Former wide receiver at Middle Tennessee. 2017: 31 catches, 290 receiving yards, 3 TD.
5′9″ · 176 lb · Sarasota, FL
Recruiting
ATH recruit
No. 1457 nationally · Signed with Middle Tennessee
Statement game16 rec · 223 yds · 2 TDvs Western Kentucky (FBS) · L 43-44
Top 0.1% catches game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former wide receiver at Middle Tennessee. 2017: 31 catches, 290 receiving yards, 3 TD.
Richie James
Third year in the Middle Tennessee receiving corps, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 112 rec yds, 14 rush yds against Vanderbilt, Week 1, 2017.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Middle Tennessee, 3,261 receiving yards — drafted at #240 overall by San Francisco.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Rick Stockstill.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
San FranciscoEntering 9th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Rick Stockstill — 22-17 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: fumbles lost (86th percentile). Strength: rush yards (80th percentile). Concern: yards / catch (10th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 7.5 | 74.5 | 9.3 | 1.0 |
| Road3g | 5.3 | 47.0 | 5.6 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 6.5 | 63.2 | 7.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 5.0 | 37.0 | 7.4 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2017
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Middle Tennessee | 31 | 290 | 9.4 | 3 | -- |
| 2016 | Middle Tennessee | 105 | 1,625 | 15.5 | 12 | -- |
| 2015 | Middle Tennessee | 108 | 1,346 | 12.5 | 8 | -- |
| Career | 244 | 3,261 | 13.4 | 23 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 57 | -- | 37 | -- |
| 2016 | Middle Tennessee | 38 | 339 | 43 | 128 | -- |
| 2015 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 146 | 18 | -- | -- |
| Career | 60 | 542 | 61 | 165 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2017
W 30–23
at Syracuse
8 rec · 96 yds · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.
With B. Stockstill — 269 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 56.7 · 41 rush yds (11 car) · M. Bonadies — 39 AVG · 44 LONG · 5 NO
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 6-28vs Vanderbilt | 10 | 112 | 11.2 | 1 | 31 | Season-high 112 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 30-23@ Syracuse | 8 | 96 | 12.0 | 1 | 28 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-34@ Minnesota | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-25@ UAB | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-38vs Marshall | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 1 | 13 | |
| Total | 31 | 290 | 7.1 | 3 | 31 |