WASHINGTON High School and Personal: Born Apr
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WASHINGTON High School and Personal: Born Apr. 14, 1984 ... parents are Marie and Kenneth 8 Kenny James ... has three older sisters, one younger brother ... led Dos Palos to a 21-1 record and a pair of CIF Central Section titles in final two seasons, scoring 96 touchdowns and TB ... 5-10 ... 215 amassing nearly 5,000 yards rushing since the start of 2000 … as a senior, totaled Sophomore – 1 Letter over 2,900 yards on the ground and 49 TDs … set a CIF section record with 118 Dos Palos, CA career touchdowns ... earned first-team all-league honors at running back and defensive back in each of his last two seasons ... was also co-MVP of North Sequoia Dos Palos High School League in 2000 and 2001 ... was Fresno Bee's Player of the Year in 2001 ... received four votes in the Long Beach Press-Telegram’s 2001 “Best in the West” poll … a Washington: Likely starter at tailback entering fall member of the Tacoma News-Tribune’s “Western 100” … a PrepStar and SuperPrep drills ... teams with classmate Shelton Sampson All-American in 2001 … ranked 23rd among RBs nationally by SuperPrep … a first- to give Washington a promising young running team All-State pick by CalHiSports.com … ranked 21st overall in SuperPrep’s attack. 2003: Team’s returning leading rusher ... had a successful redshirt California 100 … an All-West Region selection by Student Sports Magazine … as freshman season after suffering a knee injury during 2003 spring drills ... gained a junior, rushed for 2,413 yards and 54 touchdowns to earn first-team all-state 530 yards last year ... second on the team behind Rich Alexis (566 yards) in underclass honors … also notched CalHi Sports Junior All-American honors in 2000 rushing ... appeared in all 12 games in 2003 ... started the final five games after … earned Dos Palos honor roll recognition three out of four years ... also lettered in Rich Alexis went down with an injury ... rushed for a pair of scores in back-to-back baseball ... prep coach was Mike Sparks ... a sociology major. games vs. Oregon State and USC ... named co-offensive 12th Man of the game against Oregon State ... averaged 4.3 yards per carry ... tied for third on the team Rushing with 17 receptions for 122 yards ... earned his first letter in 2003 ... top effort came Year G-S TC Yds. Lost Net Avg. TD LG in 42-10 victory against Oregon when he rushed for 104 yards on 18 carries ... had 2003 12-5 122 559 29 530 4.3 2 56 a 56-yard run during that game ... teamed with fellow redshirt freshman Shelton Sampson (six for 131) to give UW its first dual 100-yard rushing effort in a game Receiving since the 2000 season ... he earned co-offensive Player of the Game honors for Year G-S Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG his performance vs. Oregon ... averaged 80 yards per game in final four contests 2003 12-5 17 122 7.2 0 22 of the year ... became more of a pass catching threat at the end of the season with 13 of his 17 receptions in the final five games of the year ... had three receptions Career Highs for 31 yards (a career high) vs. USC ... caught a career-high four passes for 28 Rushing Attempts: 19 vs. Washington State, 2003 yards in upset of Washington State ... presented the Travis Spring Most Inspira- Rushing Yards: 104 vs. Oregon, 2003 tional Freshman Award for an Offensive Player at 2003 team banquet. 2002: Longest Rush: 56 vs. Oregon, 2003 Redshirted the season. Rushing Touchdowns: 1 at Oregon State, 2003 & vs. USC, 2003 Receptions: 4 vs. Washington State, 2003 Reception Yards: 31vs. USC, 2003 Long Reception: 22 vs. Idaho, 2003 21 Derrick Johnson CB ... 6-0 ... 190 Senior — 3 Letters Riverside, CA Notre Dame High School Washington: One of the top cornerbacks in nation ... voted a team captain for the 2004 season ... solid cover corner ... an All-American candidate ... set UW record in 2003 by recording an interception in four consecutive games ... ranks as the No. 11 cornerback in the nation in the Sporting News season preview as well as being named to the preseason Pac-10 first team and hailed as the fastest defensive back in the conference ... Street & Smith's magazine named him a preseason All-American Honorable Mention ... ranked in the top-20 cornerbacks in Lindy's season preview and named a first team All-Pac-10 DB ... a three-time letterwinner ... missed the entire 2001 season due to a serious foot injury ... can be used as a returner on special teams. 