Drisan Bryant James (born October 6, 1984) is a former gridiron football wide receiver. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football for the Boise State Broncos.
 James at Chicago Bears training camp in 2007 | |
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 6, 1984 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Boise State |
| Undrafted: | 2007 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
James has also been a member of the Oakland Raiders and Philadelphia Eagles.
College career
editJames played college football at Boise State. During his college career, he achieved a total of 115 receptions for 1810 yards. He also rushed 14 times for a gain of 124 yards.[1] Led the team in receiving yards per game (46.2) and yards per catch (16.8) during the 2006 season.[2]
James is best known for his performance in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, where he caught two touchdown passes against the University of Oklahoma and helped lead Boise State to a 43-42 victory in overtime. Most spectacularly, on a fourth down play with eighteen seconds left in regulation, James caught an eighteen-yard pass and made a brilliant lateral to teammate Jerard Rabb running the opposite way, resulting in a game-tying touchdown with seven seconds left. The play required James to "sell" to the defense the notion that he was going to keep the ball and try for a first down, and also to lateral the ball at the last instant yet lead his teammate in full stride. A close look at the replay shows that had the lateral not been timed and delivered perfectly, the receiver would likely not have made it to the end zone for the tying score.
Professional career
editNational Football League
editJames signed a free agent contract with the National Football League Chicago Bears in May, 2007.[3] He was on the practice squad of the Oakland Raiders during the 2007 season.
On November 24, 2008, James signed a contract with the Philadelphia Eagles to be on the practice squad.
Canadian Football League
editJames signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on May 29, 2009. He played two seasons for the team.[4]
Post-career
editJames now works as a software engineer in Boise, Idaho.[4]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ ESPN - Drisan James Stats, News, Photos - Boise State Broncos - NCAA College Football
- ^ Drisan James – Boise State Archived July 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ESPN – Chicago Bears Transactions – NFL Football
- ^ a b Schnell, Lindsay (2016). "David vs Goliath: 2007 Fiesta Bowl". Sports Illustrated. Vol. 125. p. 54.