University of New Haven Athletics

2019: Earned Academic Honors on the NE10 Honor Roll following the fall semester … Appeared in all 10 games, starting in four … Finished his first season with the Chargers with 27 tackles among the top 10 on the team … Finished with 3.5 tackles for loss and recorded a team-high 10 pass breakups … Opened up the season with a pair of tackles against Indiana (Pa.) (Sep. 7) … Finished all but two games with at least one tackle, setting his season-high with six on the road at Saint Anselm (Oct. 12) … Finished with five tackles on two other occasions; at Southern Connecticut (Oct. 19) and in the season finale against Stonehill (Nov. 16) … Against the crosstown rival Owls, pushed the offense back on two of his five total tackles … Broke up a season-high four passes on the road at Assumption (Nov. 9).

Prior to New Haven: Was a receiver for two seasons and a defensive back for one season with the Saint Francis University Red Flash, a member of the Division I Northeast Conference…Saw action in one game as a freshman and appeared in six games as a sophomore (2016), starting in three…Caught three passes for 25 yards, all of which came against different opponents…His longest reception of the season went for 17 yards against Albany…transitioned to a defensive back as a junior, redshirting the 2017 season…Appeared in two games in his final season with the Red Flash (2018)…Was a receiver and safety at St. Peter’s Prep where he helped lead the team to a 9-1 record and a New Jersey Non-Public Championship in 2014…Finished that season with 30 receptions for 500 yards and five touchdowns.

Personal: Son of Dennis and Cynthia James…Has one sister Joyce.