#18

James Bostic

WR · Ohio · Sr. · #18

Los Angeles — drafted 1994, Rd 3, Pick 18, #83 overall
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James Bostic

WR · Ohio · Sr · #18

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
R3 · #83
Los Angeles · 1994

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Los AngelesEntering 33rd NFL season

#83Rd 3 · Pick 18
Los AngelesEntering 33rd NFL season

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Ohio2-10HC: Clark Lea · Balanced
2022Ohio10-4HC: Tim Albin · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Ohio3360718.41--
2021Vanderbilt5346.80--
Career3864116.91--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2022

W 59–52

vs Fordham

3 rec · 90 yds

Edged out Fordham at home in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Beats you over the top.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Deep Threat

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

WR

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Joseph Ngata’s 2021 season.

Joseph Ngata

80%match

Clemson · 2021

#2

Kaleb Smith

Virginia Tech · 2022

77%
#3

Justin Shorter

Florida · 2022

NFL Rd 5
71%
#4

Jonathan Mingo

Ole Miss · 2022

All-SECNFL Rd 2 · Pk 8
67%
#5

Jeremiah Hunter

California · 2021

66%

Matches Joseph on

TD rate
Yards / reception
EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Joseph on

Weight (higher)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Cornell Powell’s path through Clemson.

Cornell Powell

98%match

Clemson · 2020

NFL Rd 5
#2

Dez Fitzpatrick

Louisville · 2020

NFL Rd 4
88%
#3

Sawyer Racanelli

Wake Forest · 2025

86%
#4

Dontayvion Wicks

Virginia · 2022

NFL Rd 5
86%
#5

Nic Anderson

LSU · 2025

84%

Matches Cornell on

Yards per reception

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kaleb Smith's junior season at Virginia Tech (2022).

Kaleb Smith

79%match

Virginia Tech · 2022

#2

Ketron Jackson

Baylor · 2023

78%
#3

Jeremiah Ballard

UTEP · 2023

77%
#4

Justin Shorter

Florida · 2022

NFL Rd 5
76%
#5

Bryson Green

Wisconsin · 2023

74%

Matches Kaleb on

EPA / play (adj)
Reception volume
Weight

Differs from Kaleb on

TD rate (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like James Bostic

#1

Sawyer Racanelli

Wake Forest · 2025

86%
#2

Dontayvion Wicks

Virginia · 2021

86%
#3

Nic Anderson

Oklahoma · 2023

84%

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2022
34.02021
6072022

+1685%

Up 1685% from first season to most-recent.