2022 Football Roster
Jersey Number 74
James Gmiter
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 310
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Bethel Park, Pa.
- High School:
- Bethel Park
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Has played in 33 career games and started 25
2021 (r-So.)
- Started all 13 games at guard
- Saw action on 953 offensive snaps, including 11 with 60 or more snaps
- Saw action on a season-high 90 snaps against Texas
- Part of the line that paved the way for a second straight 1,000-yard rusher
- Finished with 25 knockdowns for the year, including a season-high five against Texas
- Registered 10 games with a missed assignment and 10 games without allowing a sack
2020 (COVID)
- Played in eight games at guard and started two
- Used on 270 offensive plays, including 30 or more in four games
- Saw action on a season-high 84 plays at Oklahoma State
- Did not allow a sack in five games
- Part of a line that finished the season No. 4 in the Big 12 in fewest sacks allowed and No. 28 nationally in total offense
- Finished with eight knockdowns, including season-high two at Iowa State
2019 (r-Fr.)
- Played in 12 games at guard and started 10 games, six at left guard and the last four at right guard
- Saw action on 631 plays, including 580 offensive snaps
- Used on 50 or more snaps in seven games, including a season-high 83 plays against Texas Tech
- Did not give up a sack in eight games
- Registered six games without missing an assignment
- Finished with 15 knockdown blocks, including season-high four against Texas and Oklahoma State
- Had five great blocks, including season-high two against Kansas and Texas
- Posted 187 positive points for the season, averaging 15.6 per game
- Moved to offensive line during the spring
2018 (Fr.)
- Redshirted
- WVU Scout Team Defensive Champion: Kansas
High School
- Played offensive and defensive tackle for coach Jeff Metheny at Bethel Park High
- 2017 Pennsylvania Football Writers 6A All-State Team (DL)
- Four-year starter
- Two-time WPIAL Class 6A All-Southeastern Conference
- Pittsburgh Tribune Review’s Trib 25 All-Star Team and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fab 22
- Invited to play in the Blue-Gray All-Star Game
- As a junior, named honorable mention Class 6A all-state
- Nominated for Mr. Pennsylvania Lineman of the Year
- Participated in the U.S. Army Combine
- Three-star rating by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports
Personal
- Son of Jim and Kim Gmiter
- He and his wife, Quin, have a daughter, Ryott Jay, and a son, Atlas Rae
- Majoring in criminology
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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