Running back, Buffalo, 2005–09
James Starks
- Number
- No. 19
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 217 lb
- Hometown
- Niagara Falls, NY
- Born
- Feb 25, 1986
James Starks played running back at Buffalo (2005–09). The Green Bay Packers took Starks in round 6, No. 193 overall in the 2010 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
231rushing yards, best game on filevs. Toledo, 20073rushing touchdowns, best game on filefour times; last at Akron, 200813catches, best game on fileat Akron, 200897receiving yards, best game on fileat Central Michigan, 2008Team titles: MAC champions, 2008
Rushing
Receiving
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
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.
Game by game
2008 Buffalo 12 games, 1,333 rushing yards, 16 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. UTEP | W 42–17 | 31 | 179 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Pittsburgh | L 16–27 | 20 | 97 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Temple | W 30–28 | 8 | 20 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 27 | at Central Michigan | L 25–27 | 22 | 94 | 1 | 5 | 97 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Western Michigan | L 28–34 | 28 | 125 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Ohio | W 32–19 | 30 | 185 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 37–17 | 26 | 177 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Akron | W 43–40 | 37 | 151 | 3 | 13 | 90 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | at Bowling Green | W 40–34 | 14 | 62 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. Kent State | L 21–24 | 24 | 136 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs. Ball State | W 42–24 | 19 | 82 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 0 |
| Jan 3 ✦ | vs. UConn | L 20–38 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 0 |
2007 Buffalo 12 games, 1,103 rushing yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Rutgers | L 3–38 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | atTemple | W 42–7 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 83 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | at Penn State | L 24–45 | 18 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Baylor | L 21–34 | 14 | 62 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | atBall State | L 14–49 | 19 | 47 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Ohio | W 31–10 | 36 | 183 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Toledo | W 43–33 | 34 | 231 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Syracuse | L 12–20 | 20 | 62 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs.Akron | W 26–10 | 24 | 91 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 3 | atMiami (OH) | L 28–31 | 19 | 148 | 1 | 9 | 40 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Bowling Green | L 17–31 | 21 | 137 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atKent State | W 30–23 | 18 | 54 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
2006 Buffalo 12 games, 704 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs.Temple | W 9–3 | 14 | 86 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | atBowling Green | L 40–48 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Northern Illinois | L 13–31 | 15 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Auburn | L 7–38 | 20 | 66 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Ball State | L 25–55 | 19 | 65 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Miami (OH) | L 31–38 | 19 | 113 | 1 | 5 | 68 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atOhio | L 7–42 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 55 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Boston College | L 0–41 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Kent State | W 41–14 | 24 | 162 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atAkron | L 16–31 | 23 | 77 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 18 | at Wisconsin | L 3–35 | 15 | 31 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 24 | vs.Central Michigan | L 28–55 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2010 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅛″ |
| Weight | 218 lb |
| Arm length | 33¾″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.50 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.61 sW |
| Vertical jump | 36″ |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ |
| Bench press | 15 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.89 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.23 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 74 games with a stat; latest team: Green Bay Packers.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Green Bay Packers | 3 | 29 | 101 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2011 | Green Bay Packers | 13 | 133 | 578 | 1 | 29 | 216 |
| 2012 | Green Bay Packers | 6 | 71 | 255 | 1 | 4 | 31 |
| 2013 | Green Bay Packers | 13 | 89 | 493 | 3 | 10 | 89 |
| 2014 | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 85 | 333 | 2 | 18 | 140 |
| 2015 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 148 | 601 | 2 | 43 | 392 |
| 2016 | Green Bay Packers | 9 | 63 | 145 | 0 | 19 | 134 |
| NFL career | 74 | 618 | 2,506 | 9 | 125 | 1,017 | |
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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