Junior running back for Indiana. 2020: 96 rushing yards, 1 catch.
6′1″ · 220 lb · Avon, IN
Recruiting
RB recruit
No. 182 nationally · Signed with Indiana
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for Indiana. 2020: 96 rushing yards, 1 catch.
Sampson James
Second year in the Indiana backfield, same address the whole way. The receipt: 33 rush yds against Rutgers — Week 9, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Indiana, 371 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Tom Allen — 14-7 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: carries (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 9.7 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 16.2 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+7g | 13.4 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Curt Cignetti
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2020
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2020
W 14–6
at Wisconsin
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
With H. Whitehead — 40 AVG · 4 IN 20 · 51 LONG · J. Tuttle — 130 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 11 rush yds (6 car)
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | W 36-35vs Penn State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 9 | W 37-21@ Rutgers | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 0 | 16 | Season-high 33 yds |
| Wk 10 | W 38-21vs Michigan | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-0@ Michigan State | 10 | 22 | 2.2 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 12 | L 35-42@ Ohio State | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-11vs Maryland | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 14 | W 14-6@ Wisconsin | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 29 | 94 | 3.5 | 0 | 16 |