Charles Sims with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2014
With the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2014. Photo: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, West Virginia (from Houston), 2009–⁠13

Charles Sims

Lettered 2009, 2011–⁠12 at Houston (school media guide)

Number
No. 5
Height
6′0″
Hometown
Houston, TX
Born
Sep 19, 1990, in Houston, Texas

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Charles Sims played running back at Houston (2009–⁠12) and West Virginia (2013). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Sims in round 3, No. 69 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,095
Rushing yards, 2013 (West Virginia, 4–⁠8)
Drafted
No. 69
Round 3, 2014 NFL Draft (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Career highs

210rushing yards, career highvs. North Texas, 20123rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Texas, 201311catches, career highvs. Louisiana Tech, 2012128receiving yards, career highvs. Northwestern State, 20092receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at SMU, 2012

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2009Houston1326985.3931
2011Houston1108217.5972
2012Houston1428516.01153
2013West Virginia2081,0955.31176
Career5923,4655.94076

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2009Houston7075910.8158
2011Houston5157511.3484
2012Houston3737310.1349
2013West Virginia454018.9338
Career2032,10810.41184

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Houston5RB
2010Houston5RB
2011Houston5RB
2012Houston5RB
2013West Virginia5RB6′0″

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
2013West Virginia2370.1369th (n=226)0.0729.628%0.02

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

2013 West Virginia 12 games, 1,095 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.William & MaryW 24–⁠172312011120
Sep 7atOklahomaL 7–⁠16115702260
Sep 14vs.Georgia StateW 41–⁠71811611100
Sep 21atMarylandL 0–⁠3783508330
Sep 28vs.Oklahoma StateW 30–⁠21186015820
Oct 5atBaylorL 42–⁠73199212160
Oct 19vs.Texas TechL 27–⁠37157707321
Oct 26atKansas StateL 12–⁠3584307540
Nov 2atTCUW 30–⁠272415413351
Nov 9vs.TexasL 40–⁠47249335420
Nov 16atKansasL 19–⁠31169912291
Nov 30vs.Iowa StateL 44–⁠522414922300
2012 Houston 9 games, 851 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.Texas StateL 13–⁠30137701110
Sep 8vs.Louisiana TechL 49–⁠562165211530
Sep 29vs.RiceW 35–⁠142415834470
Oct 6vs.North TexasW 44–⁠212121015551
Oct 13vs.UABW 39–⁠172613303380
Oct 18atSMUL 42–⁠721754271142
Oct 27vs.UTEPW 45–⁠351211932110
Nov 3atEast CarolinaL 28–⁠4853302180
Nov 17atMarshallL 41–⁠443202260
2011 Houston 13 games, 821 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.UCLAW 38–⁠344200210
Sep 17atLouisiana TechW 35–⁠3451404520
Sep 24vs.Georgia StateW 56–⁠07261280
Sep 29atUTEPW 49–⁠421211122901
Oct 8vs.East CarolinaW 56–⁠398422280
Oct 22vs.MarshallW 63–⁠2877512400
Oct 27vs.RiceW 73–⁠3475004732
Nov 5atUABW 56–⁠13147114550
Nov 10atTulaneW 73–⁠171020725450
Nov 19vs.SMUW 37–⁠784405330
Nov 25atTulsaW 48–⁠16124804511
Dec 3vs.Southern MissL 28–⁠49932010690
Jan 2 ✦vs.Penn StateW 30–⁠1463905300
2009 Houston 14 games, 698 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.Northwestern StateW 55–⁠732161281
Sep 12atOklahoma StateW 45–⁠3593405460
Sep 26vs.Texas TechW 29–⁠287300101220
Oct 3atUTEPL 41–⁠5885403430
Oct 10atMississippi StateW 31–⁠2431607770
Oct 17atTulaneW 44–⁠162110–––
Oct 24vs.SMUW 38–⁠151510523240
Oct 31vs.Southern MissW 50–⁠43149513400
Nov 7atTulsaW 46–⁠45156313140
Nov 14atUCFL 32–⁠3763308280
Nov 21vs.MemphisW 55–⁠14159023550
Nov 28vs.RiceW 73–⁠14128724280
Dec 5atEast CarolinaL 32–⁠3891209970
Dec 31 ✦vs.Air ForceL 20–⁠47146606570

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2014 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 10–⁠20).

DrillCombine 2014
Height6′0″
Weight214 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size8¼″
40-yard dash4.48 s
10-yard split1.56 sW
Vertical jump37½″
Broad jump10′6″
Bench press17 reps
3-cone drill7.16 s
20-yard shuttle4.30 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 46 games with a stat; latest team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2014Tampa Bay Buccaneers866185119190
2015Tampa Bay Buccaneers16107529051561
2016Tampa Bay Buccaneers751149124190
2017Tampa Bay Buccaneers152195035249
NFL career4624595821291,190

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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