Player Bio: James Price :: Football

Player Bio: James Price :: Football  

PRICE'S HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Attended West High..coached by Travis Cantrell, plus assistant former Cougar player Bob Garman WSU ('92)...earned three letter in football, four letters in wrestling and two letters in track ... SOPHOMORE year earned second team all-league as a linebacker and running back ... JUNIOR year named league defensive player of the year ... first team all-league selection as a linebacker ... as a SENIOR repeated honor of first team all-league player ... all-state selection as a linebacker.

PRICE'S WSU CAREER

Freshman (1997-98): V-letter ... played in all 12 games as a backup linebacker and a member of special teams ... recorded 12 total tackles ... career-high three tackles against both USC and Southwestern Louisiana ... two tackles against Illinois ... received the following team awards: Specialist of the Week - USC; Southwestern Louisiana; Big Hit - USC, Southwestern Louisiana.

Sophomore (1998-99): V-letter...played in all 11 games and made 10 starts...illness forced him to miss a start against Arizona State, but still had nine tackles against the Sun Devils...finished the season with 83 tackles to lead all WSU defensive players...his nine TFL (-18) tied for the team lead...he also had 2.5 sacks (-11)...against Idaho recorded a career-high 13 tackles, including three TFL (-12 yards) and two sacks (-10)...the previous week had 12 tackles at Boise State, including two TFL...in the two games after Idaho he had nine tackles at California and 11 at UCLA, giving him 45 stops in four games...had at least three tackles in every game...ranked tenth in the Pac-10 with 7.5 tackles/game...earned the following game awards: Big Hit - Illinois, BSU, UCLA; Defensive Pursuit - Idaho, USC.

Junior (1999-00): Redshirt season while recovering from wrist surgery following 1998 season injury.

PERSONAL
James Bernard Price ... born 1-10-79 Pascougoula, Miss ... father James Price ... mother Tammy Price ... four sisters and one brother ... likes to fish and hunt ... enjoys watching John Wayne movies ... working on a humanities major with an emphasis in fine arts and biological science.

James Price Hometown: Anchorage, Alaska High School: West High '97 Height / Weight: 5-11 / 211 Position: Linebacker Birthdate: 01/10/1979 Experience: 2V

DEFENSE	G/GS	TT	PT	AT	TFL	SACKS	PI
1997	12/0	12	8	4	0/0	0/0	0/0
1998	11/10	83	60	23	9/-18	2.5/-11	0/0
1999	dnp
CAREER:	23/10	95	68	27	9/-18	2.5/-11	0/0