Running back, Mississippi Valley State (from Marist), 2022–⁠26

Carter James

Number
No. 9
Height
6′0″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Columbus, OH

Carter James plays running back for Mississippi Valley State, after Marist (2022–⁠25). Last time out, at Texas Southern: 4 catches, 46 yards; 1 tackles.

2026 so far

86 rushing yards

Last game: 4 catches, 46 yards; 1 tackles at Texas Southern, W 38–⁠34

Next game: vs. Alcorn State, Oct 31

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 0@NICH
  2. 23@SAC
  3. 3LNPA
  4. 34DLST
  5. 13@ALST
  6. 8PV
  7. 5@TXSO

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

2rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Davidson, 20252receiving touchdowns, career highvs. St. Thomas (MN), 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Marist4−4−1.002
2023Marist7152.109
2024Marist762383.1120
2025Marist813604.4418
2026Mississippi Valley State27863.2028
Career1956953.6528

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Marist133.003
2024Marist211296.1222
2025Marist191296.8220
2026Mississippi Valley State8597.4018
Career493206.5422

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2023Marist132230

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Marist9RBYr 1
2023Marist9RBYr 2
2024Marist9RBYr 3
2025Marist9RBYr 4
2026Mississippi Valley State9RBSr. (Yr 5)6′0″215

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023Marist (FCS)8-0.36––-2.9–
2024Marist (FCS)95-0.048th (n=434)0.16-3.315%
2025Marist (FCS)1040.1048th (n=576)0.1010.214%
2026Mississippi Valley State (FCS)35-0.38––-13.38%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Mississippi Valley State 7 games, 86 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 27atNichollsL 10–⁠44100–––
Sep 5atSacramento StateL 0–⁠5210230150
Sep 12vs.Lincoln (PA)W 31–⁠20130–––
Sep 19vs.Delta StateL 6–⁠215340–––
Sep 26atAlabama StateL 15–⁠412130380
Oct 3vs.Prairie View A&MW 28–⁠27480–––
Oct 10atTexas SouthernW 38–⁠344504460

No box score in the source for Oct 17 vs. Bethune-Cookman, so that game is not listed.

2025 Marist 11 games, 360 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29vs.New HavenW 31–⁠148701120
Sep 6vs.BucknellL 23–⁠346150160
Sep 13atWagnerW 21–⁠106140111
Sep 27atButlerL 28–⁠316180200
Oct 4vs.San DiegoW 19–⁠143801−20
Oct 18atMorehead StateL 21–⁠23106712321
Oct 25vs.DrakeL 17–⁠3173104460
Nov 1atSt. Thomas (MN)L 0–⁠457530290
Nov 8vs.StetsonW 41–⁠1310690140
Nov 15vs.DavidsonW 37–⁠1094822230
Nov 22atPresbyterianL 25–⁠2993012−20
2024 Marist 10 games, 238 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 7vs.GeorgetownL 10–⁠3112471–––
Sep 14atLafayetteL 14–⁠564−104180
Sep 21atBucknellL 18–⁠349290370
Oct 5atDavidsonL 19–⁠427210–––
Oct 12vs.St. Thomas (MN)L 32–⁠393603282
Oct 19atSan DiegoL 6–⁠346140–––
Oct 26vs.ValparaisoL 14–⁠1711420150
Nov 2atDrakeL 0–⁠19102605410
Nov 9atStetsonW 40–⁠3173403210
Nov 16vs.PresbyterianL 23–⁠427200290
2023 Marist 8 games, 13 returns, 223 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2atGeorgetownL 7–⁠49380–––
Sep 16vs.DavidsonL 21–⁠49–––130
Sep 23atValparaisoW 36–⁠30––––––
Sep 30vs.StetsonW 34–⁠24––––––
Oct 21atPresbyterianW 19–⁠10––––––
Oct 28atSt. Thomas (MN)L 14–⁠49250–––
Nov 11atDaytonL 6–⁠35220–––
Nov 18vs.BucknellL 21–⁠38––––––
2022 Marist 2 games, −4 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 29vs.PresbyterianW 37–⁠7230–––
Nov 19atBucknellL 13–⁠242−70–––

No box score in the source for Oct 8 at Stetson, so that game is not listed.

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

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