Receiver, Rice, 2014–⁠16

James Mayden

Number
No. 2
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Rowlett, TX

James Mayden played receiver at Rice (2014–⁠16).

Career highs

81receiving yards, career highvs. Hawai’i, 2014

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Rice722932.7381
2015Rice151238.2115
2016Rice1623214.5034
Career3858415.4481

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2014Rice2WR
2015Rice2WR
2016Rice2WR6′3″

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
2014Rice111.45––16.0–
2015Rice210.48––10.03%
2016Rice270.67––18.16%

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

2016 Rice 7 games, 16 catches, 232 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1atWestern KentuckyL 14–⁠46456022
Sep 10atArmyL 14–⁠31227021
Oct 1atSouthern MissL 28–⁠441505
Oct 15vs.UTSAL 13–⁠14130030
Oct 22vs.Prairie View A&MW 65–⁠441808
Oct 29atLouisiana TechL 16–⁠61561019
Nov 5vs.Florida AtlanticL 25–⁠42245034
2015 Rice 8 games, 15 catches, 123 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.WagnerW 56–⁠16218011
Sep 12atTexasL 28–⁠42216010
Sep 26atBaylorL 17–⁠702303
Oct 24vs.ArmyW 38–⁠31217011
Oct 30vs.Louisiana TechL 17–⁠42115115
Nov 14vs.Southern MissL 10–⁠651000
Nov 21atUTSAL 24–⁠34338014
Nov 28vs.CharlotteW 27–⁠7216015
2014 Rice 5 games, 7 catches, 229 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30atNotre DameL 17–⁠48153153
Sep 13atTexas A&ML 10–⁠3821107
Oct 4vs.Hawai’iW 28–⁠14181181
Nov 1atFlorida InternationalW 31–⁠17169169
Nov 29atLouisiana TechL 31–⁠7621509

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

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