Draft Scout Snapshot: 2008: Unanimous first-team All-Conference USA pick...Named league Offensive Player of the Week vs. Memphis, Texas-El Paso and Houston...Started all thirteen games at the "Y" receiver position, but also saw action at the other three receiver spots, in addition to playing quarterback and returning punts...Set the school single-season records as he caught 111 of 142 passes targeted to him (78.17 percent) for 1,329 yards (12.0 avg) and thirteen touchdowns...Led the conference and ranked second in the nation with an average of 8.54 receptions per game...Placed second in the league and seventh nationally with an average of 192.23 receiving yards per game...67 of his receptions (60.36 percent) produced first downs, as he converted 14 of 25 third-down throws (56 percent)...Proving to be the team's "money player," 32 of his receptions came inside the red zone, as he had big catches to set up 27 touchdown drives and three other series that ended with field goals...2007: Consensus C-USA All Freshman pick...second on the team with 46 catches and finished second on the team with 585 yards receiving...46 receptions matched the 10th best single-season total in school history... 55 of his 91 touches on offense resulted in either a first down or a touchown. (23 of 45 rushes; 32 of 46 receptions)...2006: Retired from pro baseball at the end of the 2006 baseball season...drafted in the seventh round of the 2003 Draft by the Chicago White Sox...was cited by Baseball America as possessing the Best Fastball from the Sox 2003 draft class...Pitched in the White Sox system for three seasons at the Rookie League level before he was released...September 22, 1984...married, will be a 24/25 year old NFL rookie.
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01/15/10 - TE James Casey was an undersized tight end who hadn't played on the line. He had to learn to block. He also was the backup fullback. He's ideally suited for H-back because he has good speed and excellent hands.
12/02/09 - TE James Casey has benefited the most from the season-ending injury to TE Owen Daniels. The rookie has six catches for 64 yards in the three games since Daniels was injured.
11/24/09 - TE James Casey, a fifth-round pick from Rice, had two catches for 33 yards. That tied his career high for receptions. After catching two passes in the last game against Indianapolis, he underwent arthroscopic knee surgery. He returned for the Tennessee game.
11/18/09 - TE James Casey, a fifth-round draft choice, missed the last game after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery. He's 100 percent now. Watch him get a few passes thrown to him. He has excellent hands.
11/17/09 - TE James Casey, a fifth-round draft pick, will back up starter Joel Dreessen against Tennessee. Casey, who's also the backup at fullback, missed the Indianapolis game after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery. He returned to practice this week and will be ready for the Titans.
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