Evan James
Iowa Hawkeyes
87
Great

Evan James

Iowa HawkeyesContender
WR-SLOffenseGreatTRANSFER · Furman
Projected Starter

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Evan James is the projected starter at WR-SL for Iowa Hawkeyes.

Sophomore · #8 · 5'10", 170 lbs

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Depth at WR-SL · Iowa Hawkeyes

  1. 1887Evan JamesStarter
  2. 2167KJ Parker

Iowa Starting Lineup

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Top wide receivers in the Big Ten

Jeremiah SmithOhio State · WR-XTanook HinesUSC · WR-XNick MarshIndiana · WR-X

Up next for Iowa

Iowa plays Northwestern away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 07:30 PM ET.

The Story

Focal Point of the Offense

A 3-star recruit out of Leesburg, ranked #1,738 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 65 catches, 796 yards, 7 TD. That's 43% of the team's production at his spot and 87th-percentile production nationally — good for a 87 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,738 NatlTeam Share43%Percentile87th
Apopka, FL
Jersey
#8
Class
SO/TR
Height
5'10"
Weight
170 lbs
Transfer
Furman

Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
—657967

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8500
National Rank
#1738
High School
Leesburg
Hometown
Leesburg, FL

Why this rating?

On a 81-rated offense; 87th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.60 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 87.

Team offense (SP+)
81
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 87% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 49% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31WWISYDS 0
CAR
1
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 30-0

Oct 10WWASHYDS 6
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
6
AVG
6.0
TD
0

Final W 41-24

Sep 26WMICHYDS 14
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
14
AVG
7.0
TD
0

Final W 20-19

Sep 19WUNIYDS 35
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
3
YDS
35
AVG
11.7
TD
0

Final W 55-0

Sep 12WISUYDS 3
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
3
AVG
3.0
TD
0

Final W 16-13

Evan James's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

65 rec · 796 yds · 7 TD
Usage / Involvement91%
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