Running back, Fordham, 2023–⁠26

Jamell James

Number
No. 25
Height
5′11″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Youngstown, OH

Jamell James plays running back for Fordham. Last time out, against Villanova: 11 carries, 72 yards. James leads Fordham in rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

500 rushing yards, 4 TD

Last game: 11 carries, 72 yards vs. Villanova, L 17–⁠38

Next game: vs. Lafayette, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 20COLG
  2. 17@NDSU
  3. 24@CCU
  4. 163@W&M
  5. 114STBK
  6. 10@LEH
  7. 80RICH
  8. 72VILL

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

163rushing yards, career highat William & Mary, 20263rushing touchdowns, career highat William & Mary, 2026

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Fordham251485.9157
2025Fordham651902.9122
2026Fordham785006.4454
Career1688385.0657

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Fordham5387.6011
2025Fordham201035.2027
2026Fordham6284.7011
Career311695.5027

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Fordham25RBFr.
2025Fordham25RBJr.
2026Fordham25RBSr.5′11″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
2025Fordham (FCS)101-0.087th (n=576)0.10-8.514%
2026Fordham (FCS)850.3795th (n=478)0.1031.318%

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 Fordham 8 games, 500 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 28vs.ColgateL 14–⁠246200–––
Sep 5atNorth Dakota StateL 0–⁠384170130
Sep 12atCoastal CarolinaL 7–⁠456240–––
Sep 19atWilliam & MaryW 52–⁠27171633–––
Sep 26vs.Stony BrookL 16–⁠31141141260
Oct 3atLehighL 0–⁠3451002220
Oct 10vs.RichmondW 20–⁠14158001−30
Oct 17vs.VillanovaL 17–⁠3811720–––
2025 Fordham 9 games, 190 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30atBoston CollegeL 10–⁠667902220
Sep 6vs.MonmouthL 28–⁠4993105370
Sep 13atStony BrookL 18–⁠41104502100
Oct 4atLafayetteL 10–⁠2431301−30
Oct 18vs.DartmouthL 13–⁠306210160
Oct 25vs.LehighL 6–⁠279190170
Nov 1atRichmondL 14–⁠1731004200
Nov 8vs.BucknellL 19–⁠3712301–––
Nov 15atGeorgetownL 0–⁠146120440
2023 Fordham 7 games, 148 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 9atBuffaloW 40–⁠37140–––
Sep 23vs.StonehillW 44–⁠06670–––
Oct 7vs.LehighW 38–⁠354180–––
Oct 14atStony BrookW 26–⁠764412160
Oct 28vs.Holy CrossL 47–⁠492501100
Nov 11atLafayetteL 16–⁠24150–––
Nov 18atColgateL 14–⁠215502120

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

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