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Position: | Cornerback |
Personal information | |
Born: | Roselle, New Jersey, U.S. | June 29, 1992
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Scotch Plains (NJ) Union County |
College: | Maine |
NFL draft: | 2014 / Round: 6 / Pick: 184 |
Career history | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Player stats at PFR |
Kendall James (born June 29, 1992) is a former American football cornerback. He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL draft. He played college football at Maine.
James attended the Union County Academy for Information Technology in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. While playing for Abraham Clark High School in Roselle, New Jersey, he earned all-conference and all-league honors during both his junior and senior seasons, and helped lead his team to its first winning record in 10 years in 2007. He set the school record with a 103-yard interception return for a touchdown. He also played basketball, where he was a three-year starter at point guard helping lead his team to a sectional championship during his junior season. He also ran track and helped lead his team to a state title his junior season.
James attended the University of Maine, where he was a member of the Maine Black Bears football team from 2009 to 2013. [2] During his career, he accumulated 136 tackles, nine interceptions, 25 pass break-ups and three forced fumbles. He earned All-Colonial Athletic Association honors twice; a third-team selection in 2011, and a first-team selection in 2013. He was also named a second-team FCS All-American by the Associated Press. [3]
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 4.29 s | 1.53 s | 2.53 s | 4.19 s | 6.81 s | 39 in (0.99 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 9 reps | |||
All values from the NFL Combine [4] |
James was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round (184th overall) of the 2014 NFL draft. [5] On May 16, 2014, he signed his rookie contract with the Vikings. On August 30, 2014, he was released by the Vikings. On the following day, James cleared waivers and was signed to the Vikings' practice squad. On September 2, 2014, James was released.
James was signed to the practice squad of the Houston Texans on October 1, 2014. He was released on October 28, 2014. [6]
James was signed to the practice squad of the San Diego Chargers on October 30, 2014. He was released on December 8, 2014. [6]
On December 3, 2014, James was signed by the Cleveland Browns. On September 5, 2015, he was waived by the Browns. [7] On the following day, he cleared waivers and was signed to the practice squad. [8]
James was signed to the practice squad of the Detroit Lions on December 15, 2015. [9]
James was signed to a reserve/future contract by the New York Jets on January 8, 2016. [10] James was waived/injured on August 11, 2016 after being placed on the physically unable to perform list at the start of training camp.
James signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League on September 4, 2017. [11] He played in two games, both starts, for the Lions in 2017, recording seven tackles on defense and one pass breakup. [12] He was released on June 9, 2018. [13]
On October 26, 2018, James signed with the San Diego Fleet of the Alliance of American Football. [14] He played in eight games, starting seven, for the Fleet in 2019, totaling 31 solo tackles and five assisted tackles. [12] The league ceased operations in April 2019. [15]
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