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2024 Football Roster
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Jersey Number 4
James Monds III
- Position:
- CB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 185
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Fort Pierce, FL
- High School:
- Vero Beach
2024 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in nine games and had one start
• Ended the season with eight tackles and two pass breakups
• Turned in two tackles and a pass breakup in 16 snaps against Tennessee Tech
• Had a solo tackle in 19 plays at Ole Miss
• Started against WKU and had four tackles and a pass breakup
• Did not dress against KSU
2023 (r-Freshman at Indiana)
• Played in 11 games
• Registered four total tackles
2022 (Freshman at Indiana)
• Appeared in two games
High School
• Defensive back for head coach Lenny Jankowski at Vero Beach High School
• Spent his junior season at Fort Pierce Westwood High School and his sophomore season at Port St. Lucie High School
• Class 6A first-team all-state
• Garnered first-team all-area honors as a sophomore
• Logged nine pass breakups as a junior and returned one punt and one kickoff for a touchdown
• Piled up 31 tackles as a sophomore and returned three punts for TDs
• Also lettered in soccer where he was named all-area after a 21-goal junior season
Personal
• Full name: James Anthony Monds III
• Parents: James and Erica Monds
• Born: 11/10/03
• Major: Undecided
• Other: his cousin, Mario Monds; and uncle, Wonder Monds were both drafted by the NFL. Mario was a 6th round pick by the Bengals in 2001 and Wonder was a 4th round choice by the Steelers in 1976
• Played in nine games and had one start
• Ended the season with eight tackles and two pass breakups
• Turned in two tackles and a pass breakup in 16 snaps against Tennessee Tech
• Had a solo tackle in 19 plays at Ole Miss
• Started against WKU and had four tackles and a pass breakup
• Did not dress against KSU
2023 (r-Freshman at Indiana)
• Played in 11 games
• Registered four total tackles
2022 (Freshman at Indiana)
• Appeared in two games
High School
• Defensive back for head coach Lenny Jankowski at Vero Beach High School
• Spent his junior season at Fort Pierce Westwood High School and his sophomore season at Port St. Lucie High School
• Class 6A first-team all-state
• Garnered first-team all-area honors as a sophomore
• Logged nine pass breakups as a junior and returned one punt and one kickoff for a touchdown
• Piled up 31 tackles as a sophomore and returned three punts for TDs
• Also lettered in soccer where he was named all-area after a 21-goal junior season
Personal
• Full name: James Anthony Monds III
• Parents: James and Erica Monds
• Born: 11/10/03
• Major: Undecided
• Other: his cousin, Mario Monds; and uncle, Wonder Monds were both drafted by the NFL. Mario was a 6th round pick by the Bengals in 2001 and Wonder was a 4th round choice by the Steelers in 1976
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