James Proche

Former wide receiver at SMU. 2019: 111 catches, 1,225 receiving yards, 15 TD.

WR · SMU · Sr. · #3

6′0″ · 193 lb · Dallas, TX

Baltimore — drafted 2020, Rd 6, Pick 22, #201 overall

The story

Former wide receiver at SMU. 2019: 111 catches, 1,225 receiving yards, 15 TD.

Drafted round 6 by the Baltimore in 2020.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at SMU, 3,949 receiving yards — drafted at #201 overall by Baltimore.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 183 yds at Tulsa.Tulsa · L 24-272018

2020

Drafted by Baltimoreround 6, pick 201

Career arc

Recruit

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CFB

College

SMU

2016–2019

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #201

Baltimore · 2020

Coaching lineage · 2016–2019

2 coaches

2016–2017

Chad Morris

SMU

2018–2019

Sonny Dykes

SMU

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Chad Morris → Sonny Dykes. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

BaltimoreEntering 7th NFL season

#201Rd 6 · Pick 22

BaltimoreEntering 7th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2019 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2016SMU5-7HC: Chad Morris · Balanced, fast tempo

2017SMU7-6HC: Chad Morris · Balanced

2018SMU5-7HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced

2019SMU10-3HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (100th percentile). Strength: rec tds (99th percentile). Concern: yards / catch (25th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#1 / 556 · 100th pct

111

Rec TDs#4 / 556 · 99th pct

Rec yards#13 / 556 · 98th pct

1225

Fumbles lost#1 / 223 · 82nd pct

Long catch#244 / 556 · 55th pct

Rush yards#136 / 283 · 52nd pct

Rush TDs#60 / 283 · 40th pct

Yards / catch#414 / 556 · 25th pct

11.0

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	8.5	103	12.0	1.3
Road7g	8.6	86.6	10.2	1.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	7.7	87.9	11.5	1.1
Weeks 8+6g	9.5	102	10.5	1.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Rhett Lashlee

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2019	SMU	111	1,225	11.0	15	--
2018	SMU	93	1,199	12.9	12	--
2017	SMU	40	816	20.4	6	--
2016	SMU	57	709	12.4	6	--
Career		301	3,949	13.1	39	--

Season	Team
2019	SMU	4	18	16	164	--
2018	SMU	2	17	276	165	--
2017	SMU	--	--	50	6	--
2016	SMU	4	15	273	47	--
Career		10	50	615	382	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2019

W 37–20

vs Tulane

7 rec · 71 yds · 1 TD

With J. Sackville — 40 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 48 LONG · S. Buechele — 180 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · 20 rush yds (8 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 37-30@ Arkansas State	7	66	9.4	0	18
Wk 2	W 49-27vs North Texas	7	115	16.4	1	33
Wk 3	W 47-17vs Texas State	3	33	11.0	1	26
Wk 4	W 41-38@ TCU	10	66	6.6	1	11
Wk 5	W 48-21@ South Florida	7	96	13.7	2	39	2 TD catches
Wk 6	W 43-37vs Tulsa	11	153	13.9	2	30	2 TD catches
Wk 8	W 45-21vs Temple	9	80	8.9	1	18
Wk 9	W 34-31@ Houston	7	83	11.9	1	52
Wk 10	L 48-54@ Memphis	13	149	11.5	1	49	149-yard receiving day
Wk 11	W 59-51vs East Carolina	14	167	11.9	2	51	Season-high 167 yds
Wk 13	L 28-35@ Navy	7	60	8.6	1	14
Wk 14	W 37-20vs Tulane	7	71	10.1	1	26
Bowl	L 28-52@ Florida Atlantic	9	86	9.6	1	22
Total		111	1225	11.0	15	52

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology