THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA LIONS

UNA 2015: Played in all 12 games in 2015 with nine starts at safety...25 total tackles with 15 solos and 10 assists...3.0 tackles for loss of 25 yards...Intercepted two passes and returned them for 34 yards, broke-up four passes and blocked one kick...Interceptions were against Shorter and Tuskegee and he blocked a punt against North Carolina-Pembroke...UNA 2014: Played in all games in 2014 in the secondary...Finished with 14 tackles, 10 solos and four assists...Picked off one pass and returned it two yards against Delta State...Also broke-up two passes...UNA 2013: Played in five games in 2013…Had one solo tackle and one assist…UNA 2012: Redshirted at UNA in 2012...HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Shades Valley High School under coach Bill Smith…Played wide receiver and cornerback and returned kickoffs and punts…Selected Offensive MVP in 2010 and 2011 and was a team captain in 2011…His 92-yard touchdown catch set a school record…Also lettered in basketball and was on the A/B Honor Roll…PERSONAL: Full name is James Bernard Rivers, Jr., ..Born on April 5, 1994…Son of Myra and James Rivers and has one brother…Major is Exercise Science.

    Year       UT    AT    TT    TFL-YDS    INT-YDS
    2013         1      1      2      0-0             0-0
    2014       10      4    14      0-0             1-2
    2015       15    10    25      3.0-5          2-31
    Career    26    15    41      3.0-5          3-33