James Carpenter Class: Junior Hometown: Augusta, Ga. High School: Hephzibah Height / Weight: 6-5 / 300 Position: Offensive Line Experience: JC

Career Stats

A January enrollee at the University of Alabama, James Carpenter fills an important need on the Crimson Tide's offensive line ... won the Bart Starr Most Improved Player Award following spring practice in 2009 ... a four-star junior college recruit by both Rivals.com and Scout.com ... Rivals.com's No. 32 junior college prospect ... listed at No. 13 on SuperPrep Magazine's Juco 100 ... originally signed with Iowa State out of Heqhzibah High School ... spent two seasons at Coffeyville [Kan.] Community College where he was named to the first-team Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) All-League team ... coached by Darian Dulin at Coffeyville CC ... an all-area performer for John Bowen at Hephzibah [Ga.] High School ... chose the Crimson Tide over Oklahoma, Mississippi, Iowa State, Texas Tech, South Carolina and Oklahoma State.