2017 Football Roster
James Hearns
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 249
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Tallahassee, Fla.
- High School:
- Lincoln
Emerged as one of the nation’s top pass rushers ... ranked 46th nationally in sacks with 8.0 ... posted a career-best 43 tackles ... added 11.0 tackles for loss .. has become tough to handle coming off the edge ... forced five fumbles, the second-highest total in school history ... opened the year with four tackles, a sack and a forced fumble ... notched three tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks, while forcing his second fumble of the year versus Syracuse ... credited with four tackles and sack against his hometown squad in Florida State ... tallied four tackles, a sack and his third forced fumble in the big road win at Marshall ... posted five tackles, a forced fumble and a tackle for loss versus Clemson ... credited with a career-high seven tackles in the Friday night win over the Blue Devils ... notched five tackles versus Virginia ... posted two tackles, a sack and a forced fumble versus Boston College ... credited with four tackles and a career-best 2.0 sacks versus Wake Forest ... ended the regular season with three tackles.
2015 SOPHOMORE SEASON
Appeared in 12 games at linebacker ... posted a career-high 12 tackles ... credited with 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks ... posted a pair of tackles in a loss to nationally ranked Clemson ... credited with a pair of tackles and his first career sack against NC State ... registered his second sack of the year versus Boston College ... totaled three tackles and recovered a key fumble in the Music City Bowl win over Texas A&M .
2014 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Appeared in two games... Saw game action in Louisville's win over Murray State and loss at Clemson.
Played in two games before an injury ended his season... was able to redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL
Originally committed to Florida as the team's fourth 2013 pledge.. was a late qualifier... was a unanimous four-star prospect who ranked as the 197th-best player in the nation by Rivals.com... was the seventh-ranked inside linebacker in America and a top 200 player overall... rated as four star and the, No. 10 inside linebacker by 247 Sports... also ranked as the No. 190 overall... ranked as the No. 8 inside linebacker by ESPN.com... received offers from Florida, Auburn, Kentucky, Alabama, Florida State, LSU, Georgia, Notre Dame and Ohio State... signed at Louisville on July 10.
PERSONAL
Son of Morena Owens... born 9/20/93... undecided major.
