Running back, Buffalo, 2010–⁠13

James Potts

Lettered 2012–⁠13 (school media guide)

Number
No. 1
Height
5′11″
Hometown
Boynton Beach, FL

James Potts played running back at Buffalo (2010–⁠13).

Career highs

91rushing yards, career highat Western Michigan, 2013

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012Buffalo25427.0149
2013Buffalo582013.5020
Career602554.3149

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2012Buffalo61130

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010Buffalo1RB
2011Buffalo1RB
2012Buffalo1RB
2013Buffalo1RB5′11″

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
2013Buffalo58-0.10––-5.712%

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

2013 Buffalo 7 games, 201 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 7atBaylorL 13–⁠70580––
Sep 14vs.Stony BrookW 26–⁠238300––
Sep 28vs.UConnW 41–⁠1213380––
Oct 5vs.Eastern MichiganW 42–⁠14770––
Oct 12atWestern MichiganW 33–⁠016910––
Nov 5vs.OhioW 30–⁠3380––
Nov 19atMiami (OH)W 44–⁠76190––
2012 Buffalo 2 games, 6 returns, 113 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 1atGeorgiaL 23–⁠45150242
Sep 8vs.Morgan StateW 56–⁠341491471

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

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