#7

D.Q. James

RB · Wyoming · So. · #7

Wyoming 2023 alumnus
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D.Q. James

RB · Wyoming · So · #7

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1767 national
CFB
College
Wyoming
2022–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Wyoming7-6HC: Craig Bohl · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2023Wyoming9-4HC: Craig Bohl · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Wyoming351063.00--
2022Wyoming403468.70--
Career754526.00--
SeasonTeam
2023Wyoming2147.00--
2022Wyoming5448.80--
Career7588.30--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023

W 35–33

vs Texas Tech

35 rush yds (9 car)

Edged out Texas Tech at home in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Hits the crease and outruns the angle.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Speed Merchant

Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.

RB

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Tylan Hines’s 2022 season.

Tylan Hines

17%match

Hawai'i · 2022

#2

Courtney Reese

UNLV · 2022

17%
#3

Carlinos Acie

Navy · 2021

5%
#4

Ryan Montgomery

Cincinnati · 2021

0%
#5

Johnny Richardson

UCF · 2021

0%

Differs from Tylan on

Yards / carry (higher)
Class year (lower)
EPA / carry (adj) (higher)
Based on 10 features · 2 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Brian Battie’s path through Auburn.

Brian Battie

91%match

Auburn · 2023

1st-team All-American
#2

Jayden Brown

UConn · 2025

79%
#3

Jermar Jefferson

Oregon State · 2020

NFL Rd 7
78%
#4

Tylan Hines

Hawai'i · 2024

77%
#5

Keaton Mitchell

East Carolina · 2022

All-AAC
76%

Matches Brian on

Height
Recruiting rating
Yards per carry
20222023
Career-aggregate opponent-adjusted stats · physical traits

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Daniel Bray's freshman season at Utah (2025).

Daniel Bray

50%match

Utah · 2025

#2

Tylan Hines

Hawai'i · 2022

47%
#3

DeAndre Hughes

Air Force · 2021

41%
#4

Trequan Jones

Old Dominion · 2025

22%
#5

Jaylen Jenkins

Washington State · 2022

19%

Differs from Daniel on

Height (lower)
EPA / carry (adj) (higher)
Total rush EPA (college ability) (higher)
Opponent-adjusted stats · freshman cohort across all seasons

Player DNA

Players who play like D.Q. James

#1

Brian Battie

South Florida · 2021

91%

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2022–2023
3462022
1062023

-69%

Sharp dropoff (-69%) — career inflection point.