31  Cory James Class: RS Sophomore Hometown: Del Rio, Texas High School: Del Rio Height / Weight: 6-0 / 235 Position: LB Experience: 1L

Career Division I games played/started: 12/9 (12/9 in 2012).

2012 (Freshman): James set a CSU freshman record with 7.5 sacks and earned Freshman All-America honors from the Football Writers Association of America and College Football News(2nd team), as well as second-team national All-Freshmanand second-teamAll-Mountain West by Phil Steele's College Football Preview.He earned first-team midseason honors from Phil Steele. James finished his first season with 54 tackles (26 solo), including 10.5 for lost yardage, tied for sixth in the Mountain West.

• Against Colorado (Sept. 1) recorded his first collegiate start while compiling seven tackles, six solo, and a forced fumble. James finished the game with three sacks and four tackles for loss, becoming the first Ram to record three or more sacks in his first career game. His effort earned him Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week honors.
• Strung together two more games with seven-plus tackles, against North Dakota State (Sept. 8) and San Jose State (Sept. 15). Against the Spartans he posted his fourth sack of the season, forcing SJSU into a punt... On the ensuing possession CSU scored to pull within a TD.
• Versus Utah State (Sept. 22) registered three tackles and his fifth sack of the year to tie the CSU freshman sack record.
• Recorded three tackles against Air Force (Sept. 29) and two tackles against Fresno State (Oct. 6).
• Against San Diego State (Oct. 13) had four total tackles, including 1.5 sacks to lay claim outright to the CSU freshman sack record with 6.5. It was previously held by DeVaughn Hawkins (5; 1994).
• Added his final sack of the season, among six total tackles, vs. Hawaii (10/27), to extend his CSU freshman record to 7.5.
• Posted five tackles at Wyoming (11/3).

2011: Redshirted as a true freshman in his first season of college eligibility.

High School: Lettered two years in football for the Rams of Del Rio, Texas, a city of 37,000 on the U.S.-Mexico border about three hours due west of San Antonio...Started 21 consecutive games at linebacker until sustaining a torn left anterior cruciate ligament, ending his prep career in the eighth game of his senior season...Before the injury, combined as a junior and senior for 116 tackles (67 solo), 26 stops behind the line of scrimmage, 11 sacks, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery... Despite the injury, still voted by fellow coaches the District 29-5A Co-Linebacker of the Year after his senior campaign, when he also garnered first-team all-district honors for the second straight year...Also received the Hit Stick Award... Helped DRHS to bi-district and area championships on a team that finished 8-3 in 2010 and 10-3 in 2009, when the Rams advanced to the third round of the Texas Class 5A state playoffs...Started all 13 games as a junior in 2009...Top prep speed in the 40-yard dash was 4.8 seconds...Owned a 3.1 GPA...Head football coach was Steve Hoffman...Also played baseball for the Rams...Drew recruiting interest from TCU, New Mexico, Colorado, Texas State, Louisiana Tech and East Carolina.

Personal: Given name Cory Miguel James...Born May 22, 1993, in Del Rio, Texas...Son of Clarence and Sheila James...Has one older brother...Dad, Clarence, played football at Chowan Junior College...Majoring in liberal arts at Colorado State...Hometown: Del Rio, Texas.