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2021 Football Roster

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17 Chris James

  • Position Tight End
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 228
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Ellijay, Ga.
  • Prev School Hutchinson (Kan.) CC
  • Highschool Gilmer HS
  • Twitter chrisryanjames

Biography

CAREER
- Signed as a QB in 2018 from Hutchinson C.C....made transition to tight end in 2019.
- Seven-year collegiate career
- 47 catches for 616 yards and eight touchdowns over 24 games (19 starts)
- Seven TD catches in 2019 are most in a single-season by a TE at Chattanooga
- All-SoCon: 2019
- Graduated with a degree in Sport Management in May 2020 & Exercise Science in December 2021

2021 (Senior III)
- 11 games played with eight starts...team captain on nine gamedays.
- 21 catches for 326 yards and a touchdown...second in receptions and receiving yards...15.5 yards per catch was second among receivers with 10 or more receptions.
- Season-high four receptions for 39 yards in the win over Western Carolina...yardage high was 83 on two catches in the win at Samford.
- TD came on a 44-yard catch-and-run in the win at Wofford.
- A.D. Honor Roll.

2020-21 (Senior II)
- Played one game due to injury...caught three passes for 33 yards at Western Kentucky.
- Granted a sixth-year of eligibility for the 2020-21 season from the NCAA after missing time due to injury early in is career.
- Preseason All-America according to STATS and HeroSports.com...tied for first in the NCAA among returning TEs with seven receiving TDs from 2019.
 
2019 (Senior)
- 12 games played at tight end with 10 starts...All-SoCon first team selection.
- 23 catches for 257 yards and team-high seven TDs...tied for ninth-most receiving TDs in a season at UTC, most by a tight end.
- Second in receptions and third in receiving yards...TDs in six different games.
- Season highs of five catches for 71 yards in the win at Samford...long reception of 40 yards for touchdown.
- Two TD grabs in season finale at VMI...also had TDs against Jame Madison, at Mercer, at Wofford and against Furman.
- Threw a 28-yard TD pass to Jeffrey Wood against Western Carolina.
- A.D. Honor Roll...SoCon Honor Roll. 
 
2018 (Junior)
- Served as a scout team member and primary backup at quarterback.
- Dean's List and A.D. Honor Roll...SoCon Honor Roll.   

PRIOR TO CHATTANOOGA
- Originally signed with Valdosta State out of high school where he red-shirted in 2015.
- Spent next two seasons at Hutchinson Community College in Kansas.
- Threw for 1,300 yards and rushed for 500 with 24 combined touchdowns as a senior at Gilmer High School.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2018Junior

    Quarterback
    6'3" 220 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2019Senior

    Quarterback
    6'3" 220 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2020Senior

    Tight End
    6'3" 240 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2021Senior

    Tight End
    6'2" 228 lbs
    17