Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-0vs Northern Illinois | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 16-13vs Iowa State | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | Season-high 3 yds |
| Total | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
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Evan James
Sophomore wide receiver for Iowa. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 170 lb · Apopka, FL · Leesburg
Returning to Iowa for 2026
The numbers
3
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 3 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 3 yds, vs Iowa State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 wide receiver for Iowa. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Furman in 2025.
Buzz vs Tape
Country hotter than the fans
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 27.9 points in belief.
20.7own fans
48.6national conversation
Evan James
The receipt on tape: 3 rec yds, 1 receptions against Iowa State, Week 2, 2026.
3 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Furman3-star out of Leesburg
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Iowa
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Iowa2-0HC: Kirk Ferentz · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 0.5 REC/g, 1.5 YDS/g, 3.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 16–13
vs Iowa State
1 rec · 3 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
With B. Everitt — 44 AVG · 4 IN 20 · 51 LONG · H. Brown — 191 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 34.2 · 22 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Iowa
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Iowa
Returning around him
- 34% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 7 Iowa players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +7 net (15 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #44 · 2026 recruiting class #26
The receiver room · Iowa
- #2Reece Vander Zee219 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Dayton Howard91 receiving yards · 2025
- #1KJ Parker18 receiving yards · 2025
- #17Alex Eichmann2 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Evan James2 games · 2026
9 more on the roster · Iowa team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology