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Jersey Number 85
James Sappington
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 229
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Peculiar, Mo.
- High School:
- Raymore-Peculiar HS
2018
2017
2016
High School
Personal
- Played in 11 games with six starts
- Transitioned from kicker to wide receiver
- Named 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-District
- Caught 24 passes for 439 yards and two touchdowns
- Led the Racers in yards per catch at 18.3
- Hard career-high 98 yards against SEMO
2017
- Appeared in all 11 games
- Averaged 60.2 yards on 43 kickoffs with 15 touchbacks
- 2017-18 OVC Medal of Honor recipient
- Named to 2017-18 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll
2016
- Appeared in eight games
- Recorded 11 tackles with 8 solo
- Had 50 kickoffs for 3,008 yards
- Recorded 13 touchbacks
- 2016-17 OVC Medal of Honor recipient
- Named to 2016-17 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll
High School
- Named to Class 6A All-State first team by Missouri Football Coaches Association
- In 2015, was 25-for-29 on extra points and 11-for-17 on field goals with a long of 49
- Finished high school with a 4.36 GPA and was a member of the National Honor Society
- Was also a four-year letterwinner and All-District selection in basketball
Personal
- Born James Sappington on April 28, 1998 in Peculiar, Missouri
- Son of Scott and Mary Sappington
- Has three brothers, Mark, Paul and Gabe and two sisters, Elizabeth and Bridgette
- Brother Mark was fifth round selection by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2012 and is currently a member of the Tampa Bay Rays organization assigned to AA Montgomery
- Majoring in business administration with an emphasis in finance
2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Casey Brockman
Tuesday, January 20
2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Danny Alfeldt
Tuesday, January 20
2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Alexa Becker
Tuesday, January 20
2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Ivan Roe
Tuesday, January 20
