Craig James
Jesse Craig James
Born: January 2, 1961
Jacksonville, TX USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 215
College: SMU
High School: Stratford (Houston, TX)
Career: 1983-1988
Drafted: 1983 in Round 7, #187 overall by the New England Patriots
Craig James played from 1983 to 1988 during his career with the New England Patriots and Washington Federals. James ran for 3,353 yards in his career on 803 attempts, scoring 15 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 122 passes for 1,174 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 16 | 8.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 139.6 |
| 1986 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 10 | 2.5 | 1 | 25.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 10 | 39.6 |
| NFL | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 26 | 4.3 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 11 | ||
| Totals | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 26 | 4.3 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 11 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | USFL Washington Federals | 202 | 823 | 4.1 | 24 | 4 |
| 1984 | NFL New England Patriots | 160 | 790 | 4.9 | 73 | 1 |
| 1984 | USFL Washington Federals | 16 | 61 | 3.8 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL New England Patriots | 263 | 1227 | 4.7 | 65 | 5 |
| 1986 | NFL New England Patriots | 154 | 427 | 2.8 | 16 | 4 |
| 1987 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 8 | 1 |
| USFL | 218 | 884 | 4.1 | 24 | 4 | |
| NFL | 585 | 2469 | 4.2 | 73 | 11 | |
| Totals | 803 | 3353 | 4.2 | 73 | 15 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | USFL Washington Federals | 40 | 342 | 8.6 | 52t | 2 |
| 1984 | NFL New England Patriots | 22 | 159 | 7.2 | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | USFL Washington Federals | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL New England Patriots | 27 | 360 | 13.3 | 90 | 2 |
| 1986 | NFL New England Patriots | 18 | 129 | 7.2 | 17 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL New England Patriots | 14 | 171 | 12.2 | 32 | 0 |
| USFL | 41 | 355 | 8.7 | 52 | 2 | |
| NFL | 81 | 819 | 10.1 | 90 | 2 | |
| Totals | 122 | 1174 | 9.6 | 90 | 4 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL New England Patriots | 8 | 4 | -7 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL New England Patriots | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 17 | 5 | -7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1983 | USFL Washington Federals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1984 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1985 | NFL New England Patriots | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| 1986 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1988 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| USFL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
| NFL | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |
| Totals | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | USFL | Washington Federals | 14 | 14 |
| 1984 | NFL | New England Patriots | 15 | 7 |
| 1984 | USFL | Washington Federals | 2 | |
| 1985 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 14 |
| 1986 | NFL | New England Patriots | 13 | 12 |
| 1987 | NFL | New England Patriots | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL | New England Patriots | 6 | 0 |
