Jackson State Linebacker James Houston
6-1, 225, Graduate Student, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Recorded six tackles (five solo), two tackles for loss, a sack, a forced fumble, and recovered two fumbles including a scoop and score, 67 yards for the first points of the game in the Tigers’ 61-15 win over Alabama A&M.

Houston’s 7.5 sacks is second in FCS and his 9.5 tackles for loss is tied for seventh. He transferred to JSU after receiving his degree from Florida. During his three years on the field at Florida, Houston tallied 100 total tackles (50 solos), 10.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and three forced fumbles.