Career Summary
- Played in 36 games and totaled 130 tackles, including 15.0 for losses and 4.5 sacks.
- Added eight pass breakups, four fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles.
- Twice named to the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll.
- Member of a senior class that won three Centennial Conference titles, made three trips to the NCAA Playoffs and posted a four-year record of 40-8.
2019
- Elected a team captain, but missed the entire season after suffering an injury prior to preseason camp.
- Named to the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll.
2018
- Started all 14 games at linebacker.
- Totaled 72 tackles with 9.0 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks.
- Notched five pass breakups and one forced fumble.
- Finished second on the team in tackles, tied for fourth in TFLs and fifth in sacks and tied for third in pass breakups (5).
- Had six or more tackles six times on the year with a career-high 13 in a 63-31 season-opening win against Randolph-Macon.
- Totaled eight tackles in a 58-27 win at sixth-ranked Frostburg St. in the second round of the NCAA Playoffs and six stops in a 37-14 win over RPI a week later in the NCAA Quarterfinals.
- Rang up 22 tackles, including 3.5 for losses, in JHU's four NCAA Playoff games.
- Named to the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll.
2017
- Played in all 11 games and started the final 10.
- Finished fourth on the team with 56 tackles and added 6.0 tackles for losses and one sack.
- Led the team with four fumble recoveries and added three pass breakups and one forced fumble.
At Council Rock: Played football and baseball • Four-year starter in football • Earned First Team All-Suburban One League as a junior and senior and second team honors as a sophomore • Totaled 171 tackles over final three seasons and 199 in his career • Helped team to a 7-4 record and a conference title as a senior.
Personal: James Closser • Son of Rosemary Wuenschel and Ernest Closser • Dad and uncles, Arleigh Closser and Jay Closser, wrestled at Princeton • Completed a legislative internship in the office of Senator Robert Casey in the summer of 2018 • Has one younger brother, Colman • Majoring in applied math and statistics.
