James Flanders

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Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-10
Weight:
203
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Midwest City, Okla.
High School:
Midwest City
Prev School:
Midwest City

Tulsa –– A three-year letterwinner . . . has played in 29 career games and has four starts . . . has 548 career rushing yards and one touchdown on 125 carries for a 4.4 average . . . 2015 – Played in six games and gained 87 yards . . . missed the first five games and the Cincinnati and Navy contests . . . saw his first action of the season against East Carolina and had 54 rushing yards and five receiving yards . . . 2014 – Played in 11 games and started four contests . . . started against Tulane, FAU, Texas State and Colorado State . . . missed the Houston game . . . rushed for 456 yards for a 4.5 average, while catching five passes for 42 yards . . . gained 54 rushing yards on 13 carries vs. Oklahoma . . . totaled 48 yards on nine rushes vs. FAU . . . had his first career 100-yard game with 112 yards vs. Texas State . . . tallied 97 yards and one touchdown in the season finale against East Carolina . . . 2013 – Played in all 12 games . . . saw most of his playing time on special teams . . . rushed for five yards on two carries . . . 2012 – Was one of several freshmen to sit out the 2012 season due to red-shirt status.

High School –– Led Class 6A in rushing as a senior with 2,456 yards and scoring with 270 points . . . earned first-team all-state honors by the Tulsa World as a senior . . . gained a three-star rating by Rivals.com . . . was named to The Oklahoman all-state first team, while also earning The Oklahoman Big All-City Offensive Player of the Year accolades . . . totaled 174 yards and three TDs against Del City in the season opener as a senior . . . had 55 carries for 273 yards and six touchdowns in the state quarterfinals against Owasso High School . . . also had six TDs in a game against Edmond Memorial . . . had 195 yards and two TDs in a state playoff win over Westmoore High School . . . was the 18^th-ranked Oklahoma prospect by Rivals.com . . . received a Rivals.com three-star rating . . . had career totals of 4,857 yards and 81 TDs . . . was named to the OCA West all-state team . . . was named to the all-VYPE Magazine team for Central Oklahoma . . . totaled 1,672 yards and 22 touchdowns as a junior in leading the Bombers to a 10-1 record . . . high school coach was Steve Huff.

Personal –– Lists the Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavs as his favorite pro sports teams . . . favorite sports to watch besides football is basketball and track & field . . . lists NBA players Lebron James, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook as his favorite professional athletes . . . worked a summer internship with the U.S. Marshals Department . . . his brother, John, graduated from Tulsa after the 2012 season as a four-year football letterman . . . another brother, Tim, was an All-America running back at Sam Houston State . . . parents are Anthony and Pam Flanders . . . majoring in organizational studies . . . born June 30, 1994.