Running back, UAlbany (from Coastal Carolina), 2016–⁠19

Alex James

Number
No. 22
Height
5′11″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2019)
Sophomore
Hometown
Florence, SC

Alex James played running back at Coastal Carolina (2016–⁠18) and UAlbany (2019).

Career highs

81rushing yards, career highat Idaho, 20172rushing touchdowns, career highat South Alabama, 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Coastal Carolina552745.0442
2018Coastal Carolina592013.4324
2019UAlbany3−7−2.300
Career1174684.0742

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Coastal Carolina11615.5028
2018Coastal Carolina5265.219
2019UAlbany177.007
Career17945.5128

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Coastal Carolina22RBYr 1
2018Coastal Carolina22RBYr 2
2019UAlbany22RBSo. (Yr 3)5′11″205

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2017Coastal Carolina730.0322nd (n=287)0.122.310%0.05
2018Coastal Carolina68-0.068th (n=300)0.15-4.49%-0.18
2019UAlbany (FCS)4-0.69––-2.7––

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 UAlbany 1 game, −7 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29atCentral MichiganL 21–⁠383−70170

No box score in the source for Sep 7 vs. Bryant; Sep 14 at Monmouth; Sep 21 vs. Lafayette; Sep 28 vs. William & Mary; Oct 5 at Richmond; Oct 12 at Towson; Oct 19 vs. Rhode Island; Nov 2 vs. Maine; Nov 9 at Delaware; Nov 16 vs. New Hampshire; Nov 23 at Stony Brook; Nov 30 vs. Central Connecticut; Dec 7 at Montana State, so those games are not listed.

2018 Coastal Carolina 12 games, 201 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1atSouth CarolinaL 15–⁠49390–––
Sep 8vs.UABW 47–⁠24340171
Sep 12atCampbellW 58–⁠2131802100
Sep 22atLouisianaW 30–⁠289400–––
Sep 29atTroyL 21–⁠45280–––
Oct 13vs.UL MonroeL 20–⁠455130–––
Oct 20atMassachusettsW 24–⁠13290–––
Oct 27atGeorgia StateW 37–⁠345111–––
Nov 3vs.App StateL 7–⁠233150–––
Nov 10vs.Arkansas StateL 16–⁠44550–––
Nov 17vs.Georgia SouthernL 17–⁠4110370–––
Nov 23atSouth AlabamaL 28–⁠319322290
2017 Coastal Carolina 11 games, 274 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.MassachusettsW 38–⁠285490120
Sep 16atUABL 23–⁠3043502140
Sep 23vs.Western IllinoisL 10–⁠5233111−80
Sep 30atUL MonroeL 43–⁠514211–––
Oct 7vs.Georgia StateL 21–⁠272−30–––
Oct 14atArkansas StateL 17–⁠514250250
Oct 21atApp StateL 29–⁠373−20160
Oct 28vs.Texas StateL 7–⁠275402330
Nov 4atArkansasL 38–⁠3910131120
Nov 11vs.TroyL 17–⁠425200170
Nov 18atIdahoW 13–⁠710811–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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