James Sanford

Liberty

Sep 13 (Sat)

5 p.m.

Photo by: BGSU Marketing and Communications

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-1
Weight:
200
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Xenia, Ohio
High School:
Xenia

2016: Played in all 12 games … Posted 19 tackles and 0.5 tackle for loss … Had one pass break-up and recovered a fumble … Had a season-best five tackles in each of the team’s first two games – against Ohio State and North Dakota … Recovered a fumble against Middle Tennessee State and had his lone pass break-up of the season in that contest.

2015: Played in 13 games at linebacker, making 11 starts … totaled 91 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks … forced two fumbles … had an interception and two quarterback hurries … registered a team-best eight pass breakups … had double-digit tackle totals in four games – at Buffalo, UMass, Ohio and at Western Michigan … started the season with five tackles against Tennessee (Sept. 5) … had six tackles the following week in a road victory at Maryland (Sept. 12) … recorded nine tackles against Memphis with a pass breakup … had two tackles in a road victory against Purdue (Sept. 26) … had a season-high 13 tackles (10 ua, 3 a) with a TFL and interception in a MAC-opening win against Buffalo (Oct. 3) … totaled 10 tackles with 2.0 sacks in a win over UMass (Oct. 10) … had five tackles and a forced fumble in a win against Akron (Oct. 17) … recorded three tackles, a sack and a quarterback hurry in a shutout win at Kent State (Oct. 24) … had 11 tackles in a Nov. 4 win over Ohio … one-upped that total with 12 tackles the following week in a MAC East-clinching win at Western Michigan (Nov. 11) … totaled six tackles and a pass breakup in a loss to Toledo (Nov. 17) … had five tackles and a forced fumble in the MAC Championship Game (Dec. 4) win over Northern Illinois … registered four tackles in the GoDaddy Bowl against Georgia Southern.

2014: Played in all 14 games for the Falcons, starting the final nine at outside linebacker … registered 71 tackles (38 solo, 33 assisted) … had 4.0 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks … recorded two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, one quarterback hurry and four pass breakups … had a career day when he recorded nine tackles and 2.0 sacks in his first career start on Sept. 27 at UMass … twice recorded double-digit tackles … had 11 tackles on Oct. 11 at Ohio … also had 10 tackles in the MAC Championship Game against Northern Illinois.

2013: Missed the season due to injury.

2012: Redshirted.

High School: Is a 2012 graduate of Xenia High School ... coached by Bob DeLong ... team captain ... earned first-team all-conference honors in his junior and senior season ... was selected to play in the Ohio North/South All-Star game.

Personal: Full name is James Russell Sanford III ... lived with his grandfather Kenneth and grandmother Joyelyn ... born April 16, 1994 ... has one brother ... majoring in liberal studies.