Running back, Oregon, 2022–⁠24

Jordan James

Number
No. 20
Height
5′10″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2024)
Junior
Hometown
Nashville, TN
Born
Mar 29, 2004

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Jordan James played running back at Oregon (2022–⁠24). The San Francisco 49ers took James in round 5, No. 147 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,267
Rushing yards, 2024 (Oregon, 13–⁠1)
Drafted
No. 147
Round 5, 2025 NFL Draft (San Francisco 49ers)

Career highs

166rushing yards, career highvs. Michigan State, 20243rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Portland State, 2023

Honors

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Oregon461894.1524
2023Oregon1077597.11137
2024Oregon2331,2675.41541
Career3862,2155.73141

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Oregon166.006
2023Oregon151328.8130
2024Oregon262098.0026
Career423478.3130

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Oregon20RBFr.
2023Oregon20RBSo.
2024Oregon20RBJr.5′10″205

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
2022Oregon450.29––13.07%0.24
2023Oregon1230.4697th (n=450)0.1755.913%0.36
2024Oregon2590.3491st (n=434)0.1687.827%0.39

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

2024 Oregon 14 games, 1,267 rushing yards, 15 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.IdahoW 24–⁠141595116440
Sep 7vs.Boise StateW 37–⁠341710201202
Sep 14atOregon StateW 49–⁠14128621420
Sep 28atUCLAW 34–⁠1320103116215
Oct 4vs.Michigan StateW 31–⁠102416614114
Oct 12vs.Ohio StateW 32–⁠312311512516
Oct 18atPurdueW 35–⁠0105021016
Oct 26vs.IllinoisW 38–⁠91583012217
Nov 2atMichiganW 38–⁠1723117122––
Nov 9vs.MarylandW 39–⁠18729110227
Nov 16atWisconsinW 16–⁠1325121114225
Nov 30vs.WashingtonW 49–⁠211599216440
Dec 7vs.Penn StateW 45–⁠372087212320
Jan 1 ✦vs.Ohio StateL 21–⁠4171401127
2023 Oregon 14 games, 759 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Portland StateW 81–⁠7108633615
Sep 9atTexas TechW 38–⁠304805214
Sep 16vs.Hawai’iW 55–⁠10761222––
Sep 23vs.ColoradoW 42–⁠675412315
Sep 30atStanfordW 42–⁠6688137––
Oct 14atWashingtonL 33–⁠3611631103−3
Oct 21vs.Washington StateW 38–⁠2413103037––
Oct 28atUtahW 35–⁠6538013222
Nov 4vs.CaliforniaW 63–⁠19744116230
Nov 11vs.USCW 36–⁠2772509113
Nov 18atArizona StateW 49–⁠13948015––
Nov 24vs.Oregon StateW 31–⁠774311417
Dec 1vs.WashingtonL 31–⁠34535117130
Jan 1 ✦vs.LibertyW 45–⁠696301719
2022 Oregon 9 games, 189 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.GeorgiaL 3–⁠4971505––
Sep 17vs.BYUW 41–⁠2063301116
Sep 24atWashington StateW 44–⁠413011––
Oct 1vs.StanfordW 45–⁠273916––
Oct 8atArizonaW 49–⁠221069124––
Oct 22vs.UCLAW 45–⁠303714––
Oct 29atCaliforniaW 42–⁠242303––
Nov 26atOregon StateL 34–⁠38926113––
Dec 28 ✦vs.North CarolinaW 28–⁠27327013––

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2025Combine or pro day 2025
Height5′9½″
Weight205 lb
Arm length29¾″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan73¾″
40-yard dash4.55 s
10-yard split1.62 s
Vertical jump32″W
Broad jump9′9″
Bench press20 repsW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 2 games with a stat; latest team: San Francisco 49ers.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2026 (so far)San Francisco 49ers2415000

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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