Player Bio: UNLV: A local walk-on wide receiver ... One of three current Rebels who hail from North Las Vegas.
2011: Played in two games as a freshman and recorded one catch for one yard against Hawai'i in a Game Three victory.
2010: Attended UNLV but was not a member of the team.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2010 graduate of Canyon Springs HS in North Las Vegas ... A two-year letterman for coach Hunkie Cooper, who starred for the Rebels in the early 1990s ... Helped the Pioneers to a 7-3 record while leading the squad in receiving with 449 yards and five touchdowns on 25 catches as a senior ... Earned Second Team All-Sunrise League in his final season ... Also played volleyball and ran track for the Pioneers.
PERSONAL: Jonathon Charles James was born on March 2, 1992, in North Las Vegas ... The son of Cheryl and Charles James ... Has two brothers, Stephonne Young and the late DeShawn Collins ... Majoring in art.
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