Jesse James
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1994 (32 years old)
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Tight End
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White
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81
Height
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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261 lb (118 kg)
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Jesse Dylan James (born June 4, 1994) is an American football tight end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State, and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears, and Cleveland Browns.
Early years
James attended South Allegheny Middle/Senior High School in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. where he was a two-time Second-team All-State selection in both football and basketball. He was named First-team All-Century Conference as a tight end for both his junior and senior seasons. Over the two seasons he recorded 71 receptions for 1,030 yards and 10 touchdowns. For his final three seasons, he was named a team captain. He was invited to play in the Semper-Fidelis All-American game. He was also named to the 2011 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous 22.
MaxPreps rated him as the nation's No.3 tight end as a senior. He was rated by Rivals.com as a three-star recruit. He committed to Penn State University to play football.
College career
James began attending Penn State in 2012. He played in 12 games as a true freshman in 2012, with six starts. He recorded 15 receptions for 276 yards and tied a school record with five receiving touchdowns by a tight end. As a sophomore in 2013, James started all 12 games and recorded 25 receptions for 333 yards and three touchdowns. During his junior season in 2014, James broke the school's record for career touchdowns by a tight end, passing Ted Kwalick's 10. For the season, he recorded 38 receptions for 396 yards and three touchdowns.
After his junior season, James entered the 2015 NFL Draft. He finished his career at Penn State with 76 receptions for 1,005 yards and 11 touchdowns.
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 Penn State | 2015 | Youth | - | - |
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 Pittsburgh Steelers | 2015-2018 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Detroit Lions | 2019-2020 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Chicago Bears | 2021 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Cleveland Browns | 2022 | Permanent | - | - |
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| Receiving Touchdowns | NFL | 2021 | 1 |
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| Receiving Yards | NFL | 2021 | 62 |
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| Receiving Recovered | NFL | 2021 | 7 |
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| Receiving Recovered | NFL | 2020 | 14 |
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| Receiving Yards | NFL | 2020 | 129 |
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| Receiving Touchdowns | NFL | 2020 | 2 |
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| Receiving Yards | NFL | 2019 | 142 |
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| Receiving Recovered | NFL | 2019 | 16 |
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| Receiving Recovered | NFL | 2018 | 30 |
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| Receiving Yards | NFL | 2018 | 423 |
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| Receiving Touchdowns | NFL | 2018 | 2 |
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| Receiving Touchdowns | NFL | 2017 | 3 |
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| Receiving Yards | NFL | 2017 | 372 |
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| Receiving Recovered | NFL | 2017 | 43 |
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| Receiving Recovered | NFL | 2016 | 39 |
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| Receiving Recovered | NFL | 2016 | 39 |
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| Receiving Yards | NFL | 2016 | 338 |
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| Receiving Touchdowns | NFL | 2016 | 3 |
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| Two-point conversions | NFL | 2015 | 1 |
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| Receiving Touchdowns | NFL | 2015 | 1 |
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| Receiving Yards | NFL | 2015 | 56 |
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| Receiving Recovered | NFL | 2015 | 8 |
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