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2019 Football Roster

Tony Marable (TTU Sports)

86 James Sheehan

  • Position Tight End
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 220
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Major Finance
  • Hometown Flossmoor, Ill.
  • Highschool Homewood-Flossmoor

Biography

2019 - First Team All-OVC (Tight End)
2018 - Second Team All-OVC (Tight End)

2019 (SENIOR):
Played eight games missing four games in the early portion of the season due to injury... made seven starts at Super Back position... named first team All-Ohio Valley Conference at tight end... finished season with 23 catches for 240 yards and two touchdowns... had both touchdown receptions in road win at Tennessee State finishing game with five catches for 46 yards... season high seven catches for 65 yards against Jacksonville State... ended season seeing time at quarterback in final game at Austin Peay completing 1-of-4 pass attempts for five yards while adding 46 yards on six carries... became 33rd player in school history to go over 1,000 yard career receiving mark on senior day against Southeast Missouri... finished career with 95 catches for 1,013 yards and five touchdowns... team captain... 

2018 (JUNIOR): Started all 11 games at tight end... earned second team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors... finished year with 50 catches for 544 yards... season high eight catches for 84 yards against Tennessee State... season high 108 yards receiving on six catches at Eastern Kentucky... had 79 yard receiving day at Tennessee Tech... ranked first among OVC tight ends in catches and receiving yards, ninth among all players in receptions in the conference... had three touchdown receptions with two coming at Tennessee Tech... had other touchdown against Murray State... 

2017 (SOPHOMORE): Started all 11 games at tight end... finished season with 13 catches for 123 yards... season high four catches for 39 yards at Murray State... had three catches for 39 yards against Jacksonville State... long pass reception was 27 yards against Eastern Kentucky... had one kick return for 21 yards against Jacksonville State... made two tackles on special teams against Illinois State and at UT Martin... 

2016 (RS-FRESHMAN): Played in all games with one start against Murray State... saw time on special teams and at tight end... had nine catches for 106 yards... had two receptions against Western Illinois and at Eastern Kentucky... season high 34 yards receiving against Western Illinois... made three tackles on special teams... 

2015 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted 2015 season... 

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Craig Buzea at Homewood Flossmoor HS… helped team post an 11-3 record as they lost in the IHSA Class 8A state championship game during senior year… had 29 receptions for 524 yards and six touchdowns… also served as team’s punter averaging 36.6 yards per kick with a long of 60… as a junior helped team post a 9-2 record advancing to second round of IHSA Class 8A state playoffs… had 38 receptions for 725 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior… earned All-State honorable mention as a junior… named All-Southwest Suburban Blue Conference selection…   

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 86

    2015Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'3" 210 lbs
    86
  • 86

    2016Redshirt Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'3" 210 lbs
    86
  • 86

    2017Redshirt Sophomore

    Tight End
    6'3" 215 lbs
    86
  • 86

    2018Redshirt Junior

    Tight End
    6'3" 215 lbs
    86
  • 86

    2019Redshirt Senior

    Tight End
    6'3" 220 lbs
    86
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