Receiver, Missouri State (from Georgia Tech), 2021–⁠25

James BlackStrain

Number
No. 5
Height
6′2″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Cocoa, FL

James BlackStrain played receiver at Georgia Tech (2021–⁠23) and Missouri State (2024–⁠25).

Career highs

94receiving yards, career highvs. Indiana State, 2024

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Missouri State2335315.3337
2025Missouri State2222410.2132
Career4557712.8437

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Georgia Tech5WRRS
2022Georgia Tech5WRFr.
2023Georgia Tech5WRSo.
2024Missouri State5WRJr.
2025Missouri State5WRSr.6′2″180

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
2024Missouri State (FCS)241.51––36.34%
2025Missouri State350.2621st (n=1040)0.469.05%

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

2025 Missouri State 10 games, 22 catches, 224 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 13vs.SMUL 10–⁠28240021
Sep 20vs.UT MartinW 42–⁠10347123
Oct 8atMiddle TennesseeW 22–⁠20212011
Oct 22atNew Mexico StateW 24–⁠17319015
Oct 29vs.Florida InternationalW 28–⁠21223013
Nov 8atLibertyW 21–⁠17223018
Nov 15vs.UTEPW 38–⁠24312010
Nov 22atKennesaw StateL 34–⁠41240032
Nov 29vs.Louisiana TechL 30–⁠421505
Dec 18 ✦vs.Arkansas StateL 28–⁠342304
2024 Missouri State 11 games, 23 catches, 353 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31atMontanaL 24–⁠29114014
Sep 7atBall StateL 34–⁠4221809
Sep 14vs.LindenwoodW 28–⁠14127027
Sep 21atUT MartinW 31–⁠24222017
Sep 28vs.Youngstown StateW 38–⁠31230022
Oct 12atIllinois StateW 41–⁠7328111
Oct 19vs.Indiana StateW 46–⁠21594127
Oct 26atNorthern IowaW 49–⁠42219114
Nov 2vs.Southern IllinoisW 38–⁠17216011
Nov 16atNorth Dakota StateL 21–⁠59250037
Nov 23vs.South Dakota StateL 9–⁠45135035
2023 Georgia Tech 2 games, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.LouisvilleL 34–⁠39––––
Sep 9vs.South Carolina StateW 48–⁠13––––

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

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