James Flanders Class: Sophomore Hometown: Midwest City, Okla. High School: Midwest City Height / Weight: 5-11 / 186 Position: Running Back Experience: HS

Was a three-year letterwinner and starter at Midwest City high School . . . started at running back since his sophomore season and also played cornerback . . . led Class 6A in rushing as a senior with 2,456 yards and scoring with 270 points . . . helped lead his team to a 12-1 record as a senior and a three-year combined mark of 32-5 . . . earned first-team all-state honors by the Tulsa World as a senior . . . gained a three-star rating by Rivals.com . . . was named to The Oklahoman all-state first team, while also earning The Oklahoman Big All-City Offensive Player of the Year accolades . . . totaled 174 yards and three TDs against Del City in the season opener as a senior . . . had 55 carries for 273 yards and six touchdowns in the state quarterfinals against Owasso High School . . . also had six TDs in a game against Edmond Memorial . . . had 195 yards and two TDs in a state playoff win over Westmoore . . . 18th-ranked Oklahoma prospect by Rivals.com . . . received a Rivals.com three-star rating . . . had career totals of 4,857 yards and 81 TDs . . . was named to the OCA West all-state team . . . was named to the all-VYPE Magazine team for Central Oklahoma . . . earned first-team all-city and all-district merits as a sophomore, junior and senior . . . totaled 1,672 yards and 22 touchdowns as a junior in leading the Bombers to an 11-1 record . . . his brother, John, is a senior on the Tulsa football team . . . high school coach was Steve Huff . . . born June 30, 1994 . . . chose Tulsa over Navy, New Mexico, Wyoming and Louisiana Tech.

Blankenship Player Comments

"Flanders is just a warrior running back. Physical, big and fast. Very impressive in the last game of his senior year in a four-overtime loss to Owasso. He carried the ball 55 times. He seemed to be as strong in the fourth overtime as he was early in the game."