James Edward Roe II (born August 23, 1973) is a former

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wide receiver and coach. He served as the offensive coordinator for the

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of the

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(AFL) from 2017–2019. He played for the

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of the

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(NFL) from 1996–1998.

High school career

James Roe attended

Henrico High School Henrico High School is a public high school located in Henrico County, Virginia and operated by the Henrico County Public Schools. It has two specialty centers — the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years/ Diploma Program and the Center f ...

in Henrico, Virginia where he was an All-State and All-Richmond Metro honoree in football and an All-Richmond Metro honoree in basketball. James was also an All-Capital District honoree in track and field. James Roe graduated from Henrico High School in 1991. (Reference VHSL Reference Guide & Richmond-Times Dispatch Archives)

College career

James Roe attended

Norfolk State University Norfolk State University (NSU) is a public historically black university in Norfolk, Virginia. It is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Virginia High-Tech Partnership. History The institution was founded on September 18, 1935 a ...

from 1992 to 1995 and was voted All- CIAA three years in row. James Roe remains Norfolk State's all-time leading receiver, and holds three CIAA

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records for career reception yards, career reception

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s and single season reception TD.

National Football League career

Roe was drafted in the sixth round of the 1996 NFL Draft by the Ravens. Roe played for three years for the

, and ended his NFL career with 15 receptions for 239 yards (15.93 yards per rec. avg.), and a touchdown.

Arena Football League career

In nine Arena Football League seasons with the San Jose SaberCats, Roe caught 761 receptions for 9449 yards and 231 touchdowns. He received All-Ironman Team honors in 2003, 2004, and 2005, and was named Ironman of the Game in San Jose's ArenaBowl XVIII victory. After not starting the 2013 season with the team, Roe re-joined the SaberCats with two weeks remaining in the season. In 2017, he became the offensive coordinator of the

References

External links

Just Sports StatsNFL statsAFL statsArenaFootball.com bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roe, James 1973 births Living people Players of American football from Richmond, Virginia American football wide receivers American football linebackers Norfolk State Spartans football players Baltimore Ravens players San Jose SaberCats players Henrico High School alumni Orlando Rage players Baltimore Brigade coaches