Linebacker, Louisville, 2013–17
James Hearns
Lettered 2015–17 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 99
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 249 lb
- Hometown
- Tallahassee, FL
James Hearns played linebacker at Louisville (2013–17).
Career highs
8tackles, career highvs. Clemson, 20173sacks, career highvs. Virginia, 2017Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Louisville | 43 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 7 |
| 2017 | Louisville | 42 | 29 | 13.5 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Career | 85 | 60 | 24.5 | 15 | 5 | 9 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013N | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015E | 8 of 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played); E, ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Louisville | 99 | LB | ||
| 2014 | Louisville | 99 | LB | ||
| 2015 | Louisville | 99 | LB | ||
| 2016 | Louisville | 99 | LB | ||
| 2017 | Louisville | 99 | LB | 6′3″ | 249 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2017 Louisville 12 games, 42 tackles, 7 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Purdue | W 35–28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at North Carolina | W 47–35 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Clemson | L 21–47 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Kent State | W 42–3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Murray State | W 55–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at NC State | L 25–39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Boston College | L 42–45 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | at Florida State | W 31–28 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | at Wake Forest | L 32–42 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Virginia | W 38–21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Syracuse | W 56–10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Kentucky | W 44–17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2016 Louisville 12 games, 43 tackles, 8 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Charlotte | W 70–14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | atSyracuse | W 62–28 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs.Florida State | W 63–20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | at Marshall | W 59–28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atClemson | L 36–42 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Duke | W 24–14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.NC State | W 54–13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atVirginia | W 32–25 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atBoston College | W 52–7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Wake Forest | W 44–12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | at Houston | L 10–36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Kentucky | L 38–41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2018 | Combine or pro day 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2½″ | |
| Weight | 239 lb | |
| Arm length | 32½″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.89 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.65 s | |
| Vertical jump | 30″ | |
| Bench press | 22 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.20 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.52 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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