
Running back, Clemson, 2005–08
James Davis
- Hometown
- Atlanta, GA
- Born
- 1986
James Davis played running back at Clemson (2005–08). The Cleveland Browns took Davis in round 6, No. 195 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
216rushing yards, career highvs. Georgia Tech, 20064rushing touchdowns, career highvs. North Carolina, 2006Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Rushing
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). ‡ Short by one game in 2006 (Oct 12 at Temple): the source has no box score for it.
Game by game
2008 Clemson 13 games, 751 rushing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | L 10–34 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 45–17 | 13 | 107 | 1 | 38 | – | – |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 27–9 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 54–0 | 11 | 95 | 3 | 25 | – | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. | L 17–20 | 17 | 126 | 1 | 38 | – | – |
| Oct 9 | at | L 7–12 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 27 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | L 17–21 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 27 |
| Nov 1 | at | W 27–21 | 13 | 52 | 1 | 23 | – | – |
| Nov 8 | at | L 27–41 | 14 | 48 | 0 | 24 | – | – |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 31–7 | 9 | 43 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 26 |
| Nov 22 | at | W 13–3 | 18 | 65 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| Nov 29 | vs. | W 31–14 | 24 | 91 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 17 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 21–26 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
2007 Clemson 13 games, 1,064 rushing yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 24–18 | 18 | 102 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 49–26 | 7 | 68 | 1 | 27 | – | – |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 38–10 | 9 | 58 | 1 | 21 | – | – |
| Sep 22 | at | W 42–20 | 24 | 166 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 13 |
| Sep 29 | at | L 3–13 | 12 | 60 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Oct 6 | vs. | L 23–41 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Oct 20 | vs. | W 70–14 | 22 | 88 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 19 |
| Oct 27 | at | W 30–17 | 29 | 129 | 1 | 13 | – | – |
| Nov 3 | at | W 47–10 | 8 | 118 | 1 | 70 | 1 | 12 |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 44–10 | 21 | 62 | 0 | 14 | 2 | −1 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | L 17–20 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 6 | – | – |
| Nov 24 | at | W 23–21 | 23 | 122 | 0 | 29 | – | – |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 20–23 | 23 | 72 | 1 | 13 | – | – |
2006 Clemson 12 games, 1,049 rushing yards, 14 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 54–6 | 14 | 94 | 1 | 22 | – | – |
| Sep 9 | at | L 33–34 | 24 | 93 | 2 | 19 | – | – |
| Sep 16 | at | W 27–20 | 19 | 87 | 2 | 47 | 1 | 54 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 52–7 | 15 | 95 | 4 | 20 | – | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 51–0 | 11 | 143 | 2 | 64 | – | – |
| Oct 7 | at | W 27–17 | 26 | 95 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 48 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 31–7 | 21 | 216 | 2 | 54 | – | – |
| Oct 26 | at | L 7–24 | 12 | 30 | 1 | 9 | – | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 12–13 | 20 | 90 | 0 | 42 | – | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 20–14 | 13 | 34 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 28–31 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | L 20–28 | 8 | 53 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 13 |
No box score in the source for Oct 12 at Temple, so that game is not listed.
2005 Clemson 11 games, 877 rushing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 25–24 | 19 | 101 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 6 |
| Sep 10 | at | W 28–24 | 20 | 82 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 24 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 30–36 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 13–16 | 8 | 44 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | at | L 27–31 | 13 | 51 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 25 |
| Oct 13 | at | W 31–10 | 12 | 143 | 2 | 30 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | at | L 9–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 49–20 | 8 | 85 | 1 | 23 | – | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 35–14 | 17 | 65 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 44 |
| Nov 19 | at | W 13–9 | 27 | 145 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 14 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 19–10 | 28 | 150 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 21 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2009 Senior Bowl (South team, won 35–18).
| Drill | Combine 2009 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11″ |
| Weight | 218 lb |
| Arm length | 30½″ |
| Hand size | 10″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.60 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.62 sW |
| Vertical jump | 32″ |
| Broad jump | 9′1″ |
| Bench press | 17 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.15 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.37 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
2 seasons, 6 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Cleveland Browns | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Washington Redskins | 4 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
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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