Matt James
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Receiver, Wake Forest, 2010–⁠14

Matt James

Number
No. 2
Height
6′5″
Hometown
Raleigh, NC
Born
Dec 5, 1991

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Matt James played receiver at Wake Forest (2010–⁠14).

Career highs

9catches, career highat Duke, 201487receiving yards, career highat Duke, 2014

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011Wake Forest3155.006
2012Wake Forest133.003
2013Wake Forest4399.8013
2014Wake Forest4040110.0036
Career484589.5036

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010Wake Forest2WR
2011Wake Forest2WR
2012Wake Forest2WR
2013Wake Forest2WR
2014Wake Forest2WR6′5″

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
2013Wake Forest40.84––3.4–
2014Wake Forest730.219th (n=496)0.5215.314%

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

2014 Wake Forest 8 games, 40 catches, 401 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 28atUL MonroeL 10–⁠17340022
Sep 6vs.Gardner-WebbW 23–⁠7560015
Sep 13atUtah StateL 24–⁠36353036
Sep 20vs.ArmyW 24–⁠21764023
Nov 6vs.ClemsonL 20–⁠34328012
Nov 15atNC StateL 13–⁠42440017
Nov 22vs.Virginia TechW 6–⁠3629012
Nov 29atDukeL 21–⁠41987017
2013 Wake Forest 2 games, 4 catches, 39 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 26atMiamiL 21–⁠24113013
Nov 2atSyracuseL 0–⁠13326013
2012 Wake Forest 1 game, 1 catch, 3 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 15atFlorida StateL 0–⁠521303
2011 Wake Forest 3 games, 3 catches, 15 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 10vs.NC StateW 34–⁠271505
Sep 17vs.Gardner-WebbW 48–⁠51606
Nov 26vs.VanderbiltL 7–⁠411404

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2015
Height6′4⅝″
Weight211 lb
Arm length33¾″
Hand size9⅜″
40-yard dash4.57 s
10-yard split1.58 s
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump10′8″
Bench press16 reps
3-cone drill6.71 s
20-yard shuttle4.44 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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