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Running back, Illinois State, 2016–19
James Robinson
- Number
- No. 25
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Hometown
- Ewa Beach, HI
- Born
- Aug 9, 1998, in Rockford, Illinois
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James Robinson played running back at Illinois State (2016–19).
Career highs
184rushing yards, career highat Colorado State, 20182rushing touchdowns, career highat Colorado State, 2018Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Illinois State | 22 | 184 | 8.4 | 2 | 57 |
| 2019* | Illinois State | 13 | 16 | 1.2 | 0 | 18 |
| Career | 35 | 200 | 5.7 | 2 | 57 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Illinois State | 25 | RB | ||
| 2017 | Illinois State | 25 | RB | ||
| 2018 | Illinois State | 25 | RB | ||
| 2019 | Illinois State | 25 | RB | 5′10″ | 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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Illinois State (FCS) | 1 | -0.13 | – | – | -0.1 | – |
| 2018 | Illinois State (FCS) | 23 | 0.40 | – | – | 9.1 | 32% |
| 2019 | Illinois State (FCS) | 17 | -0.57 | – | – | -9.7 | – |
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
2019 Illinois State 1 game, 16 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Northern Illinois | L 10–24 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 10 |
No box score in the source for Sep 7 vs. Morehead State; Sep 14 at Eastern Illinois; Sep 21 vs. Northern Arizona; Oct 5 vs. North Dakota State; Oct 12 at Southern Illinois; Oct 19 at Western Illinois; Oct 26 vs. Indiana State; Nov 2 vs. Northern Iowa; Nov 9 at South Dakota State; Nov 16 vs. Missouri State; Nov 23 at Youngstown State; Nov 30 at Southeast Missouri State; Dec 7 at Central Arkansas; Dec 14 at North Dakota State, so those games are not listed.
2018 Illinois State 1 game, 184 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | at Colorado State | W 35–19 | 22 | 184 | 2 | 57 | 1 | 11 |
No box score in the source for Sep 1 vs. Saint Xavier; Sep 8 vs. Eastern Illinois; Sep 29 at Missouri State; Oct 6 vs. Western Illinois; Oct 13 vs. Southern Illinois; Oct 20 at North Dakota State; Oct 27 vs. South Dakota State; Nov 3 at Northern Iowa; Nov 10 at Indiana State; Nov 17 vs. Youngstown State, so those games are not listed.
2016 Illinois State 1 game, 1 catch, 4 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Northwestern | W 9–7 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 |
No box score in the source for Sep 3 vs. Valparaiso; Sep 17 vs. Eastern Illinois; Sep 24 at Indiana State; Oct 1 at North Dakota State; Oct 8 vs. Youngstown State; Oct 15 vs. Southern Illinois; Oct 22 at South Dakota; Oct 29 vs. South Dakota State; Nov 5 at Western Illinois; Nov 12 vs. Missouri State; Nov 26 at Central Arkansas, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2020 East–West Shrine Bowl (West team, lost 27–31).
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′9″ |
| Weight | 219 lb |
| Arm length | 29⅝″ |
| Hand size | 8¾″ |
| Wingspan | 72½″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.64 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.55 sW |
| Vertical jump | 40″ |
| Broad jump | 10′5″ |
| Bench press | 24 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.03 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.19 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
4 seasons, 40 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 14 | 240 | 1,070 | 7 | 49 | 344 |
| 2021 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 14 | 164 | 767 | 8 | 31 | 222 |
| 2022 | New York Jets | 11 | 110 | 425 | 3 | 11 | 51 |
| 2023 | Green Bay Packers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | −2 |
| NFL career | 40 | 515 | 2,264 | 18 | 92 | 615 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2026– | UFL | Louisville Kings |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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