Wide receiver for Rice. 2016: 16 catches, 232 receiving yards.
6′3″ · Rowlett, TX
The story
2016 wide receiver for Rice. 2016: 16 catches, 232 receiving yards.
Recruiting
WR recruit
No. 2599 nationally · Signed with Rice
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonJames Mayden
A 2-star signing who has since put three seasons on the field at Rice. The receipt: 61 rec yds, 5 receptions against Louisiana Tech — Week 9, 2016.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Rice, 584 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under David Bailiff.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under David Bailiff — 16-21 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec tds (6th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 27.7 | 20.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 37.2 | 11.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.0 | 29.5 | 15.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.7 | 38.0 | 14.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Abell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2016
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2016
W 65–44
27 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0
Dominant 21-point win at home against Prairie View A&M.
With T. Stehling — 407 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.3 · -2 rush yds (3 car) · S. Stewart — 116 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-46@ Western Kentucky | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-31@ Army | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-44@ Southern Miss | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-14vs UTSA | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wk 8 | W 65-44vs Prairie View A&M | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-61@ Louisiana Tech | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 0 | 19 | Season-high 61 yds |
| Wk 10 | L 25-42vs Florida Atlantic | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 34 | |
| Total | 16 | 232 | 15.0 | 0 | 34 |