2023 Conference USA Preseason Watch List
2023 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Trophy Watch List
2022 All-Conference USA (Honorable Mention)

CAREER HIGHS
Pass Yards: 321 vs. Louisiana Tech (10/28/22)
Pass Attempts: 48 vs. Louisiana Tech (10/28/22)
Completions: 31 vs. Louisiana Tech (10/28/22)
Passing TDs: 4 vs. Bryant (9/1/22)
Rush Yards: 53 at Charlotte (10/22/22)
Rush TDs: 2 at Charlotte (10/22/22)
Long Rush: 28 vs. Florida Atlantic (11/12/22)
Interceptions: 2 (4X) last vs. Florida Atlantic (11/12/22)

2022: Named All-Conference USA Honorable Mention…appeared in 11 games at quarterback, making 10 starts…led the team with 1,962 passing yards and 11 touchdowns…ran for 223 yards with three touchdowns on the ground…came in relief in season opener vs Bryant (9/1) and completed 16 passes for 207 yards and four touchdowns while leading FIU to third-largest comeback in program history…threw for 175 yards on three touchdowns, including a 60-yd pass, his longest of the season at New Mexico State (10/1)…posted back-to-back games of 300+ passing yards at Charlotte (10/22) and vs. Louisiana Tech (10/28)…completed 26 passes for 306 yards with a touchdown while adding two rushing scores on 53 yards at Charlotte (10/22)…logged a career-high of 321 passing yards with three touchdowns vs Louisiana Tech (10/28)….posted his longest rush of the season on a 28-yd touchdown run vs Florida Atlantic (11/12)…completed over 60 percent of pass attempts in five games overall.

2021: Saw action in a total of six games during his freshman season in a reserve role… completed 18-of-27 pass attempts for 162 yards and a touchdown… he also rushed five times for 12 yards… completed both passes he attempted for a 20 yards at Middle Tennessee State (11/13)… completed one pass vs. Old Dominion (11/6)… was a solid 6-of-7 for 57 yards after coming in as a reserve vs. Western Kentucky (10/23)… attempted a season-high 12 passes while competing seven for 56 yards at Florida Atlantic (10/2)… also saw action against Long Island (9/2) and at Texas Tech (9/18).

PREP CAREER: Product of Duncanville High School in Duncanville, Texas… Rated as a three-star prospect by 247sports and 35th-best pro-style quarterback by the outlet… Ranked as the 40th-best quarterback among pocket passers by ESPN.com… Rated as the eighth-best quarterback in the Dallas area and tabbed as the 57th-best recruit in Dallas Morning News Area Top 100… Threw for over 3,800 yards and 42 touchdowns as a senior for Duncanville... Led Duncanville to nearly a 6A state title, before falling to powerhouse Southlake Carroll in the state playoffs this past month… Was an Elite 11 Finalist in the summer of 2020… Threw or 44 touchdowns and over 4,000 yards as a junior at John Paul II High School in 2019, while completing 62% of his passes… He led John Paul II to a state runner-up finish in TAPPS Division I… In addition to football, also played baseball in high school… Also recruited by Liberty, UAB, Central Michigan and Texas State.

Grayson James