Running back, Texas, 2025–⁠26

James Simon

Number
No. 31
Height
5′11″
Weight
208 lb
Class (2026)
Freshman
Hometown
Shreveport, LA

James Simon plays running back for Texas.

2026 so far

19 rushing yards, 1 TD

Last game: vs. UTSA, W 30–⁠6

Next game: vs. Ole Miss, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 19TXST
  2. 0UTSA

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Texas291224.2016
2026Texas4194.8111
Career331414.3116

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Texas31RBYr 1
2026Texas31RBFr. (Yr 2)5′11″208

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
2025Texas28-0.12––-3.214%
2026Texas40.63––2.5–

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Texas40%3.001.200.4016%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Texas 2 games, 19 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.Texas StateW 59–⁠7319111––
Sep 19vs.UTSAW 30–⁠61000––
2025 Texas 3 games, 122 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 13vs.UTEPW 27–⁠10176701318
Sep 20vs.Sam HoustonW 55–⁠09500161−6
Oct 11vs.OklahomaW 23–⁠635051−1

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

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