Richie James: WR · Middle Tennessee · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Richie James
Moves the chains on third down. Third year in the Middle Tennessee receiving corps. On tape: 112 receiving yards and 14 rushing yards against Vanderbilt, Week 1, 2017.
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Middle Tennessee | 31 | 290 | 9.4 | 3 | 31 |
| 2016 | Middle Tennessee | 105 | 1,625 | 15.5 | 12 | 56 |
| 2015 | Middle Tennessee | 108 | 1,346 | 12.5 | 8 | 69 |
| Career | 244 | 3,261 | 13.4 | 23 | 69 |
| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 5 games
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| 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 | 9.4 | 3 | 31 |
Week 1 · 2017
L 6-28
vs Vanderbilt
10 rec · 112 yds · 1 TD · 14 rush yds (2 car)
With M. Bonadies — 40.5 yards per punt · 6 punts · 52 long · B. Stockstill — 166 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 10.4
The plays that mattered most
3 seasons under Rick Stockstill — 22-17 over that span.
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
Rick Stockstill
Pass share
52.7%
473 pass / 424 run
Plays / game
69.0
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
511 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
More catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Middle Tennessee, 3,261 receiving yards — drafted at #240 overall by the San Francisco 49ers.
A stat line in 31 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under Rick Stockstill.
Next stop · NFL
San Francisco 49ersEntering 9th NFL season
San Francisco 49ersEntering 9th NFL season
