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Monds III, James

Jersey Number 21
James Monds III
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Fort Pierce, Fla.
- High School:
- Vero Beach
Bio
EMU: 2025: Joins the program as an incoming recruit...Enrolled in classes for the winter semester...MIDDLE TENNESSEE: 2024: Played in nine games and had two starts...Ended the season with eight tackles and two pass breakups...Turned in two tackles and a pass breakup in 16 snaps against Tennessee Tech (Aug. 31)...Had a solo tackle in 19 plays at Ole Miss (Sept. 7)...Started against WKU (Sept. 14) and had four tackles and a pass breakup...INDIANA: 2023: Played in 11 games...Registered four total tackles versus Indiana State (Sept. 8), Akron (Sept. 23), and Illinois (Nov. 11)...2022: Appeared in two games and redshirted his initial collegiate season...Made collegiate debut against Michigan (Oct. 8)...One of 15 true freshmen to debut in 2022...Enrolled in the 2022 spring class and participated in practice...HIGH SCHOOL: Defensive back for head coach Lenny Jankowski at Vero Beach High School...Spent his junior season at Fort Pierce Westwood High School and his sophomore season at Port St. Lucie High School...Class 6A first-team all-state...Garnered first-team all-area honors as a sophomore...Logged nine pass breakups as a junior and returned one punt and one kickoff for a touchdown...Piled up 31 tackles as a sophomore and returned three punts for TDs...Also lettered in soccer, where he was named all-area after a 21-goal junior season...PERSONAL: Full name: James Anthony Monds III...Son of James Jr and Erica Monds...Has two brothers, Jaylyn and Jabari, and a sister, Justice...Joins his brother, Jaylyn, on the EMU football team...His cousin, Mario Monds, and uncle, Wonder Monds, were both drafted by the NFL...Mario was a sixth-round pick by the Bengals in 2001, and Wonder was a fourth-round choice by the Steelers in 1976...Sport management major.
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