| Eric James |
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 | Class:
RS Senior
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| Hometown:
Washington, D.C.
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| High School:
Anacostia
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| Height / Weight:
6-2 / 260
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| Position:
Tight End
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| Birthdate:
04/25/1978
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| Experience:
3V
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On James: Senior tight end who will vie with sophomore Jeff Dugan and senior Matt Murphy for the starting position … should compete for significant playing time and will see extensive use as the second tight end in the two TE set … work ethic paid off in the spring … has good hands.
2000 (Junior): Appeared in all 11 games as a redshirt junior … caught six passes for 72 yards … recorded a season-high three catches (for 42 yards) vs. Wake Forest … five of his six receptions came in the second half of the season … made his fourth career start when he opened up in a double-tight end formation (with Jeff Dugan) in the Duke game.
1999 (Sophomore): Backup tight end who made the most of his playing time, turning three of his six receptions into touchdown catches … his three TD receptions were the most by a Terrapin tight end since 1986 (Ferrell Edmunds, 3) … had TD catches vs. West Virginia, North Carolina and Florida State … played behind starter John Waerig … also saw action on special teams.
1998 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw action in 10 games … started against Virginia in a double tight end formation … did not catch a pass.
1997 (Freshman): Redshirt season.
High School: Graduated from Anacostia High School in 1997 ... was named to George Michael's Golden 11 all-star team as a senior after catching 71 passes for 1,324 yards and 19 touchdowns ... was a first team All-Met selection ... was rated the top prospect in the area by Tom Lemming ... led Anacostia to the city championship and a 10-3 record in 1996 ... high school coach was Willie Stewart.
Personal: Eric Eugene James was born April 25, 1978 ... son of Brenda and Russell James ... majoring in criminology and criminal justice.
Receiving G-GS Rec Yds Avg TD LP
1998 9-1 0 0 0.0 0 0
1999 11-2 6 71 11.8 3 28
2000 11-1 6 72 12.0 0 17
Totals 31-4 12 143 11.9 3 28
James Up Close
Someday I would like to take a trip to: Egypt
The best piece of advice I ever received was: To be accountable for yourself
The word that best describes me is: Unpredictable
If I could spend a day with anybody, it would be: Michael Jordan
