 10/8 | vs SMU100 rush yards | W 43-40 | 13 | 132 | 10.20 | 1 | — | — | 10.2 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Fresno State100 rush yards | W 48-41 | 13 | 101 | 7.80 | 1 | — | — | 7.8 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs North Carolina A&T2+ TD | W 58-21 | 7 | 32 | 4.60 | 2 | — | — | 4.6 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Ohio State | L 3-48 | 15 | 43 | 2.90 | 0 | — | — | 2.9 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs San José State | W 45-10 | 14 | 82 | 5.90 | 0 | — | — | 5.9 |
Player Story
James Flanders story
James Flanders built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a running back from Midwest City, OK wearing No. 20, spending time with Tulsa. The clearest part of James Flanders' career was his backfield work: 2,177 rushing yards, 383 carries, 19 rushing touchdowns, and 64 receiving yards across 29 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Tulsa. 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 64 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 29 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Tulsa.
The arc is straightforward: James Flanders moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
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Tulsa
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201220132014201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Tulsa | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Tulsa | 5 | 26.1 | 1.7 | 5 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Tulsa | 498 | 45.9 | 15.4 | 493 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Tulsa | 92 | 44 | 11.4 | -406 |
| 2016 Postseason | Tulsa | 1,646 | 63.9 | 27.9 | 1,554 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Tulsa | 1,646 | 63.9 | 27.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Memphis
Week 9 · W 59-30 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
249
Scrimmage Yards
92.9 takeover
249 scrimmage yards and 44.6 usage.
#2
vs Tulane
Week 8 · W 50-27 · Conference game
190
Scrimmage Yards
83.2 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
190 scrimmage yards and 30.6 usage.
#3
vs East Carolina
Week 10 · W 45-24 · Conference game
181
Scrimmage Yards
80 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
181 scrimmage yards and 36.8 usage.
#4
@ UCF
Week 12 · W 35-20 · Conference game
166
Scrimmage Yards
78.4 takeover
Win with 166 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
166 scrimmage yards and 29.4 usage.
#5
vs Texas State
Week 5 · L 34-37
112
Scrimmage Yards
77.2 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
112 scrimmage yards and 26.6 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Tulsa
1,646 primary output · 63.9 efficiency · 27.9 usage
75.6
#2
2016 Regular Season · Tulsa
75.6
1,646 primary · 63.9 efficiency · 27.9 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Tulsa
41.4
498 primary · 45.9 efficiency · 15.4 usage
Milestones
9
100+ rush yards
5
150+ scrimmage yards
5
2+ TD games
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