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Jersey Number 21
James Monds III
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fort Pierce, Fla.
- High School:
- Vero Beach
EMU: 2025: Played in all 12 games with three starts…Finished the season with 12 tackles, including five solo stops and seven assisted tackles…Recorded one quarterback hurry…Added one pass breakup…MIDDLE TENNESSEE: 2024: Played in nine games with two starts…Recorded eight tackles and two pass breakups…Posted two tackles and a pass breakup in 16 snaps against Tennessee Tech on Aug. 31…Added a solo tackle at Ole Miss on Sept. 7…Started against WKU on Sept. 14 and finished with four tackles and a pass breakup…INDIANA: 2023: Appeared in 11 games…Recorded four total tackles across games against Indiana State on Sept. 8, Akron on Sept. 23, and Illinois on Nov. 11…2022: Appeared in two games and redshirted…Made collegiate debut against Michigan on Oct. 8…One of 15 true freshmen to see action…Enrolled early and participated in spring practice…HIGH SCHOOL: Played defensive back under Head Coach Lenny Jankowski at Vero Beach High School…Also attended Fort Pierce Westwood High School and Port St. Lucie High School…Named Class 6A First Team All-State…Earned First Team All-Area honors as a sophomore…Recorded nine pass breakups as a junior…Returned one punt and one kickoff for touchdowns…Tallied 31 tackles as a sophomore and returned three punts for touchdowns…Also lettered in soccer and earned all-area honors after scoring 21 goals as a junior…PERSONAL: Full name James Anthony Monds III…Son of James Jr. and Erica Monds…Has two brothers, Jaylyn and Jabari, and one sister, Justice…Joins his brother Jaylyn on the EMU football team…Cousin Mario Monds and uncle Wonder Monds were both NFL Draft picks…Sport Management major.
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