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22 Alex James

  • Position RB
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 205
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown / HS / Last School Florence, S.C.

Biography

2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in 12 games, starting one versus Appalachian State (Nov. 3) … Was fourth on the team with 201 rushing yards on 59 attempts on the season … Totaled three touchdowns on the ground and one in the air on the year … Caught five passes for 26 yards and a touchdown … Had at least two carries from the line of scrimmage in all 12 games … Rushed three times for nine yards in the season opener at South Carolina (Sept. 1) … Had three rushes for four yards and caught one pass for seven yards and a touchdown in the win over UAB (Sept. 8) … Carried the ball three times for 18 yards and hauled in two passes for 10 yards in the road win at Campbell (Sept. 12) … Toted the ball nine times for 40 yards at Louisiana (Sept. 22) … Totaled eight yards on two carries at Troy (Sept. 29) … Ran the ball five times for 13 yards against ULM (Oct. 13) ... Carried the ball twice for nine yards in the road win at UMass (Oct. 20) … Scored a touchdown and rushed for 11 yards on five carries in the road win at Georgia State (Oct. 27) … Carried the ball three times for 15 yards in the start versus the Mountaineers … Had five carries for five yards versus Arkansas State (Nov. 10) … Tallied a season-high 10 carries for 37 yards versus Georgia Southern (Nov. 17) … Rushed nine times for 32 yards and two touchdowns at South Alabama (Nov. 23) … Also caught two passes for nine yards versus the Jaguars ... Served as a member of the CCU football program’s Team Leadership Council (2018).

2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in all 12 games, starting six contests … Was a game captain versus Troy … Averaged 5.0 yards per carry, rushing 55 times for 274 yards, and was second on the team with four rushing touchdowns … Added 11 receptions for 61 yards … Five of his 55 rushes went for at least 20 yards, including rushes of 25, 37, 24, 20 and 42 yards … Started at Arkansas and scored six-yard touchdown to give CCU 14-7 lead, finished with 10 carries for 13 yards … Named the team’s Offensive MVP for the Idaho game … Scored on a 42-yard touchdown run to tie the game up at 7-7 versus the Vandals … Finished the game with 10 carries for 81 yards …  Rushed five times for 49 yards (9.8 avg.) in his debut with CCU versus UMass in the season opener … Averaged 8.8 yards per rush at UAB (four rushes for 35 yards with long of 37) … First career TD was a 24-yard rush versus Western Illinois … Had a one-yard TD rush and caught a 2-point conversion at ULM … Posted a season-best 28-yard reception in his start versus Texas State.

2016 (Freshman): Redshirted … Named the Chant Squad Offensive Player of the Year … Earned Chant Squad Offensive MVP for the week of the Lamar game … Received Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll recognition for posting at least a 3.0 GPA for the 2016-17 academic year.

High School: A two-star recruit by 247Sports.com … Rated the 42nd-best all-purpose back in the nation and 46th-best overall prospect in South Carolina by 247Sports.com … Rushed for 1,872 yards and 22 touchdowns with 11 receptions for 232 and two scores as a senior … Named to the WBTW All-Blitz team as a corner back … Was listed as being the “top skills player in South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA), playing both wide receiver and corner back” … Named WPDE End Zone SCISA Player of the Year as a junior as he ran for 1,060 yards and 18 touchdowns while adding 26 receptions for 459 yards and seven more scores … Helped Florence Christian to a 12-1 record and the 2A SCISA state title as a sophomore … Also an SCISA All-Region III-AA basketball player.





 

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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2016Freshman

    RB
    5'11" 195 lbs
    33
  • 22

    2017Redshirt Freshman

    RB
    5'11" 205 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2018Sophomore

    RB
    5'11" 205 lbs
    22