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Jersey Number 83
James Brunson
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Fort Myers, Fla.
- High School:
- Fort Myers
- Major:
- Multimedia Studies
- Birthday:
- 1/26/1997
Bio
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Redshirt Senior (2019)
- One of five to receive spring offensive most improve award
- Graduated in May and began working on his master's degree
- Saw action in the No. 5 Ohio State contest
- Contributed in the No. 18 UCF contest
- Added to the team's 41-31 Ball State victory
- Contributed in FAU's 45-27 C-USA win over Charlotte
- Saw action in the Owls' Middle Tennessee win
- Recorded a ten yard reception, his first reception of 2019, versus Marshall
- Continued to contribute offensively in FAU's 41-3 victory over ODU with a 27-yard reception
- Saw action in the Owls' win over WKU
- Recorded a 24-yard reception in the Owls' 37-7 victory over FIU
- Contributed to the Owls in FAU's 40-26 win at UTSA
- Made an impact in the Owls' 34-17 win over USM to capture the C-USA East Division for FAU
- Recorded a tackle assist in the Owls' 49-6 win over UAB in the C-USA Championship game
- Closed out his playing career with three catches for a total of 60 yards and a solo tackle in the Owls' 52-28 win over SMU in the 2019 Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl
Redshirt Junior (2018)
- Recorded a reception versus Bethune
- Saw special teams action throughout the season
Redshirt Sophomore (2017)
- Saw action versus Navy
- Part of the record-setting win at ODU
- Saw action in the record-breaking win versus North Texas
- Contributed in the 2017 Shula Bowl victory over FIU
- Saw action at Charlotte
- Saw action in the team's 2017 C-USA Championship team
Redshirt Freshman (2016)
- Saw action in the UM game
- Grabbed his first collegiate catch, a 12-yarder, versus WKU
- Worked with special teams in the ODU contest
- Had a reception for minus one yard at MT
True Freshman (2015)
- Used the season as a redshirt
- Named Offensive Scout Team MVP.
High School
- Played for Sammy Sirianni, Jr. at Fort Myers High School which ended 2015 with a 12-1 record and a 4-0 and finished the season ranked 37
- Saw action on both sides of the ball...had 36 catches for 765 receiving yards and two scores...added 42 yards on the ground...defensively, recorded 47 tackles and two interceptions
- Two-sport athlete (football and basketball)...tallied the school record for most interceptions in a game, most touchdown receptions in a game and most receiving yards in a game...earned Rotary all-star recognition in 2015 and holds a 3.66 GPA..listed as a two-star athlete
Personal
- Multimedia Studies major
- Son of Chanetta Campbell-Brunson and the late James Brunson, Sr
- Born Jan. 26, 1997 (Super Bowl Sunday) in Cape Coral, Fla
- Relative of Herb Jainer, Ron Moten as well as Jaclen and Sammy Watkins, who extended their playing careers after high school
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