23 Brandon James
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- Height:
- 5'10"
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- Weight:
- 200
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Barberton, Ohio
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- High School:
- Barberton
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- Position:
- DB
Returning starter at free safety … A good athlete who can play the run and pass equally well, and being looked at as one of the leaders on the defense as he is extremely intelligent and gets the team in the right calls, according to the coaching staff … Voted team captain … 2012: Took hold of the starting free safety position in training camp and stayed there for all 10 games, rating as the team’s third-leading tackler with 75 … Intercepted a pair of passes, one in the end zone against archrival Wittenberg (Sept. 22) and one that he returned 30 yards against No. 13 ranked Wabash (Oct. 20) … Career-high 11 tackles in games at Saint Vincent (Sept. 8) and against DePauw (Oct. 27), and also had a forced fumble in the former … Became the primary punt returner in week five and averaged 6.0 yards over 17 attempts … 2011: Led the team in interceptions as a freshman with three, while primarily stepping on to the field in passing situations … Did start once and appeared in nine games overall … Wooster’s 10th-leading tackler with 43, including season-high eight at Wash. U.-St. Louis (Oct. 15) and Kenyon (Nov. 5) … Made second-quarter interception during first career game against Baldwin-Wallace (Sept. 1), and later, picked off passes against Case Western Reserve (Oct. 22) and at Hiram (Oct. 29) … Returned two kickoffs for 41 yards … Prior to Wooster: Played running back and defensive back at Barberton High School, where he combined for 180 tackles and three interceptions his junior and senior seasons … Also played basketball for the Magic … Personal: Born Jan. 14, 1993 … Son of Theresa James and Perry James … Majoring in biochemistry and molecular biology.