James White at Wisconsin, 2013
Photo: Phil Roeder from Des Moines, IA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Wisconsin, 2010–⁠13

James White

Number
No. 20
Height
5′10″
Hometown
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Born
Feb 3, 1992, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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James White played running back at Wisconsin (2010–⁠13). The New England Patriots took White in round 4, No. 130 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,444
Rushing yards, 2013 (Wisconsin, 9–⁠4)
Drafted
No. 130
Round 4, 2014 NFL Draft (New England Patriots)

Career highs

205rushing yards, career highvs. Indiana, 20134rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Nebraska, 20126catches, career highvs. BYU, 2013

Honors

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2010, 2011 and 2012

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2010Wisconsin1561,0526.71466
2011Wisconsin1417135.1649
2012Wisconsin1258066.41269
2013Wisconsin2211,4446.51393
Career6434,0156.24593

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2010Wisconsin173290
2011Wisconsin143000
2012Wisconsin61140
2013Wisconsin170
Career387500

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2010Wisconsin11888.0026
2011Wisconsin1515010.0040
2012Wisconsin813216.5162
2013Wisconsin393007.7235
Career736709.2362

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010Wisconsin20RB
2011Wisconsin20RB
2012Wisconsin20RB
2013Wisconsin20RB5′10″

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013Wisconsin2400.1988th (n=226)0.0744.828%0.10

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2013 Wisconsin 13 games, 1,444 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.MassachusettsW 45–⁠011143151111
Sep 7vs.Tennessee TechW 48–⁠022109113331
Sep 14atArizona StateL 30–⁠321245019424
Sep 21vs.PurdueW 41–⁠1016145170349
Sep 28atOhio StateL 24–⁠31831117416
Oct 12vs.NorthwesternW 35–⁠619101124329
Oct 19atIllinoisW 56–⁠322098217329
Nov 2atIowaW 28–⁠919132259219
Nov 9vs.BYUW 27–⁠1723147225647
Nov 16vs.IndianaW 51–⁠32020519322
Nov 23atMinnesotaW 20–⁠72612514921
Nov 30vs.Penn StateL 24–⁠311356011434
Jan 1 ✦vs.South CarolinaL 24–⁠341210703228
2012 Wisconsin 14 games, 806 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Northern IowaW 26–⁠21947020––
Sep 8atOregon StateL 7–⁠1031109112
Sep 15vs.Utah StateW 16–⁠1431104217
Sep 22vs.UTEPW 37–⁠261565215114
Sep 29atNebraskaL 27–⁠301−500––
Oct 6vs.IllinoisW 31–⁠14642022162
Oct 13atPurdueW 38–⁠1416124128––
Oct 20vs.MinnesotaW 38–⁠1315175348––
Oct 27vs.Michigan StateL 13–⁠1671607––
Nov 10atIndianaW 62–⁠1414161269––
Nov 17vs.Ohio StateL 14–⁠21833012––
Nov 24atPenn StateL 21–⁠2471304––
Dec 1vs.NebraskaW 70–⁠3115109468122
Jan 1 ✦vs.StanfordL 14–⁠20640425
2011 Wisconsin 13 games, 713 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.UNLVW 51–⁠171164123140
Sep 10vs.Oregon StateW 35–⁠01753012––
Sep 17vs.Northern IllinoisW 49–⁠7891128335
Sep 24vs.South DakotaW 59–⁠10995149216
Oct 1vs.NebraskaW 48–⁠17112607217
Oct 15vs.IndianaW 59–⁠71387135––
Oct 22atMichigan StateL 31–⁠371142015112
Oct 29atOhio StateL 29–⁠335160716
Nov 5vs.PurdueW 62–⁠17175029423
Nov 12atMinnesotaW 42–⁠131487019––
Nov 19atIllinoisW 28–⁠171−100––
Nov 26vs.Penn StateW 45–⁠7167301311
Jan 2 ✦vs.OregonL 38–⁠4583008––
2010 Wisconsin 12 games, 1,052 rushing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4atUNLVW 41–⁠211159018337
Sep 11vs.San José StateW 27–⁠1462509––
Sep 18vs.Arizona StateW 20–⁠19640017––
Sep 25vs.Austin PeayW 70–⁠311145466112
Oct 2atMichigan StateL 24–⁠34109823416
Oct 9vs.MinnesotaW 41–⁠2319118224––
Oct 16vs.Ohio StateW 31–⁠18177511229
Oct 23atIowaW 31–⁠306100610
Nov 13vs.IndianaW 83–⁠2019144244––
Nov 20atMichiganW 48–⁠2823181261219
Nov 27vs.NorthwesternW 70–⁠232013412215
Jan 1 ✦vs.TCUL 19–⁠2182307––

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2014 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 10–⁠20).

DrillCombine 2014
Height5′9⅛″
Weight204 lb
Arm length29¼″
Hand size8¼″
Wingspan69⅝″W
40-yard dash4.57 s
10-yard split1.60 sW
Vertical jump32″
Broad jump9′6″
Bench press23 reps
3-cone drill7.05 s
20-yard shuttle4.20 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

8 seasons, 93 games with a stat; latest team: New England Patriots.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2014New England Patriots39380523
2015New England Patriots122256240410
2016New England Patriots1639166060551
2017New England Patriots1443171056429
2018New England Patriots1694425587751
2019New England Patriots1567263172645
2020New England Patriots1435121249375
2021New England Patriots3103811294
NFL career933191,278113813,278

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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