Tarleton State University Athletics

Sophomore (2024):
Played in five games, going 2-for-5 on field goals, 2-for-3 on extra points and 20 kickoffs cover 1,114 yards (55.7 per) with nine touchbacks … Made 2-of-4 field goals in the season opener against McNeese on Aug. 24, including a 53-yard make in the first quarter, which was Tarleton State’s first 50+ yard field goal make in 15 years (previous was from 64 yards out on Nov. 14, 2009, by Garrett Lindholm at Texas A&M-Kingsville).
 
Texas State:
Played two years for the Bobcats from 2022-23 … Played in eight games in 2023, launching seven touchbacks across 39 kickoffs … Averaged 58.0 yards per kick in 2023 … Played in one game as a true freshman, making his collegiate debut at South Alabama on Nov. 12, 2022.
 
Rockwall High School:
Three-year letterwinner at Rockwall High School ... District 10-6A Special Teams MVP in 2021 ... 7-for-10 in field goals as a senior in 2021 and 68-of-68 on PATs ... Career-long field goal of 52 yards (2021) ... Also served as the kickoff specialist as a senior ... Originally committed to UCLA as a preferred walk-on in February 2022 before signing with Texas State in the summer of 2022.
 
Personal:
Is a 2022 graduate of Rockwall High School in Rockwall, Texas … Hometown is Rockwall, Texas … Full name is Michael Wayne James … Son of Brian and Kimberly … Has two sisters, Lauren and Kristina … Majoring in business marketing … Born July 6.