Northeastern State University Athletics

NORTHEASTERN STATE – A three-year letterwinner . . . has played in 25 career games with 21 starts . . . competed as NSU’s right tackle for the first three years of his career, but moved to left tackle prior to his junior campaign . . . has twice been named All-MIAA Honorable Mention (2012-13) . . . sat out as a true freshman and took a redshirt . . . missed his senior campaign after suffering a season-ending injury.
 
Senior (2014) – Suffered an injury in the preseason and missed the season . . . was awarded a medical redshirt.
 
Junior (2013) – Started all 11 games at left tackle . . . honored as an All-MIAA Honorable Mention performer.
 
Sophomore (2012) – Started all 10 games at right tackle . . . named to the All-MIAA Honorable Mention team . . . graded out to 91 percent for the year in 687 snaps . . . registered 25 knockdowns . . . posted a season-best grade of 98 percent against both Pittsburg State and Missouri Western . . . also recorded five knockdowns against MWSU . . . was a mainstay on an offensive line that allowed just 11 sacks all season in 338 pass attempts, which ranked No. 28 in the nation.

Redshirt Freshman (2011) – Competed in four games . . . saw his first game action against UT-San Antonio . . . also played against Oklahoma Panhandle State, Southwestern Oklahoma State and Midwestern State.
 
Freshman (2010) – Redshirted.
 
High School – Played at Gore HS . . . earned several awards senior year, including all-state, all-district and all-conference.
 
Personal – Majoring in health and human performance . . . son of Ralph and Marilyn James . . . Jan. 3, 1992.