Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2014Penn State
Jesse James
TE • 6'7" • Glassport, PA, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Jesse James reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
27
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
33
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Player Story
Jesse James built his college career from 2012 through 2014 as a tight end from Glassport, PA wearing No. 18, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Jesse James' career was his receiving role: 78...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2015
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 24
- Overall
- No. 160
- NFL Team
- Pittsburgh Steelers
Jesse James, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Penn State. Jesse James reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,005
- Receptions
- 78
- Touchdowns
- 11
Quick Answers
Jesse James quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,005
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2014 Postseason · Penn State
- Top game
- Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · South Allegheny · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- South Allegheny · 2 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2015 · Round 5 · Pick 24 · Pittsburgh Steelers
- Latest roster
- No. 18 · Class 2014
- 2014 Receiving yards rank
- 396 receiving yards · TE 24th (top 9%) · Big Ten 26th (top 13%) · National 304th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Penn State | 8 | 15 | 276 | 5 | 56.4 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Penn State | 10 | 25 | 333 | 3 | 63.7 |
| 2014 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 71.2 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 35 | 369 | 3 | 71.2 |
Related Context
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Jesse James played TE for Penn State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jesse James recorded 1,005 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason
Penn State paired 396 primary output with 66.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 66.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 84.6th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Postseason · Penn State
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
30.5
Efficiency
66.7
Usage
14.1
Consistency
71.2
Best Game by takeover score
Maryland
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Boston College: 27. UCF: 60. Akron: 57. Rutgers: 3. Massachusetts: 26. Northwestern: 32. Michigan: 25. Ohio State: 22. Maryland: 48. Indiana: 32. Temple: 30. Illinois: 9. Michigan State: 25
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. Boston College: 3 by 60. UCF: 7 by 57.1. Akron: 2 by 100. Rutgers: 1 by 20. Massachusetts: 2 by 86.7. Northwestern: 3 by 71.1. Michigan: 3 by 55.6. Ohio State: 4 by 36.7. Maryland: 5 by 64. Indiana: 2 by 100. Temple: 2 by 100. Illinois: 1 by 60. Michigan State: 3 by 55.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins33.6 · Games = 7 · +6.7 vs Losses
Losses26.8 · Games = 6 · -6.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Maryland
Best efficiency game
100 vs Temple
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/27 | vs Boston College | W 31-30 | — | 3 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Michigan State | L 10-34 | — | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Illinois | L 14-16 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Temple | W 30-13 | — | 2 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Indiana | W 13-7 | — | 2 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 26 |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Maryland | L 19-20 | — | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 9.60 | 1 | 20 |
| Sun 10/26 | vs Ohio State | L 24-31 | — | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Michigan | L 13-18 | — | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Northwestern | L 6-29 | — | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 10.70 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Massachusetts | W 48-7 | — | 2 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| Sun 9/14 | @ Rutgers | W 13-10 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Akron2+ TD | W 21-3 | — | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 28.50 | 2 | 44 |
| Sat 8/30 | @ UCF | W 26-24 | — | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 8.60 | 0 | 22 |
Player Story
Jesse James story
Jesse James built his college career from 2012 through 2014 as a tight end from Glassport, PA wearing No. 18, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Jesse James' career was his receiving role: 78 catches, 1,005 receiving yards, and 11 touchdowns across 31 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Penn State. 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 31 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Penn State.
The arc is straightforward: Jesse 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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Penn State
2012-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2012201320142014
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Penn State | 276 | 72.9 | 8.9 | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Penn State | 333 | 71.2 | 13.3 | 57 |
| 2014 Postseason | Penn State | 396 | 66.7 | 14.1 | 63 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Penn State | 396 | 66.7 | 14.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Michigan
Week 7 · W 43-40 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
67
Receiving Yards
87.1 takeover
67 receiving yards with a 74.4 efficiency score.
#2
vs Wisconsin
Week 13 · W 24-21 · Conference game
90
Receiving Yards
84.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
90 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Nebraska
Week 13 · L 20-23 · Conference game
56
Receiving Yards
82.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
56 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Purdue
Week 12 · W 45-21 · Conference game
64
Receiving Yards
79.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
64 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Maryland
Week 10 · L 19-20 · Conference game
48
Receiving Yards
78.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
48 receiving yards with a 64 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Postseason · Penn State
396 primary output · 66.7 efficiency · 14.1 usage
71.2
#2
2014 Regular Season · Penn State
71.2
396 primary · 66.7 efficiency · 14.1 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Penn State
63.7
333 primary · 71.2 efficiency · 13.3 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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