2007 Football Roster
Roster

J.J. Hesch
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- High School:
- Newport HS
HIGH SCHOOL: Helped Newport High School to a pair of district championships while lettering all four years ... Three-time NKCA and District 5 All-Star ... Selected to the Northern Kentucky Top 24 as a senior ... Team captain and earned the Golden Helmet Award as a senior ... Tied state records with nine touchdown passes in a game and eight touchdown passes in a half against Spencer County as a junior in 2005 ... Finished his junior year with 2,335 yards passing and 30 touchdowns in addition to 650 yards on the ground with seven rushing touchdowns ... Had three interceptions on defense ... As a senior he passed for 1,038 yards and 11 touchdowns while rushing for 750 yards and seven scores ... Finished with 45 tackles his senior season ... Passed for 1,921 yards his sophomore season and threw 24 touchdown passes ... Three-year letterman and starter as a member of the Wildcats’ basketball team ... Five-year letterman and starter for the school’s baseball team ... Led the team in runs scored in 2006 ... Earned a spot on the District 36 All-Tournament Team in 2005 and 2006 ... Selected to play in the junior all-star game.
PERSONAL: Full name is James Edward Hesch ... Born on Sept. 1, 1989 ... Son of Jim and Helen Hesch ... Has one sister, Marti ... Plans to major in education.