2015 Football Roster
James, Jaswha
Jersey Number 48
Jaswha James
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 266
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Inglewood, Calif.
- High School:
- Inglewood HS
Bio
OVERVIEW
- 18 career starts
- Graduated with a degree in public health with an option in health promotion and health behavior in December
- One of two returning defensive starters from 2014
- Played in all 12 games, starting 11
- Played at defensive end and as ‘stud’ linebacker as a senior
- Finished the season with 41 tackles, 2.5 tackles-for-loss, one sack, one pass breakup, one forced fumble and a blocked kick
- Recorded his only sack of the season against Washington forcing a fumble
- Blocked a field goal attempt against Weber State
- Started seven of the 10 games in which he played
- Recorded 16 tackles including 2.0 tackles-for-loss
- Registered a quarterback sack against Washington State
- Suffered a knee injury against Utah and missed two games
- Tallied four tackles against Arizona State
- Made a permanent move to defensive end during fall camp
- Took tremendous strides throughout the season and finished with an impressive game in the Hawai’i Bowl putting consistent pressure on the quarterback
- Registered two tackles including a half-sack in the bowl game
- Also played on special teams coverage
- Played in two games – California and Nicholls State
- Recorded two tackles on the season and recovered a fumble against Nicholls State
- Redshirt
- Played middle linebacker on the scout team
- Didn’t start playing football until his 11th grade year
- Recorded 70 tackles, including 10 tackles-for-loss and eight sacks as a senior
- Tallied 180 tackles, 13 sacks, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles during his varsity career
- Defensive team captain as a senior
- Played both linebacker and defensive end
- 2010 All-Ocean League
- Born May 12, 1993 in Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Son of Yashmin James
- Has two sisters, Patrice and Priscilla
- Cousin, Dashon Goldson, plays safety for the NFL’s Washington Redskins
- Graduated with a degree in public health with an option in health promotion and health behavior and a minor in sociology in December
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