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Waymon James
32  Waymon James
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Sherman, Texas

High School:
Sherman High School

Height / Weight:
5-8 / 203

Position:
TB

Experience:
2L

04/05/2012

TCU Golf Sweeps Weekly Awards

Rachel Raastad and Johan de Beer honored

03/31/2012

TCU Football Announces 2011 Team Award Winners

Pachall named the Dan Rogers Most Valuable Player

02/23/2012

Spring Practice Arrives For TCU Football

Horned Frogs return to the gridiron Friday

01/25/2012

Beard and Crespo Tabbed as TCU Athletes of the Week

Student athletes shined in their performances last week

12/06/2011

Carder And McCoy Highlight TCU's All-Mountain West Selections

Eighteen Horned Frogs receive All-MW accolades

11/19/2011

TCU vs. Colorado State - Nov. 19, 2011

TCU vs. Colorado State - Nov. 19, 2011

11/12/2011

TCU at No. 5 Boise State

TCU at No. 5 Boise State - AP Photo Gallery

11/05/2011

TCU at Wyoming - Nov. 5, 2011

TCU at Wyoming - Nov. 5, 2011

10/22/2011

TCU vs. New Mexico - Oct. 22, 2011

TCU vs. New Mexico - Oct. 22, 2011

2011: Honorable-mention All-Mountain West ... TCU's top rusher with 875 yards, pacing the Frogs in six of the 13 games ... averaged 7.7 yards per carry ... had three 100-yard rushing performances in 2011, surpassing the century mark against Portland State (136), Wyoming (181) and Colorado State (108) ... his 181-yard effort at Wyoming was a career-high and came on only 12 carries ... it was the most by a Frog since Ed Wesley rumbled for 209 against Air Force in 2010 ... claimed MW Offensive Player of the Week honors for his play against the Cowboys ... his career-long 74-yard run at Wyoming was TCU's longest carry from scrimmage since 2008 ... in addition to his 136 yards rushing against Portland State, he returned a kickoff 82 yards for a touchdown ... had a 65-yard scoring run against Portland State on the first play of the second half ... appeared in all 13 games this season, making one start at Air Force.

2010: Played in 11 games in his redshirt freshman season ... placed third on TCU in carries (87), rushing yards (513) and average yards per game (46.6) ... tied fullback Luke Shivers for fourth on the team with five rushing touchdowns ... also ranked fourth for TCU in all-purpose yards per game (46.6) and tied for fifth in scoring with 36 points ... finished the regular season with four straight games of at least 55 yards rushing ... rushed for 24 yards on four carries in the 21-19 Rose Bowl win over No. 5 Wisconsin, including the final first down of the game to enable the Horned Frogs to run out the clock ... enjoyed a career performance in the final home game of the season, posting 102 rushing yards on 23 carries and a touchdown versus San Diego State ... teamed with Matthew Tucker (131) to become the first TCU tandem to rush for 100 yards in the same game since Lonta Hobbs (117) and Brandon Hassell (110) against Boise State in the 2003 Fort Worth Bowl ... his previous career-high was 64 yards at Utah the week before ... his 25-yard touchdown run provided the Horned Frogs' final points in the 47-7 win in Salt Lake City ... made his collegiate debut at home against Tennessee Tech, carrying the ball five times for 34 yards and a score ... barreled for 41 yards on eight carries and two touchdowns at SMU ... ran for 61 and 55 yards, respectively, at UNLV and Colorado State ... caught five passes for 91 yards on the season ... hauled in two receptions, including a career-long 38-yard touchdown grab, at New Mexico ... also rushed for 55 yards against the Lobos to total 101 all-purpose yards ... had a 34-yard reception versus Wyoming.

2009: Redshirted in his first season on campus.

High School: A four-star recruit by Rivals.com ... rated by Rivals as the second-best running back in Texas and the 10th-best back in the nation ... also ranked as the nation's third-best inside runner and No. 103 player in the country ... named to the prestigious Rivals 250 as one of the top 250 players in the nation ... listed as the No. 13 player in Texas ... ran for 1,939 yards and 26 touchdowns, both Sherman records, as a senior ... averaged 11.3 yards per carry ... added 36 receptions for 423 yards and four touchdowns ... named the Class 3A-4A Offensive Player of the Year for the second straight season by the Herald-Democrat ... a Texas High School Coaches Association All-Star ... was the Texas 4A Player of the Week as a sophomore after rushing for 285 yards and four touchdowns in a 48-44 win over rival Denison ... ran for three second-half scores, including the game-winning 4-yard carry with less than two minutes to play ... holds Sherman career records for rushing yards (4,732), total yards (5,305), rushing touchdowns (54) and total touchdowns (63) ... posted a career 10.1 yards per carry average ... had kickoff returns of 99 and 95 yards for touchdowns ... ran for over 1,000 yards and scored at least 14 touchdowns as a sophomore and junior ... also lettered in track and field at Sherman.

Personal: Parents are Lee Johnson and Chris James.

Season (Rushing) GP/S Att Yds Avg TD Long
2010 11/0 87 513 5.9 5 28
2011 13/1 121 875 7.2 6 74
Career 24/1 208 1388 6.7 11 74

Kickoff Returns
Season (Receiving) Rec Yds Avg TD Long
2010 5 91 18.2 1 38
2011 10 113 11.3 0 35
Career 15 204 13.6 1 38
Season No. Yds Avg TD Long
2011 8 222 27.8 1 82
Career 8 222 27.8 1 82
 
 
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