James Wilhoit

James Howell Wilhoit II (born June 30 1983) was the placekicker for the University of Tennessee football team between 2003 and 2006.

High school

Wilhoit attended Hendersonville High School in Hendersonville, Tennessee where he received All American honors from "PARADE", "PrepStar", "SuperPrep", "Student Sports" and "Borderwars.com". Wilhoit was also named All-State in chorus.

College

Wilhoit redshirted his freshman year, but went on to become a four-year starter at Tennessee where he handled field goal and extra point attempts and kickoffs. Wilhoit won several awards both for academics and athletic performance.

He made 59 of 82 field goal attempts (72%) and kicked 47% of his kickoffs for touchbacks.

Wilhoit made one game winning kick, a 50-yard field goal against the University of Florida in 2004 after missing an extra point just minutes earlier. Was always known for his strong kickoffs and ability to make field goals in the clutch. He became the 2nd all time leading scorer at Tennessee with 325 points and was ranked 7th in SEC history.

NFL

Wilhoit was not selected in the 2007 NFL draft, but signed with the Baltimore Ravens as a rookie free agent on May 4, 2007. He was later released from the team in July shortly before the 2007 NFL preseason began.

Honors

* 2006 "The Sporting News" All-SEC
* 2005 Academic All-SEC
* SEC Special Teams Player of the Week (September 18 2004)
* 2004 Academic All-SEC
* 2003 Freshman All-America Scripps Howard/FWAA and "The Sporting News" (2nd)
* 2003 Freshman All-SEC Coaches and "Knoxville News Sentinel"
* SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll