Andre James

Andre James (born May 2, 1997) is an American football offensive tackle for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UCLA.

Andre James
No. 68 – Las Vegas Raiders
Position:Center
Personal information
Born: (1997-05-02) May 2, 1997
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school:Herriman
(Herriman, Utah)
College:UCLA
Undrafted:2019
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2020
Games played:21
Games started:1
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Early life and high school

James grew up in Herriman, Utah and attended Herriman High School, where he was a member of the football and track and field teams. He was named first team All-State as a senior at offensive tackle. James was also a three time class 5A state champion in the shot put.[1] He was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at UCLA over offers from Oregon, USC, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Utah.[2]

College career

James was a member of the UCLA Bruins, redshirting his true freshman season. He became a starter during his redshirt freshman season following an injury to Kolton Miller.[3] James started the final 32 games of his collegiate career, appearing in 35 games total.[4] As a redshirt junior, he made the decision to play in the Bruins' week seven game against Arizona and continue his consecutive games started streak despite his father passing away of cancer earlier that week.[5] James declared for the NFL Draft on December 18, 2018, forgoing his final season of NCAA eligibility.[4]

Professional career

James signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2019.[6] He made his NFL debut on September 9, 2019 against the Denver Broncos.[7] He made his first career start at center in Week 9 in place of the injured Rodney Hudson. James appeared in twelve games with one start as a rookie.[8]

References
  1. "Andre James: Four-star OT from Utah signs NLI with UCLA". Los Angeles Daily News. February 4, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  2. Conway, Tyler (July 10, 2014). "Andre James to UCLA: Bruins Land 4-Star OT Prospect". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  3. Kamrani, Christopher (November 1, 2017). "An emotional Utah homecoming is on tap for UCLA tackle, Herriman grad Andre James". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  4. Nguyen, Thuc Nhi (December 18, 2018). "UCLA LT Andre James declares for NFL draft". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  5. "Andre James starts for UCLA five days after father's passing". Los Angeles Daily News. October 20, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  6. Bair, Scott (May 3, 2019). "Raiders sign 10 undrafted free agents, these three can make roster". NBC Sports Bay Area. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  7. Bair, Scott (September 10, 2019). "Raiders snap count: Darren Waller moved all around, never left field". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  8. "Andre James 2019 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 17, 2020.


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