Running back, Wisconsin (from Pittsburgh), 2012–⁠18

Chris James

Lettered 2014–⁠15 at Pittsburgh (school media guide)

Number
No. 5
Height
5′10″
Weight
219 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Chicago, IL

Chris James played running back at Pittsburgh (2012–⁠15) and Wisconsin (2016–⁠18).

Career highs

122rushing yards, career highvs. Syracuse, 20142rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Delaware, 2014

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Pittsburgh874375.0418
2015Pittsburgh562534.5048
2017Wisconsin512334.6129
2018Wisconsin231084.709
Career2171,0314.8548

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Pittsburgh12323.0023
2015Pittsburgh7486.9022
2017Wisconsin5367.2017
Career131078.2023

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2012Pittsburgh5RBYr 1
2013Pittsburgh5RBYr 2
2014Pittsburgh5RBYr 3
2015Pittsburgh5RBYr 4
2016Wisconsin5RBYr 5
2017Wisconsin5RBYr 6
2018Wisconsin5RBSr. (Yr 7)5′10″219

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
2014Pittsburgh740.0428th (n=253)0.123.29%0.18
2015Pittsburgh66-0.096th (n=268)0.12-5.910%-0.09
2017Wisconsin570.03––1.89%0.03
2018Wisconsin230.14––3.35%–

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

2018 Wisconsin 6 games, 108 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Western KentuckyW 34–⁠321007––
Sep 8vs.New MexicoW 45–⁠1462909––
Oct 20vs.IllinoisW 49–⁠2031108––
Nov 3vs.RutgersW 31–⁠1731405––
Nov 17atPurdueW 47–⁠4441808––
Dec 27 ✦vs.MiamiW 35–⁠352608––
2017 Wisconsin 9 games, 233 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Utah StateW 59–⁠1051507––
Sep 9vs.Florida AtlanticW 31–⁠1416101019––
Sep 16atBYUW 40–⁠6519011325
Sep 30vs.NorthwesternW 33–⁠24120212
Oct 7atNebraskaW 38–⁠172110619
Nov 11vs.IowaW 38–⁠14318011––
Nov 25atMinnesotaW 31–⁠0751029––
Dec 2vs.Ohio StateL 21–⁠275613––
Dec 30 ✦atMiamiW 34–⁠2471006––
2015 Pittsburgh 10 games, 253 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.Youngstown StateW 45–⁠37732014210
Sep 19atIowaL 24–⁠272000––
Oct 3atVirginia TechW 17–⁠135603––
Oct 10vs.VirginiaW 26–⁠19119404814
Oct 17atGeorgia TechW 31–⁠28322017––
Oct 24atSyracuseW 23–⁠20731017122
Oct 29vs.North CarolinaL 19–⁠2612440927
Nov 7vs.Notre DameL 30–⁠422100615
Nov 14atDukeW 31–⁠1361007––
Nov 21vs.LouisvilleW 45–⁠341404––
2014 Pittsburgh 12 games, 437 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.DelawareW 62–⁠01477218––
Sep 5atBoston CollegeW 30–⁠20520010––
Sep 20vs.IowaL 20–⁠24519114––
Sep 27vs.AkronL 10–⁠212402––
Oct 4atVirginiaL 19–⁠24218015––
Oct 16vs.Virginia TechW 21–⁠1651307––
Oct 25vs.Georgia TechL 28–⁠5672306123
Nov 1vs.DukeL 48–⁠5183007––
Nov 15atNorth CarolinaL 35–⁠40420016––
Nov 22vs.SyracuseW 30–⁠719122016––
Nov 29atMiamiW 35–⁠231158115––
Jan 2 ✦vs.HoustonL 34–⁠35533017––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2019
Height5′9⅝″
Weight215 lb
Arm length30″
Hand size9″
40-yard dash4.67 s
Vertical jump34″
Broad jump9′9″
Bench press19 reps
3-cone drill7.11 s
20-yard shuttle4.23 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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