Personal
- Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Parents are Howard and Barbara
- Was recruited by Wisconsin, Northwestern, Drake and Kansas
- Grandfather, John Smith, was a Grantland Rice All-American at the University of Pennsylvania
- Jim wears a size 15 1/2 shoe
- Majoring in business fundamentals
Before BYU
- Graduated from Arrowhead High with a 3.5 GPA
- Won letters in football, basketball, baseball and track
- Was all-county and all-conference in football
- Coached by Larry Reinhold (Carthage)
Stats
| Career | Tackles | Sacks | Misc | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | GP | SOLO | AST | TFL/YDS | NO | YDS | QBH | PBU |
| 1984 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 10 / 49 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 11 / 70 | 8 | 63 | 7 | 1 |
| 1981 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 / 28 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS: | 31 | 40 | 8 | - / 147 | 15 | 121 | 7 | 1 |