2022 Football Roster
Jersey Number 13
Sam James
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 176
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Richmond Hill, Ga.
- High School:
- Richmond Hill
- Has played in 38 career games, including 20 starts
- Preseason All-Big 12 Conference Fourth Team (Athlon Sports)
- Preseason All-Big 12 Conference Fourth Team (Phil Steele)
2021 (r-So.)
- Played in 13 games and started six at wide receiver
- Finished with 42 catches for 505 yards, five touchdowns and a long reception of 53 yards
- Tied for No. 8 in the Big 12 in receiving touchdowns (5)
- Tallied three catches for a team-high 40 yards against Minnesota in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl
- Found the end zone for a 7-yard score at Kansas
- Had five catches for 64 yards and a score against Texas
- Led team with five catches for 46 yards against Oklahoma State; long of the day went for 32 yards
- WVU Special Teams Player of the Week: Iowa State
- Totaled 70 yards on five catches at Baylor, including a career-long 53 yarder
- Caught a 40-yard pass against Texas Tech, one of his two grabs on the day
- Hauled in five passes at Oklahoma
- Found the end zone for the third time in two games against Virginia Tech; finished with two grabs for 46 yards
- WVU Offensive Player of the Week: LIU
- Big day against LIU included three catches and a pair of touchdowns, totaling 55 yards
- Finished with five catches for 65 yards at Maryland, including a 39-yarder - WVU’s longest pass play of the day
- Also eclipsed 1,000 career receiving yards against the Terrapins
2020 (COVID)
- Played in nine games and started three at wide receiver
- Saw action on 348 offensive plays, including 30 or more plays in five games
- Second-leading receiver with 31 catches for 300 yards, two touchdowns and long of 32 yards
- Ranked No. 10 in the Big 12 in receptions per game (3.4)
- Caught two passes for 27 yards against Army in the Liberty Bowl
- WVU Special Teams Player of the Week: TCU
- Lone catch against TCU went for 16 yards; also tallied a 4-yard rush on the day
- Secured three catches against Kansas State
- Hauled in five passes for 56 yards at Texas Tech
- Lone catch against Kansas went for an 8-yard touchdown
- Totaled a season-best eight catches for 66 yards against Baylor
- Caught four passes for 22 yards at Oklahoma State
- Five catches for 72 yards against Eastern Kentucky and a 32-yard touchdown
2019 (r-Fr.)
- All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
- Started all 12 games at wide receiver
- Saw action on 650 offensive plays, leading all receivers
- Used on 50 or more plays in eight games, including a season-high 73 plays against Texas Tech
- Led WVU in receptions (69) and receiving yards (677), had two touchdowns and had a long catch of 51 yards
- Ranks No. 33 nationally and No. 3 in the Big 12 in receptions per game (5.8)
- Also ranks No. 10 in the conference in receiving yards per game (56.4)
- Caught seven passes for 36 yards against Oklahoma State
- Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Week for his performance against Texas Tech
- Caught a career-high 14 passes for 223 yards against Texas Tech, with a career-high-tying long of 51
- His 14 catches vs. the Red Raiders are tied for No. 2 in single-game program history and his 223 yards sit No. 4 all-time; both are WVU freshman records
- Both single-game figures are tied for No. 4 in the NCAA
- Tallied three catches for 12 yards at Baylor
- Caught four passes for 29 yards at Oklahoma
- Tied for the team lead with five catches against Iowa State, totaling 30 yards
- Totaled six catches for 66 yards and a touchdown against Texas; long reception of the day went for a 44-yard score
- Finished with a team-high six catches for 41 yards at Kansas
- Caught a then-career-best nine passes for 155 yards against NC State, scoring his first career touchdown
- Named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week following the NC State Game
- Offensive Player of the Week - NC State
- Tallied five catches for 35 yards at Missouri
- Earned his first career start against James Madison
- Finished with a career-high six catches vs. the Dukes
2018 (Fr.)
- Redshirted
- Played in four games and finished with two catches
- Used on a season-high 24 plays against Oklahoma
High School
- Played at Richmond Hill High for coach Matthew LeZotte
- 2017 honorable mention Georgia Class 6A All-State selection, by the Georgia Sports Writers Association
- 2017 Region 2-6A All-Region First Team
- Member of the 2017 WJCL Big 22 Squad
- Caught 53 passes for 905 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior, good for an average of 17.1 yards per catch
- Helped lead Wildcats to a 7-3 record and trip to the Georgia Class 6A Playoffs
- 2016 The Opening Orlando Regional participant
- As a junior, caught 42 passes for 917 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior
- Played basketball and also runs track at Richmond Hill, winning the Georgia 6A state championship in the 400 meters as a junior
- Rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports
Personal
- Son of Shirleyann James
- One of two children (1 brother)
- Majoring in sport management
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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