Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2019 Football Roster
Roster
Windham, CJ

Jersey Number 81
CJ Windham
- Position:
- WR
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 207
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Powder Springs, GA
- High School:
- McEachern
Bio
2021 (r-Senior)
• Played in 12 games and had eight starts
• Ended the season with 26 receptions for 236 yards and two touchdowns
• Was in on 372 total snaps and graded out a winner 10 times
• Earned a school record sixth letter
• Named the team’s Offensive Ironman of the Year at the team banquet
• Voted a permanent team captain for 2021
• Led MT with five receptions against Monmouth for 46 yards and a TD
• Had three receptions, including a TD at Virginia Tech
• Did not play at UTSA due to an ankle injury
• Had three catches for 32 yards at Liberty
• Registered four receptions for 36 yards at UConn
• Had five grabs at WKU
2020 (r-Senior)
• Played in eight games and had six starts
• Finished the season with a career-best 31 receptions for 331 yards and three touchdowns
• Averaged 45.5 snaps per game while grading out a winner five times
• Led team with five receptions for 24 yards at Army
• Missed the Troy and UTSA games with an injury
• Returned against WKU and had three catches, including a touchdown
• Added four grabs and a TD at FIU
• Shared the team lead with four receptions against North Texas
• Led team with career highs in receptions (7) and yards (109) in win at Rice to go with a touchdown
• Turned in six catches for 76 yards at Marshall and had one grab where Sunday NFL Countdown’s Randy Moss gave him a “Got Moss’d” highlight
2019 (r-Junior)
• Played in six games and started all six
• Ended the year with 13 receptions for 233 yards and four touchdowns
• Graded out a winner five games and averaged 41.2 snaps per game
• Hauled in four passes for 64 yards and a touchdown in win over TSU
• Had two receptions against Duke and both went for touchdowns to equal his career-best
• Turned in three catches for 71 yards in win over Marshall
• Suffered an injury at FAU and was lost for the season
2018 (Junior)
• Played in four games, had three starts and was redshirted
• Finished with six receptions for 111 yards and three TDs on the season
• Hauled in three passes for 86 yards and two touchdowns in win over UT-Martin
• Missed the FAU, Marshall, FIU, Charlotte, ODU, WKU, UTEP, UK and UAB games with an injury
• Returned against UAB in the C-USA title game but did not have a catch
2017 (Sophomore)
• Played in all 13 games and had 11 starts
• Finished with a career-best 25 receptions for 351 yards and one touchdown
• Named the team’s Most Improved Receiver following spring drills
• Earned team’s Grinder Award for receivers following spring drills
• Hauled in five receptions for 74 yards at FAU
• Hauled in a career long 47-yard pass at Charlotte
• Had five catches for 47 yards and a touchdown in win over ODU
• Registered three receptions for 63 yards in bowl win over A-State
2016 (Freshman)
• Played in all 13 games and had one start
• Had six catches for 67 yards on the season
• Collected receptions against AAMU, LA Tech, WKU, Marshall and FAU
• Earned a start against FIU
High School
• Lettered in baseball and football at McEachern High School
• Earned first team all-state and all-region honors in 2015 while leading team in receptions and receiving yards
• Was also an all-region outfielder with the baseball team in 2013 and 2014
• An honor student and member of the Beta Club
• Played for Coach Kyle Hockman
• Aspires to become a physical therapist
Personal
• Full name: Carl Edward “CJ” Windham Jr.
• Parents: Carl and Rena Windham
• Born: 11/25/97
• Degree: Exercise Science
• Played in 12 games and had eight starts
• Ended the season with 26 receptions for 236 yards and two touchdowns
• Was in on 372 total snaps and graded out a winner 10 times
• Earned a school record sixth letter
• Named the team’s Offensive Ironman of the Year at the team banquet
• Voted a permanent team captain for 2021
• Led MT with five receptions against Monmouth for 46 yards and a TD
• Had three receptions, including a TD at Virginia Tech
• Did not play at UTSA due to an ankle injury
• Had three catches for 32 yards at Liberty
• Registered four receptions for 36 yards at UConn
• Had five grabs at WKU
2020 (r-Senior)
• Played in eight games and had six starts
• Finished the season with a career-best 31 receptions for 331 yards and three touchdowns
• Averaged 45.5 snaps per game while grading out a winner five times
• Led team with five receptions for 24 yards at Army
• Missed the Troy and UTSA games with an injury
• Returned against WKU and had three catches, including a touchdown
• Added four grabs and a TD at FIU
• Shared the team lead with four receptions against North Texas
• Led team with career highs in receptions (7) and yards (109) in win at Rice to go with a touchdown
• Turned in six catches for 76 yards at Marshall and had one grab where Sunday NFL Countdown’s Randy Moss gave him a “Got Moss’d” highlight
2019 (r-Junior)
• Played in six games and started all six
• Ended the year with 13 receptions for 233 yards and four touchdowns
• Graded out a winner five games and averaged 41.2 snaps per game
• Hauled in four passes for 64 yards and a touchdown in win over TSU
• Had two receptions against Duke and both went for touchdowns to equal his career-best
• Turned in three catches for 71 yards in win over Marshall
• Suffered an injury at FAU and was lost for the season
2018 (Junior)
• Played in four games, had three starts and was redshirted
• Finished with six receptions for 111 yards and three TDs on the season
• Hauled in three passes for 86 yards and two touchdowns in win over UT-Martin
• Missed the FAU, Marshall, FIU, Charlotte, ODU, WKU, UTEP, UK and UAB games with an injury
• Returned against UAB in the C-USA title game but did not have a catch
2017 (Sophomore)
• Played in all 13 games and had 11 starts
• Finished with a career-best 25 receptions for 351 yards and one touchdown
• Named the team’s Most Improved Receiver following spring drills
• Earned team’s Grinder Award for receivers following spring drills
• Hauled in five receptions for 74 yards at FAU
• Hauled in a career long 47-yard pass at Charlotte
• Had five catches for 47 yards and a touchdown in win over ODU
• Registered three receptions for 63 yards in bowl win over A-State
2016 (Freshman)
• Played in all 13 games and had one start
• Had six catches for 67 yards on the season
• Collected receptions against AAMU, LA Tech, WKU, Marshall and FAU
• Earned a start against FIU
High School
• Lettered in baseball and football at McEachern High School
• Earned first team all-state and all-region honors in 2015 while leading team in receptions and receiving yards
• Was also an all-region outfielder with the baseball team in 2013 and 2014
• An honor student and member of the Beta Club
• Played for Coach Kyle Hockman
• Aspires to become a physical therapist
Personal
• Full name: Carl Edward “CJ” Windham Jr.
• Parents: Carl and Rena Windham
• Born: 11/25/97
• Degree: Exercise Science
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