Maurki James

Sophomore running back for Old Dominion. 2025: 224 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 6 catches.

RB · Old Dominion · So. · #5

6′1″ · 210 lb · Lincoln, DE · Cape Henlopen

CFB Index 35 · #277 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to Old Dominion for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 6 pm ETvs East CarolinaS.B. Ballard StadiumOld Dominion by 3

How he plays

Does a little of everything without one standout trait.

TD rate: 65th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

224

rushing yards · 2025

2 TD · 4 per carry · 6 catches

Best game: 83 rush yds, 1 TD, at Marshall

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2 running back for Old Dominion. 2025: 224 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 6 catches.

Signed with Old Dominion in 2024.

His career, year by year

Maurki James

RB · Old Dominion · So · #5

Does a little of everything without one standout trait. One game to point at: 83 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Marshall — Week 7, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Old Dominion10-3HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

35Below cohort / limited sample #277 of 326?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: yards / carry (16th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#157 / 456 · 65th pct

3.6%

Success rate#251 / 456 · 45th pct

42.9%

Explosive rate#269 / 456 · 41st pct

5.4%

EPA / carry#301 / 456 · 34th pct

0.04

Yards / carry#385 / 456 · 16th pct

4.0

Box-score rates (8)

Fumbles lost#55 / 201 · 49th pct

Long run#247 / 349 · 29th pct

Rush TDs#236 / 349 · 26th pct

Receptions#253 / 338 · 23rd pct

Rec yards#262 / 338 · 22nd pct

Carries#292 / 349 · 16th pct

Yards / carry#292 / 349 · 15th pct

4.0

Rush yards#318 / 349 · 9th pct

224

Season trend

EPA / carry— first qualifying season

Success rate— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Yards / carry— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home5g	12.0	3.4	0.0
Road5g	32.8	3.2	0.4

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	31.8	4.2	0.3
Weeks 8+4g	8.2	1.4	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ricky Rahne

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

35 · #277 of 326 RBs

Unranked recruit. Now #277 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Sun Belt

Based on 2025: #31 of 36 Sun Belt RBs

How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Old Dominion	56	224	4.0	2	--
Career		56	224	4.0	2	--

Season	Team
2025	Old Dominion	6	39	6.5	0	--
Career		6	39	6.5	0	--

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 7 · Marshall · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.25Maurki James run for 30 yds to the MRSH 34 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Virginia Tech · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.51Maurki James run for 10 yds for a TD (Riley Callaghan KICK)
Week 8 · James Madison · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA +2.31Maurki James run for 15 yds to the JMU 48 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · Coastal Carolina · 3&1 · Q4 · EPA +2.09Maurki James run for 14 yds to the ODU 48 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Marshall · 2&1 · Q4 · EPA +1.90Maurki James 1 Yd Run (Riley Callaghan Kick)
Week 6 · Coastal Carolina · 3&5 · Q2 · EPA +1.80Maurki James run for 6 yds to the ODU 40 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Virginia Tech · 3&6 · Q2 · EPA -1.48Maurki James run for a loss of 2 yards to the VT 39
Week 10 · UL Monroe · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA -1.45(04:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 M.James rush right for 2 yards loss to the ULM48 (#10 K.Holmes)
Week 9 · App State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.38No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Joseph pass complete short to #5 M.James caught at ODU44, for 9 yards to the ODU44, out of bounds at ODU44
Week 9 · App State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.25No Huddle-Shotgun #1 C.Joseph pass complete short middle to #5 M.James caught at ODU25, for 17 yards to the ODU35 (#7 J.Favors), 1ST DOWN

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 14-27@ Indiana	10	32	3.2	0	9
Wk 2	W 54-6vs North Carolina Central	6	21	3.5	0	5
Wk 3	W 45-26@ Virginia Tech	7	26	3.7	1	10
Wk 5	W 21-7vs Liberty	1	3	3.0	0	3
Wk 6	W 47-7vs Coastal Carolina	5	26	5.2	0	14
Wk 7	L 24-48@ Marshall	12	83	6.9	1	30	Season-high 83 yds
Wk 8	L 27-63@ James Madison	8	25	3.1	0	15
Wk 9	W 24-21vs App State	5	10	2.0	0	8
Wk 10	W 31-6@ UL Monroe	2	-2	-1.0	0	0
Wk 12	W 33-0vs Troy	—	—	—	—	—
Total		56	224	3.3	2	30