2003: Started 27 games during his UW career ... All-American candidate at cornerback ... a second-team All-Pac-10 selection The Players last year ... started every game except for the Stanford contest, in which he came Season Outlook off the bench to earn the defensive 12th Man of the game award ... had 10 interceptions in his last 15 games ... enters his senior season with a total of 11 career interceptions ... that ties for sixth on UW’s career interception list ... was ranked 14th nationally and third in the Pac-10 in 2003 with .50 interceptions per game ... longest return after a pick-off was for 36 yards against Stanford for a touchdown... killed a Washington State drive with a 24-yard interception return ... led the team by breaking up seven passes attempts ... had 41 total tackles during the season ... top tackling day came against USC where he made eight stops ... can be used as a kickoff returner ... had four returns last season ... a three-year letterwinner ... named the 2003 Defensive MVP at team banquet. 2002: Started all 13 games at cornerback after missing the 2001 season with a foot injury ... earned second-team All-Pac-10 acclaim after totaling five interceptions and 10 pass breakups ... tied for second in Pac-10 with his interception total ... ranked fifth in the Pac-10 for passes defended with 15 (10 PD/5 INT) ... exploded over the regular season’s last three games, making four interceptions and twice earning Pac-10 8 Kenny James Defensive Player of the Week honors ... grabbed two interceptions in Huskies’ 41- 54 • 2004 Husky Football HUSKIES West Region … ranked 37th in SuperPrep’s California/Hawaii/Nevada 152 … also competed for Notre Dame’s track program ... a law, society and justice major. Defensive Statistics Year G-S Solo Asst. Tot. Loss FC FR PD Int. Sacks 2000 12-3 19 4 23 1-2 0 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 2001 Did not play -- injury redshirt 2002 13-13 35 21 56 1.5-3 1 0-0 10 5-56 0-0 2003 12-11 27 14 41 0.5-1 0 1-0 7 6-62 0-0 Totals 37-27 81 39 120 3-6 1 1-0 18 11-118 0-0 Kickoff Returns Year G-S No. Yds. Avg. TD LG 2000 12-3 25 607 24.3 0 56 2003 12-11 4 72 18.0 0 29 Totals 37-27 29 679 23.4 0 56 Punt Returns Year G-S No. Yds. Avg. TD LG 2000 12-3 13 40 3.1 0 12 Kick Return Career Highs Kickoff Returns: 4 vs. Oregon State, 2000; vs. California, 2000 Kickoff Return Yards: 121 vs. Oregon State, 2000 Longest Kickoff Return: 56 yards vs. California, 2000 Punt Returns: 4 at Colorado, 2000 Punt Return Yards: 27 at Colorado, 2000 Longest Punt Return: 12 yards at Colorado, 2000 21 Derrick Johnson 37 Johnie Kirton TB ... 6-3 ... 248 29 win over Oregon State ... returned one interception for a 42-yard touchdown, one of two interception returns for touchdowns by Huskies in the game ... earned first of Freshman two consecutive Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week honors for efforts against the Everett, WA(Jackson) Beavers ... the following week, intercepted two passes against Oregon to cue the Huskies’ 42-14 romp and earn second Pac-10 weekly honor ... fourth on the team Selected as the Gatorade state player of the year … named the Associated Press in total tackles with 56, including one-and-a-half tackles for-loss ... had season-high player of the year for class 4A and all classes … a member of the Tacoma News seven tackles in Sun Bowl against Purdue ... notched first-career forced fumble Tribune’s all-state team … honorable mention selection to Tacoma News Tribune’s against USC ... part of a Husky pass defense that allowed an average of just 210 Northwest Nuggets team … named to the Seattle Times all-state team … picked yards passing over its last five regular-season games, including nine interceptions by the Tacoma News Tribune for its “Western 100” Team … tabbed by the Seattle and just six touchdowns ... named a coaches’ defensive player of the game after Post-Intelligencer for its football all-star team … named to the Seattle Times all- wins over Wyoming, Oregon State and Oregon ... named a KJR 950-AM Defensive area team and its Blue Chip prospect squad … named to all-Wesco at running back MVP and KING-TV Most Improved Player at the postseason awards banquet. 2001: … gained 2,675 yards as a senior, his first as the feature back in the Jackson Redshirted the entire 2001 season after suffering a foot injury during spring practice offense … his rushing total was one yard short of the Washington state prep single- ... enters fall as a likely starter at cornerback and kick returner on special teams. season record … averaged 8.9 yards per carry … scored 34 touchdowns … would 2000: Selected a second-team Freshman All-American by The Sporting News ..