James Named to CFPA DB Watch List

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Charleston Southern redshirt senior cornerback Charles James received another accolade Monday when he was named to the 2012 College Football Performance Awards Defensive Back Award Watch List. This marks the second consecutive season that James has earned the distinction from the largest awards organization in Division I College Football.

James sits just one interception away from tying the CSU career record after a junior campaign which saw him named to the First Team All-Big South Defense. The Jacksonville, Florida native snagged a pair of interceptions and paced the 2011 Buccaneers with seven pass breakups and nine pass deflections, while finishing third on the unit with 66 tackles and 40 solo stops. James and the rest of the Bucs will look to open the season strong on September 1, when they travel to Johnson Hagood Stadium for a 6 p.m. kickoff with The Citadel.

James is one of 38 players to be named to the Defensive Back Watch List, which can be found below. The only other Big South defensive back named to the prestigious list was Liberty’s Walt Aikens. For more information, including the watch lists for other positions, go to collegefootballperformance.com.

2012 CFPA Defensive Back Watch List
• Saeed Lee, Alabama State
• Kejuan Riley, Alabama State
• Demetrius McCray, Appalachian State
• Ryan Shaw, Arkansas Pine-Bluff
• A.J. Cruz, Brown
• Steth Monroe, Campbell
• Jestin Love, Central Arkansas
• Charles James, Charleston Southern
• D.J. Key, Chattanooga
• Mike Armiento, Colgate
• Travis Hawkins, Delaware
• Serge Kona, Duquesne
• Devontae Johnson, Florida A&M
• Jeremy Moore, Georgetown
• Donovan Henley, Idaho State
• Pierre Warren, Jacksonville State
• Darius Safford, Lafayette
• Bryan Andrews, Lehigh
• Walt Aikens, Liberty
• Malcolm Bronson, McNeese State
• Pat Gray, Monmouth
• Kenneth Ridley, Morgan State
• Chris Houston, New Hampshire
• Colten Heagle, North Dakota State
• Garrett Scott, Northern Iowa
• Jamaal White, Northwestern State
• Eriq Lewis, Old Dominion
• Alvin Hines II, Samford
• Dax Swanson, Sam Houston State
• Darnell Taylor, Sam Houston State
• Darius Drummond, South Carolina State
• Winston Wright, South Dakota State
• Tylor Brock, Southeast Missouri
• Robert Alford, Southeastern Louisiana
• Davonte Anderson, Stony Brook
• Torian Phillips, Wagner
• Kieron James, Western Illinois
• B.W. Webb, William & Mary