Senior wide receiver for Hawai'i. 2022: 17 catches, 148 receiving yards.
5′9″ · 160 lb · Menifee, CA
The story
4 wide receiver for Hawai'i. 2022: 17 catches, 148 receiving yards.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearJames Phillips
Moves the chains on third down. James Phillips has been at Hawai'i through three head coaches in four seasons. The receipt: 40 rec yds, 3 receptions against New Mexico State — Week 4, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Hawai'i, 232 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Nick Rolovich, Todd Graham, and Timmy Chang. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: long catch (5th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.7 | 25.0 | 10.7 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 36.5 | 12.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.4 | 29.6 | 11.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Timmy Chang
Pass share
63.7%
142 pass / 81 run
Plays / game
74.3
3 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
155 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy.
Player standing · 2022
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2022
W 24–14
vs Duquesne
1 rec · 20 yds
With M. Shipley — 29 LONG · 50 PCT · 6 PTS · J. Perdue — 35 AVG · 58 LONG · 2 NO
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-63vs Vanderbilt | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 1 | L 17-49vs Western Kentucky | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-56@ Michigan | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-14vs Duquesne | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 4 | L 26-45@ New Mexico State | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 24 | Season-high 40 yds |
| Total | 17 | 148 | 11.3 | 0 | 24 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Isaac Ross’s 2022 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Lincoln Victor's senior season at Washington State (2022).
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Player DNA