James Mallory to Attend Tampa Bay Buccaneers Rookie Camp This Weekend
Central Connecticut All-American running back James Mallory has been invited to attend rookie mini-camp with the Tampa Buccaneers beginning this Friday, April 30. Mallory, who led the Blue Devils to the Northeast Conference title last season, rushed for 1,352 yards and 16 touchdowns in his final season in New Britain. He was named an All-American and was a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, given each season to the top player in the Football Championship Subdivision.
Central Connecticut State University All-American running back
James Mallory has been
invited to attend rookie mini-camp with the Tampa Buccaneers
beginning this Friday, April 30. Mallory, who led the Blue Devils
to the Northeast Conference title last season, rushed for 1,352
yards and 16 touchdowns in his final season in New Britain. He was
named an All-American and was a finalist for the Walter Payton
Award, given each season to the top player in the Football
Championship Subdivision.
Mallory will leave on Thursday to head to Tampa and participate in
the weekend long camp. If he performs well, he will have a chance
to sign a free agent deal with the Buccaneers and then have a
chance to make the roster.
Following his senior season Mallory was chosen the NEC Offensive
Player of the Year. He was also named an AP All-American, an AFCA
All-American, an ECAC All-Star and was chosen to the New England
Sports Writers All-New England team. He was one of 20 finalists
for the Payton Award.
He finished his senior season in 2009 with 1,352 rushing yards and
16 touchdowns. His rushing total was good for 112.67 yards per
game, the fourth highest total in the country. His 16 touchdowns
put him 19th in the country in scoring on the season.
Mallory finished his career with 3,245 rushing yards, the
second-highest total in school history. He ran for 2,872 yards in
the last two seasons and scored 31 touchdowns during that time. He
finished his career averaging 5.2 yards per carry and with 34
career scores. He is second all-time in school history with his
206 career points.
Mallory and his teammates put together one of the most successful
football seasons in school history in 2009. They finished the year
9-3 and won their third NEC title in the last six seasons. The
nine victories matched a school record.
