James Tyre

Position:
WR
Ht./Wt.:
5-8 / 171
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Suwanee, GA
High School:
Lambert HS
Prev School:
Western Carolina

Prior to UNT: Spent the 2023-25 seasons at Western Carolina … saw action in 14 games with 12 starts in his career … started all 12 games on the year in 2025 … tallied 68 catches for 832 yards and 11 touchdowns as a sophomore … was a First Team All-Southern Conference selection … caught five passes for 66 yards and a TD in the season opener against Garder-Webb … registered eight catches for 87 yards and a touchdown and also rushed for a 62-yard score against Elon … had five catches for 43 yards and a TD against Samford … had six catches for 101 yards while also throwing a 61-yard touchdown pass at Campbell … had a breakout games with 13 catches for 102 yards and three touchdown at Wofford … produced seven catches for 112 yards and a TD at The Citadel … had three touchdown catches and finished with five for 45 yards at Chattanooga … produced three catches for 78 yards and a score vs. Mercer … had six catches for 71 yards against ETSU … played in two games as a redshirt freshman in 2024 … made his career debut at Furman … logged his first career rush for three yards against VMI … did not see action in 2023 … preserved a redshirt season … prepped at Lambert High School in Georgia … was a standout quarterback at Lambert, passing for nearly 3,500 yards in his HS career … also rushed for 941 yards and 12 touchdowns in his final two seasons at Lambert … threw for 2,064 yards and 21 touchdowns while also rushing for 441 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior.

NCAA Stats Prior to UNT

Year	TEAM	GP	GS	REC	REC YDS	REC TD	YPC	LONG REC
2024	Western Carolina	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	N/A
2025	Western Carolina	12	12	68	832	12.2	11	42, vs. Mercer (11/8/25)
2024-25	TOTAL	14	12	68	832	12.2	11	42, vs. Mercer (11/8/25)