Kansas Jayhawks Football: Top Sixteen All-Time in Rushing Yards
By Joel Wagler
Kansas Jayhawks All-Time Rushing Yards Leaders Number Three: James Sims
There haven’t been many positives in the post-Mark Mangino era for the Jayhawks but James Sims has certainly been one of them.
There wasn’t much that was flashy about Sims but he was a steady performer all four of his seasons at Kansas. He was good in the running game and the passing game. His averages were consistent, not impressive.
- Rushing Yards – 3,592
- Carries – 798
- Rushing Touchdowns – 34
- Yards per Cary – 4.5
- Total Yards from Scrimmage – 4,179
- Total Touchdowns – 36
Sims carried the ball 448 times in his final two seasons and averaged nearly 200 carries a year. He also averaged 19 catches a season. He compiled 1,013 yards rushing in just nine games his junior year.
He finished second in rushing in the Big 12 in both 2012 and 2013 and is the 11th all-time rusher in conference history.
Sims was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Green Bay Packers following the 2014 NFL Draft but never made it onto the regular-season roster.
The Kansas Jayhawks football team only won nine games in Sims’ four seasons on campus, but his consistency and versatility were bright spots in some otherwise dismal years.
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