CFL: 4
Argos: 4
Acquired: Signed as a free agent September 16, 2019.
2022: Released by Toronto Argonauts July 2, re-signed July 3. Played 13 games. Finished with 98 carries for 516 yards and 2 touchdowns. Caught 38 passes for 350 yards and a touchdown. Had a season-high 92-yard rushing game at Montreal October 22. Named East Division All-Star for first time. Playoffs: Carried the ball 6 times for 38 yards, caught 2 passes for 53 yards and a touchdown in Eastern Final win over Montreal. 109th Grey Cup: Carried the ball 6 times for 24 yards and 2 touchdowns, caught 1 pass for no yards in 24-23 win over Winnipeg.
2021: Played 6 games. Carried the ball 23 times for 143 yards. Had no catches. Playoffs: Carried the ball 4 times for 8 yards in Eastern Final loss to Hamilton.
2020: No season.
2019: Signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent May 13, released May 28…Signed with the Cleveland Browns July 26, released August 31…Signed with Toronto Argonauts September 16. Played in 3 games, started 2. Made his CFL debut October 18 in Montreal. Finished season with 114 yards on 23 carries, adding 5 catches for 39 yards and his first CFL TD against Ottawa October 26. In that game he had a 36-yard run, the longest of the season for the Argos.
College: Played 5 seasons as a walk on at Ohio University (2014-18). Played 50 games. Injured his foot in the first game of his true junior season and was granted a medical redshirt. Rushed for over 1,000 in his redshirt junior and senior seasons. First Team All-MAC as a senior, Second Team as a junior. Rushed for 164 yards as Ohio shutout San Diego State 27-0 in the Frisco Bowl.
Personal: A.J. stands for Austin James. Attended Covington High School. Led teams to four consecutive league championships. Set school records with 2,535 yards in one season, and 353 yards in one game.
Seasons
Rushing
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | CAR | YDS | TDS | AVG | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2019
|
TOR | 3 | 23 | 114 | 0 | 5.0 | 36 |
|
2021
|
TOR | 6 | 23 | 143 | 0 | 6.2 | 30 |
|
2022
|
TOR | 13 | 98 | 516 | 2 | 5.3 | 34 |
|
Total
|
22 | 144 | 773 | 2 | 5.4 | 36 |
Receiving
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | REC | ATT | YDS | YAC | TD | AVG | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2019
|
TOR | 3 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 27 | 1 | 7.8 | 15 |
|
2021
|
TOR | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
|
2022
|
TOR | 13 | 38 | 46 | 350 | 293 | 1 | 9.2 | 28 |
|
Total
|
22 | 43 | 52 | 389 | 320 | 2 | 9.0 | 28 |
Kickoff Returns
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | KOR | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2019
|
TOR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
|
2021
|
TOR | 6 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 14 | 0 |
|
2022
|
TOR | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
|
Total
|
22 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 14 | 0 |
Game Log
Rushing
| DATE | WEEK | OPP | CAR | YDS | TD | AVG | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
07-04
|
4 | WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
|
08-06
|
9 | HAM | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | 10 |
|
08-12
|
10 | HAM | 10 | 47 | 0 | 4.7 | 27 |
|
08-20
|
11 | CGY | 6 | 18 | 0 | 3.0 | 5 |
|
08-26
|
12 | HAM | 6 | 16 | 0 | 2.7 | 10 |
|
09-05
|
13 | HAM | 11 | 46 | 0 | 4.2 | 7 |
|
09-10
|
14 | OTT | 10 | 29 | 1 | 2.9 | 12 |
|
09-24
|
16 | OTT | 10 | 57 | 0 | 5.7 | 8 |
|
10-01
|
17 | CGY | 9 | 66 | 0 | 7.3 | 18 |
|
10-08
|
18 | BC | 12 | 44 | 0 | 3.7 | 13 |
|
10-15
|
19 | EDM | 9 | 91 | 1 | 10.1 | 27 |
|
10-22
|
20 | MTL | 14 | 92 | 0 | 6.6 | 34 |
|
10-29
|
21 | MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
|
11-13
|
23 | MTL | 6 | 38 | 0 | 6.3 | 14 |
|
11-20
|
24 | WPG | 6 | 24 | 2 | 4.0 | 7 |
|
Total
|
110 | 578 | 4 | 5.5 | 192 |
Receiving
| DATE | WEEK | OPP | REC | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
07-04
|
4 | WPG | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 8.0 | 13 |
|
08-06
|
9 | HAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
|
08-12
|
10 | HAM | 3 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 12.0 | 24 |
|
08-20
|
11 | CGY | 7 | 8 | 92 | 0 | 13.1 | 24 |
|
08-26
|
12 | HAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
|
09-05
|
13 | HAM | 5 | 6 | 70 | 0 | 14.0 | 28 |
|
09-10
|
14 | OTT | 4 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 6.5 | 13 |
|
09-24
|
16 | OTT | 5 | 5 | 33 | 1 | 6.6 | 17 |
|
10-01
|
17 | CGY | 3 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 5.7 | 11 |
|
10-08
|
18 | BC | 5 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 4.2 | 10 |
|
10-15
|
19 | EDM | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 8 |
|
10-22
|
20 | MTL | 3 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 10.3 | 18 |
|
10-29
|
21 | MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
|
11-13
|
23 | MTL | 2 | 2 | 53 | 1 | 26.5 | 46 |
|
11-20
|
24 | WPG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
|
Total
|
41 | 49 | 403 | 2 | 9.6 | 212 |
Kickoff Returns
| DATE | WEEK | OPP | PR | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
07-04
|
4 | WPG | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
|
08-06
|
9 | HAM | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
|
08-12
|
10 | HAM | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
|
08-20
|
11 | CGY | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
|
08-26
|
12 | HAM | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
|
09-05
|
13 | HAM | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
|
09-10
|
14 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
|
09-24
|
16 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
|
10-01
|
17 | CGY | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
|
10-08
|
18 | BC | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
|
10-15
|
19 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
|
10-22
|
20 | MTL | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
|
10-29
|
21 | MTL | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
|
11-13
|
23 | MTL | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
|
11-20
|
24 | WPG | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
|
Total
|
0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |