Receiver, Middle Tennessee, 2014–⁠17

Richie James

Number
No. 3
Height
5′9″
Weight
176 lb
Hometown
Sarasota, FL
Born
Sep 5, 1995

Richie James played receiver at Middle Tennessee (2014–⁠17). The San Francisco 49ers took James in round 7, No. 240 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,625
Receiving yards, 2016 (Middle Tennessee, 8–⁠5)
Best game
223 yards
Vs. Western Kentucky, week 7, 2016: No. 2 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 4
In FBS in receiving yards, 2016
Drafted
No. 240
Round 7, 2018 NFL Draft (San Francisco 49ers)

Career highs

207rushing yards, career highvs. Florida Atlantic, 20163rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Florida Atlantic, 201616catches, career highvs. Western Kentucky, 2016223receiving yards, career highvs. Western Kentucky, 20162receiving touchdowns, career highfive times; last at Florida International, 2016

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Middle Tennessee1081,34612.5869
2016Middle Tennessee1051,62515.51256
2017Middle Tennessee312909.4331
Career2443,26113.42369

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2015Middle Tennessee1180–––
2016Middle Tennessee2430171280
2017Middle Tennessee–––7370
Career3610241650

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Middle Tennessee1214612.2146
2016Middle Tennessee383398.9436
2017Middle Tennessee10575.7022
Career605429.0546

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Middle Tennessee3WR
2015Middle Tennessee3WR
2016Middle Tennessee3WR
2017Middle Tennessee3WR5′9″176

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
2015Middle Tennessee1510.6164th (n=465)0.5392.815%–
2016Middle Tennessee1870.7378th (n=489)0.52136.620%0.24
2017Middle Tennessee660.136th (n=507)0.528.720%–

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

2017 Middle Tennessee 5 games, 31 catches, 290 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.VanderbiltL 6–⁠281011213114
Sep 9atSyracuseW 30–⁠238961280
Sep 16atMinnesotaL 3–⁠341−20025
Oct 14atUABL 23–⁠2574702316
Oct 20vs.MarshallL 10–⁠385371132
2016 Middle Tennessee 13 games, 105 catches, 1,625 yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.Alabama A&MW 55–⁠0873122–
Sep 10atVanderbiltL 24–⁠4714183126–
Sep 17atBowling GreenW 41–⁠21682128–
Sep 24vs.Louisiana TechW 38–⁠34581036–
Oct 1atNorth TexasW 30–⁠138134041–
Oct 15vs.Western KentuckyL 43–⁠44162232386
Oct 22atMissouriW 51–⁠4551291565
Oct 29atFlorida InternationalW 42–⁠356127252–
Nov 5vs.UTSAL 25–⁠455100153–
Nov 12atMarshallL 17–⁠421212204821
Nov 19atCharlotteW 38–⁠3188914561
Nov 26vs.Florida AtlanticW 77–⁠564120149207
Dec 24 ✦vs.Hawai’iL 35–⁠52816215139
2015 Middle Tennessee 13 games, 108 catches, 1,346 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5vs.Jackson StateW 70–⁠1467801912
Sep 12atAlabamaL 10–⁠371095021–
Sep 19vs.CharlotteW 73–⁠14638015–
Sep 26atIllinoisL 25–⁠2712141163–
Oct 3vs.VanderbiltL 13–⁠17895024–
Oct 10atWestern KentuckyL 28–⁠5871412340
Oct 17vs.Florida InternationalW 42–⁠346104042–
Oct 24atLouisiana TechL 16–⁠451073019–
Nov 7vs.MarshallW 27–⁠2487412443
Nov 14atFlorida AtlanticW 24–⁠17919826920
Nov 21vs.North TexasW 41–⁠71198023–
Nov 28atUTSAW 42–⁠778503710
Dec 24 ✦vs.Western MichiganL 31–⁠45812624461

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2018
Height5′10⅛″
Weight183 lb
Arm length31¼″
Hand size9″
40-yard dash4.48 s
10-yard split1.56 sW
Vertical jump35½″
Broad jump10′2″
Bench press6 reps
3-cone drill6.87 s
20-yard shuttle4.16 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

5 seasons, 63 games with a stat; latest team: Kansas City Chiefs.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2018San Francisco 49ers1291301
2019San Francisco 49ers1661651
2020San Francisco 49ers10233941
2022New York Giants16575694
2023Kansas City Chiefs9101140
NFL career631051,3727

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

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