2012 TCU FOOTBALL
2012 RETURNING PLAYERS WAYMON JAMES
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TAILBACK
JUNIOR I 5-8 I 203 I 2L
SHERMAN, TEXAS Sherman HS
CAREER HONORS 42011 Honorable-Mention All-Mountain West Conference 2011 | SOPHOMORE SEASON Honorable-mention All-Mountain West ... TCU’s top rusher with 875 yards, pacing the Frogs in six of the 13 games ... averaged 7.2 yards per carry ... had three 100-yard rushing performances in 2011, surpassing the century mark against Portland State (136), Wyoming (181) and Colorado State (108) ... his 181-yard effort at Wyoming was a career-high and came on only 12 carries ... it was the most by a Frog since Ed Wesley rumbled for 209 against Air Force in 2010 ... claimed MW Offensive Player of the Week honors for his play against the Cowboys ... his career-long 74-yard run at Wyoming was TCU’s longest carry from scrimmage since 2008 ... in addition to his 136 yards rushing against Portland State, he returned a kickoff 82 yards for a touchdown ... had a 65-yard scoring run against Portland State on the first play of the second half ... appeared in all 13 games this season, making one start at Air Force. 2010 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Played in 11 games in his redshirt freshman season ... placed third on TCU in carries (87), rushing yards (513) and average yards per game (46.6) ... tied fullback Luke Shivers for fourth on the team with five rushing touchdowns ... also ranked fourth for TCU in all-purpose yards per game (46.6) and tied for fifth in scoring with 36 points ... finished the regular season with four straight games of at least 55 yards rushing ... rushed for 24 yards on four carries in the 21-19 Rose Bowl win over No. 5 Wisconsin, including the final first down of the game to enable the Horned Frogs to run out the clock ... enjoyed a career performance in the final home game of the season, posting 102 rushing yards on 23 carries and a touchdown versus San Diego State ... teamed with Matthew Tucker (131) to become the first TCU tandem to rush for 100 yards in the same game since Lonta Hobbs (117) and Brandon Hassell (110) against Boise State in the 2003 Fort Worth Bowl ... his previous career-high was 64 yards at Utah the week before ... his 25-yard touchdown run provided the Horned Frogs’ final points in the 47-7 win in Salt Lake City ... made his collegiate debut at home against Tennessee Tech, carrying the ball five times for 34 yards and a score ... barreled for 41 yards on eight carries and two touchdowns at SMU ... ran for 61 and 55 yards, respectively, at UNLV and Colorado State ... caught five passes for 91 yards on the season ... hauled in two receptions, including a careerlong 38-yard touchdown grab, at New Mexico ... also rushed for 55 yards against the Lobos to total 101 all-purpose yards ... had a 34-yard reception versus Wyoming. 2009 | REDSHIRT SEASON Redshirted in his first season on campus. HIGH SCHOOL A four-star recruit according to Rivals.com ... rated by Rivals as the second-best running back in Texas and the 10th-best back in the nation ... also ranked as the nation’s third-best inside runner and No. 103 player in the country ... named to the prestigious Rivals 250 as one of the top 250 players in the nation ... listed as the No. 13 player in Texas ... ran for 1,939 yards and 26 touchdowns, both Sherman records, as a senior ... averaged 11.3 yards per carry ... added 36 receptions for 423 yards and four touchdowns ... named the Class 3A-4A Offensive Player of the Year for the second straight season by the Herald-Democrat ... a Texas High School Coaches Association All-Star ... was the Texas 4A Player of the Week as a sophomore after rushing for 285 yards and four touchdowns in a 48-44 win over rival Denison ... ran for three second-half scores, including the game-winning 4-yard carry with less than two minutes to play ... holds Sherman career records for rushing yards (4,732), total yards (5,305), rushing touchdowns (54) and total touchdowns (63) ... posted a career 10.1 yards per carry average ... had kickoff returns of 99 and 95 yards for touchdowns ... ran for over 1,000 yards and scored at least 14 touchdowns as a sophomore and junior ... also lettered in track and field at Sherman. PERSONAL Parents are Lee Johnson and Chris James ... major is criminal justice.
JAMES’ CAREER STATS RUSHING Year GP/S 2010 11/0 2011 13/1 Totals 24/1
Att Yds 87 513 121 875 208 1,388
KICKOFF RETURNS Year GP/S Att 2010 11/0 0 2011 13/1 8 Totals 24/1 8
Yds 0 222 222
Avg 5.9 7.2 6.7
TD 5 6 11
Long 28 74 74
Avg 0.0 27.8 27.8
TD 0 1 1
Long 0 82 82
BIG 2012
TD 1 0 1
Long 38 35 38
Rushes: 23 vs. San Diego State in 2010 Kick Returns: 2 at Boise State in 2011 Rushing Yards: 181 at Wyoming in 2010 Kick Return Yards: 82 vs. Portland St. in 2011 Long Rush: 74 yards at Wyoming in 2010 Long Kick Return: 82 yards vs. Portland St. in 2011 Touchdowns: 2, 2x; last vs. UNLV in 2011 Touchdowns: 1 vs. Portland St. in 2011 Receptions: 2, 4x; last at Boise State in 2011 Receiving Yards: 56 at Boise State in 2011 Long Receptions: 38 yards at New Mexico in 2010 Touchdowns: 1 at New Mexico in 2010
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DAVID JOHNSON
DEFENSIVE TACKLE
SOPHOMORE I 6-2 I 270 I 1L
ARGYLE, TEXAS Argyle HS
CAREER HONORS 42011 Yahoo! Sports Second-Team Freshman All-American 42011 Rivals.com All-Mountain West Conference Freshman Team 2011 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON A second-team Freshman All-American by Yahoo! Sports ... named to the Rivals.com AllMountain West Freshman Team ... appeared in 12 games, starting the last nine contests of the regular season ... ranked 13th on the Frogs’ defense with 28 total tackles, including 15 solo stops ... placed third on the Frogs with his seven tackles for loss, including three sacks ... equaled a season-high with four tackles at Boise State, including a half sack ... also took part in sacks against Louisiana-Monroe and BYU ... added a fourth-quarter sack against Louisiana Tech in the Poinsettia Bowl ... contributed to a tackle for loss in six of the last seven games. 2010 | REDSHIRT SEASON Redshirted his first season on campus. HIGH SCHOOL Ranked by Rivals.com No. 4 in Texas and No. 31 in the nation among defensive tackles ... rated by Rivals as the No. 50 overall player in the state ... first-team All-State as a senior and the District 9-3A Most Valuable Player ... led Argyle with 25 tackles for loss, including six sacks ... totaled 102 stops his senior season ... named the District Defensive Lineman of the Year and honorable-mention All-State as a junior when he recorded 24 tackles for loss, including 12 sacks, as part of 77 stops ... chose TCU over UCLA, Stanford and Texas Tech. PERSONAL Parents are David and Shannon Johnson ... major is graphic design.
JOHNSON’S CAREER STATS DEFENSE Year 2011 Totals
GP/S 12/9 12/9
UT 15 15
AT 13 13
TT 28 28
TFL 7.0-20 7.0-20
Total Tackles: 4, 2x; last vs. Colorado State in 2011 Solo Tackles: 3 vs. SMU in 2011 Tackles for Loss: 2.0, 2x; last vs. Louisiana Tech in 2011 Sacks: 1.0, 2x; last vs. Louisiana Tech in 2011
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Avg 18.2 11.3 13.6
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
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RECEIVING Rec Yds 5 91 10 113 15 204
QBS 3.0-12 3.0-12
INT 0 0
PBU 0 0
FR 0 0
FF 0 0