Usage / Role
71%
Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Fresno State
Dontel James
RB • 6'0" • Fontana, CA, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Dontel James leans workhorse runner traits and 32.7 efficiency.
Impact Production
52
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
40
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
68
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Fresno State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Fresno State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Player Story
Dontel James built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a running back from Fontana, CA wearing No. 28, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of Dontel James' career was his backfield work: 710...
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- Committed To
- Fresno State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Dontel James, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Fresno State. Dontel James leans workhorse runner traits and 32.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 727
- Rushing yards
- 710
- Receiving yards
- 17
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Dontel James quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Fresno State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 727
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Fresno State
- Top game
- Nevada
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Colony · Fresno State
- High school pipeline
- Colony · 16 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 28 · Class 2016
- 2016 Scrimmage yards rank
- 706 scrimmage yards · RB 141st (top 25%) · Mountain West 28th (top 14%) · National 300th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Fresno State | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17.5 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Fresno State | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 39.4 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Fresno State | 11 | 706 | 697 | 9 | 5 | 70.6 |
Related Context
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Dontel James played RB for Fresno State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dontel James recorded 710 rushing yards, 17 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Fresno State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Fresno State paired 706 primary output with 32.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 32.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Fresno State
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
64.2
Efficiency
32.7
Usage
34.5
Consistency
51.1
Best Game by takeover score
Nevada
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 20. Sacramento State: 127. Toledo: 40. Tulsa: 65. UNLV: 53. Nevada: 169. San Diego State: 34. Utah State: 83. Air Force: 24. Hawai'i: 49. San José State: 42
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nebraska: 12 by 17.4. Sacramento State: 28 by 46.9. Toledo: 13 by 32.1. Tulsa: 21 by 32.2. UNLV: 18 by 30.7. Nevada: 28 by 64.3. San Diego State: 15 by 23.6. Utah State: 30 by 28.8. Air Force: 19 by 13.2. Hawai'i: 15 by 34. San José State: 12 by 36.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins127 · Games = 1 · +69.1 vs Losses
Losses57.9 · Games = 10 · -69.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Nevada
Best efficiency game
64.3 vs Nevada
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs San José State | L 14-16 | 12 | 42 | 3.50 | 1 | — | — | 3.5 |
| Sun 11/20 | vs Hawai'i | L 13-14 | 15 | 49 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Air Force | L 21-31 | 19 | 24 | 1.30 | 0 | — | — | 1.3 |
| Sun 10/23 | @ Utah State | L 20-38 | 29 | 80 | 2.80 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2.8 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs San Diego State | L 3-17 | 15 | 34 | 2.30 | 0 | — | — | 2.3 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Nevada100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 22-27 | 27 | 169 | 6.30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Sun 10/2 | @ UNLV | L 20-45 | 18 | 53 | 2.90 | 0 | — | — | 2.9 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Tulsa | L 41-48 | 21 | 65 | 3.10 | 1 | — | — | 3.1 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Toledo | L 17-52 | 13 | 40 | 3.10 | 0 | — | — | 3.1 |
| Sun 9/11 | vs Sacramento State100 rush yards | W 31-3 | 27 | 121 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4.5 |
| Sun 9/4 | @ Nebraska | L 10-43 | 12 | 20 | 1.70 | 0 | — | — | 1.7 |
Player Story
Dontel James story
Dontel James built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a running back from Fontana, CA wearing No. 28, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of Dontel James' career was his backfield work: 710 rushing yards, 216 carries, 5 rushing touchdowns, and 17 receiving yards across 14 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Fresno 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. His career also includes 17 receiving yards and 13 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 14 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Fresno State.
The arc is straightforward: Dontel 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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Fresno State
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Fresno State | 5 | 13 | 2.2 | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Fresno State | 16 | 21.1 | 12 | 11 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | — | — | -16 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Fresno State | 706 | 32.7 | 34.5 | 706 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Nevada
Week 6 · L 22-27 · Conference game
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
169
Scrimmage Yards
88.1 takeover
169 scrimmage yards and 43.8 usage.
#2
vs Sacramento State
Week 2 · W 31-3
127
Scrimmage Yards
74 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
127 scrimmage yards and 43.1 usage.
#3
@ Utah State
Week 8 · L 20-38 · Conference game
83
Scrimmage Yards
59.3 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
83 scrimmage yards and 45.5 usage.
#4
vs Tulsa
Week 4 · L 41-48
65
Scrimmage Yards
54.3 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
65 scrimmage yards and 32.3 usage.
#5
@ UNLV
Week 5 · L 20-45 · Conference game
53
Scrimmage Yards
54 takeover
Loss with 53 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
53 scrimmage yards and 37.5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Fresno State
706 primary output · 32.7 efficiency · 34.5 usage
70.6
#2
2014 Regular Season · Fresno State
39.4
16 primary · 21.1 efficiency · 12 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Fresno State
17.5
5 primary · 13 efficiency · 2.2 usage
Milestones
2
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
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