Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 7 | L 13-61@ UTSA | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | Season-high 20 yds |
| Wk 10 | L 14-38vs Memphis | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 14 | L 3-52@ South Florida | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 20 |
#86
James Falk
Junior tight end for Rice. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′6″ · 250 lb · Springfield, PA · The Haverford School
Returning to Rice for 2026
The numbers
30
receiving yards · 2025
3 catches · 10 per catch
3 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 20 yds, at UTSA
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 tight end for Rice. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Rice in 2023.
James Falk
One game to point at: 20 rec yds, 1 receptions against UTSA — Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Rice3-star out of The Haverford School
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Rice
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Rice5-8HC: Scott Abell · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (6)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 1.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Abell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rice | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Rice
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Rice
Returning around him
- 39% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -2 net (20 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Rice · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #100 · 2026 recruiting class #104
Background
Honors at Rice American Conference All-Academic 2024, 2025, 2026 2025 Saw action in all 13 games and on a career-high 310 plays on offense and 1-4 on special teams while making the first three starts of his career… Made his starting debut vs. Florida Atlantic and also started against North Texas...
The tight end room · Rice
- #86James Falk30 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Preston Zinter2 games · 2025
- #17Jake Rendano box-score line yet
- #25Rhys Phillipsno box-score line yet
- #82Colten Coleno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · Rice team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology