CRAIG JAMESJames, Jesse CraigHeight: 6-0 Weight: 215 Born: January 2, 1961 Jacksonville, TX High School: Stratford (Houston, TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Southern Methodist | Lettered |
| 1980 | Southern Methodist | Lettered |
| 1981 | Southern Methodist | Lettered |
| 1982 | Southern Methodist | Lettered |
| Draft: 7th round (187th overall) 1983 New England Patriots; 1st round (4th overall) 1983 Washington Federals |
| NFL Game Logs |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Washington Federals (USFL)1983 WAS USFL | 32 | HB | 14 | 14 |
| 1984 Washington Federals (USFL)1984 WAS USFL | 32 | RB | 2 | |
| 1984 New England Patriots (NFL)1984 NE NFL | 32 | FB | 15 | 7 |
| 1985 New England Patriots (NFL)1985 NE NFL | 32 | FB | 16 | 14 |
| 1986 New England Patriots (NFL)1986 NE NFL | 32 | FB-HB | 13 | 12 |
| 1987 New England Patriots (NFL)1987 NE NFL | 32 | RB | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 New England Patriots (NFL)1988 NE NFL | 32 | RB | 6 | 0 |
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 52 | 33 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/4/1983 | 1983 Washington Federals (USFL)1983 WAS USFL |
| Draft | 4/26/1983 | 1983 New England Patriots (NFL)1983 NE NFL |
| Signed | 1/12/1983 | 1983 Washington Federals (USFL)1983 WAS USFL |
| Released | 4/12/1984 | 1984 Washington Federals (USFL)1984 WAS USFL |
| Signed | 4/20/1984 | 1984 New England Patriots (NFL)1984 NE NFL |
| Exemption | 9/23/1987 | 1987 New England Patriots (NFL)1987 NE NFL |
| Activated | 10/20/1987 | 1987 New England Patriots (NFL)1987 NE NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 10/26/1987 | 1987 New England Patriots (NFL)1987 NE NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 10/14/1988 | 1988 New England Patriots (NFL)1988 NE NFL |
| Released | 7/6/1989 | 1988 New England Patriots (NFL)1988 NE NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Washington Federals (USFL)1983 WAS USFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1984 New England Patriots (NFL)1984 NE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1985 New England Patriots (NFL)1985 NE NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1986 New England Patriots (NFL)1986 NE NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1988 New England Patriots (NFL)1988 NE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 78 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Washington Federals (USFL)1983 WAS USFL | 202 | 823 | 4.1 | 24 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1984 Washington Federals (USFL)1984 WAS USFL | 16 | 61 | 3.8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 New England Patriots (NFL)1984 NE NFL | 160 | 790 | 4.9 | 73 | 1 | ||||
| 1985 New England Patriots (NFL)1985 NE NFL | 263 | 1227 | 4.7 | 65t | 5 | ||||
| 1986 New England Patriots (NFL)1986 NE NFL | 154 | 427 | 2.8 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 New England Patriots (NFL)1987 NE NFL | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 New England Patriots (NFL)1988 NE NFL | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 8t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 585 | 2469 | 4.2 | 73 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 New England Patriots (NFL)1985 NE NFL | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 11t | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139.6 | |
| 1986 New England Patriots (NFL)1986 NE NFL | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 2 | 10 | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10t | 1 | 25.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 2 | 26 | 4.3 | 8.7 | 11t | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61.8 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Washington Federals (USFL)1983 WAS USFL | 40 | 342 | 8.6 | 52t | 2 | ||||||
| 1984 Washington Federals (USFL)1984 WAS USFL | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1984 New England Patriots (NFL)1984 NE NFL | 22 | 159 | 7.2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1985 New England Patriots (NFL)1985 NE NFL | 27 | 360 | 13.3 | 90t | 2 | ||||||
| 1986 New England Patriots (NFL)1986 NE NFL | 18 | 129 | 7.2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1988 New England Patriots (NFL)1988 NE NFL | 14 | 171 | 12.2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 81 | 819 | 10.1 | 90t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 New England Patriots (NFL)1985 NE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Washington Federals (USFL)1983 WAS USFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 New England Patriots (NFL)1984 NE NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 New England Patriots (NFL)1985 NE NFL | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 0 | |
| 1986 New England Patriots (NFL)1986 NE NFL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 0 |
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