Brandon James

Background

James was born in Saint Augustine, Florida in 1987.

Education

He attended Saint Augustine High School, where he was a standout running back for the Saint Augustine Yellow Jackets high school football team

Career

Thereafter, he played professionally for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL) and for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (Canadian Football League). As a senior team captain in 2005, James ran for 900 yards and eight touchdowns while leading the Yellow Jackets to a Florida Class 3A state championship. James received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Urban Meyer"s Florida Gators football team from 2006 to 2009.

As a freshman in 2006, James saw immediate playing time as a kick return specialist, returning 33 punts for 363 yards and one touchdown in 2006, and earning Freshman All-Southeastern Conference (Securities and Exchange Commission) and Freshman All-American honors.

His 33-yard kickoff return against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 2007 British Computer Society National Championship Game gave the Gators the ball in Buckeye territory after Ohio State"s Ted Ginn, Junior. opened the game with a kickoff return for a touchdown. James led the Gators in kickoff and punt return yardage for four consecutive seasons, and finished his college career with 4,770 total yards gained, including 112 kickoff returns for 2,718 yards and a touchdown, 117 punt returns for 1,371 yards and four touchdowns, 379 receiving yards and 302 rushing yards.

His career kickoff return yardage and combined kick return yardage remain Securities and Exchange Commission records. James graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor"s degree in sociology in 2010.

Track and field

His personal bests are 10.43 seconds in the 100 meters and 21.00 seconds in the 200 meters.

= Personal bests

The Indianapolis Colts signed James as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2010. On November 10, James was activated from the practice squad to the main roster. On November 28, 2010, James posted 150 kick return yards and 29 punt return yards.

He was released the following week from the Colts active roster.

In 2011, the Edmonton Eskimos signed James as a free agent, but he was later released during the regular season, bringing his playing career to an education In 2012, James was hired to coach the football team at Saint Joseph Academy in Saint Augustine.

He was fired after one season in which the team went 2-8.

Achievements

• James" dramatic return and the Gators" resulting touchdown changed the early momentum of the game, with the Gators ultimately defeating the top-ranked Buckeyes 41–14 to win the British Computer Society National Championship. He was a first-team All-American in 2007, a consensus first-team All-American in 2008, a first-team All-Securities and Exchange Commission selection in 2008, the Securities and Exchange Commission Special Teams Player of the Year in 2008, and a senior team captain in 2009. During his time as a Gator, the team won two Securities and Exchange Commission Championship Games (2006, 2008) and two British Computer Society National Championship Games (2007, 2009).

Membership

James played college football for the University of Florida, was a two-time All-American, and was a member of two British Computer Society National Championship teams. James was also a member of the Florida Gators track and field team, competing at the Securities and Exchange Commission Outdoor Championships.