2010: One of the more versatile players in the nation ... excellent receiver who will be a candidate for many postseason awards for his senior year ... James has the third-highest total of all-purpose yards (rush, rec., punt ret., kick ret., Int ret.) among active players entering 2010 with 5,077 - second all-time at OSU ... he needs 530 yards to be the school's all-time leader ... owns three of OSU's top-10 single game all-purpose yards records, including No. 1 with 303 at Oregon in 2009 ... broke the school record for single season receptions in 2009 with 91 ... enters the year with 161 career receptions, third at OSU - 60 short of the school record held by Mike Hass (2002-05) at 220 ... 1,849 career receiving yards, sixth at OSU ... 14 career receiving touchdowns, tied for seventh and six career 100-yard plus receiving games, tied for sixth ... 27 career starts, 14 straight ... eighth-best career kickoff return average at 24 yards per attempt and second-best career punt return average at 11.6 ... four points shy of breaking into OSU's career top 10 for points with 146 ... is just the second OSU player (Pat Chaffey) to achieve 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving in his career.

2009: All-Pac-10 First Team as a wide receiver ... named first team All-Pac-10 by Phil Steele ... 91 receptions set a new school record ... became the fifth OSU player to compile a 1,000-yard receiving season and the ninth 1,000-yard season overall has set OSU single season record for all-purpose yards (2,328) ... set OSU single game record for all-purpose yards at Oregon with 303 ... named Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week after his 10-catch, 114-yard 1 TD performance at Arizona State ... scored on an 87-yard pass on the season's first offensive play against Portland State - sixth-longest passing play in OSU history ... Ted Miller of ESPN.com named him the 22nd best player in the Pac-10 Conference during his offseason breakdown.

2008: James suffered a broken collarbone in the last game against Oregon and missed the Sun Bowl ... accumulated 1,833 all-purpose yards, third-most in OSU history ... Pac-10 co-Special Teams Player of the Week after accounting for 117 yards in kickoff returns against California, including a game-tying 86-yard return in the first quarter ... rushed for a season-high 110 yards at Washington, which included TD runs of 1 and 55 yards - also had a 33-yard TD receiving ... 102 yards rushing at Arizona.

2007: Started one game ... accounted for 916 all-purpose yards and four touchdowns ... rushed for 115 yards in the Emerald Bowl victory vs. Maryland, 65 of which came in the game-ending 6:24 drive ... scored two touchdowns in the bowl, recovering an Yvenson Bernard fumble in the end zone late in the third quarter that proved to be the winning score - also had a 14-yard TD reception from Sean Canfield in the first ... scored the game-winning touchdown on a 25-yard fly sweep at Oregon in double overtime ... in his first game as a Beaver he rushed for 62 yards vs. Utah.

LAMAR CONSOLIDATED: Three-year letterman as a wide receiver and free safety ... 2005 and `06 District MVP, first team all-state, first team Greater Houston Area ... 2006 basketball District MVP ... four-year letterman and starter in basketball and track.

PERSONAL: Born Dec. 20, 1988 in Richmond, Texas ... son of Tasha Williams ... has three siblings, including Beaver sophomore running back Jacquizz Rodgers - James in 14 months older ... several former prep teammates are playing at Division I schools ... Michael Lewis of the 49ers is an uncle ... chose OSU because of the "academic programs, the campus and the people at OSU made me feel welcome" ... very involved in campus and community service activities ... keynote speaker at the April 18, 2009 Kaleidoscope of Colleges and Cultures on the OSU campus - a program aimed primarily at underrepresented minorities and first generation students ... participated in the 2008 OSU Learning Through Excellence Spring Break program - studying Native American Issues in Rural Oregon Communities, interacting five days with the Confederated Tribes of the Grande Ronde ... communication major.

JAMES RODGERS' CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS