Eastern Michigan Athletics
2016 Football Roster
vs
Louisiana
Sep 20 (Sat)
3:30 p.m.
Roster
Pensyl, James

Jersey Number 19
James Pensyl
- Position:
- QB
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Land O’ Lakes, Fla.
- High School:
- Land O’ Lakes
Bio
PERSONAL: Full name: James Lee Pensyl...Son of Eric and Paula Pensyl...Business administration major...EMU: 2015: One of the 2015 recruits who sat out the season as a redshirt with freshman eligibility in 2016...HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Land O’ Lakes High School in Land O’ Lakes, Fla....Played under Head Coach Brian Wachtel as a Gator...Listed as a a three-star prospect per ESPN and a two-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals...Left-handed quarterback that originally grew up in Lapeer, Mich. and played youth football with fellow EMU defensive lineman Maxx Crosby and was childhood friends with EMU defensive lineman Hunter Andrews...Threw for more than 5,000 career yards and nearly 50 touchdowns in his career...Was selected honorable mention 2014-15 All-Tampa Bay Elite Team...Was one of Tampa Bay’s top passers as a junior, throwing for almost 2,500 yards and 22 touchdowns with only three interceptions...Also led the Gators with five touchdown rushes and was second with 162 rushing yards...Transferred from Hillsborough High in Tampa to nearby Land O’Lakes just before his sophomore year.
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