Biography

BIOGRAPHY

James Proche was born September 21, 1996, in Dallas, Texas. He is a wide receiver in the National Football League. 

Proche redshirted his true freshman season. The following season, Proche finished second on the team with 57 receptions, 709 yards and six touchdown catches. As a redshirt sophomore Proche caught 40 passes for 816 yards and six touchdowns and his average of 20.4 yards per catch was 13th-best in the nation. He was named first team All-American Athletic Conference (AAC) in his redshirt junior year after leading the team with 93 receptions for 1,199 yards and 12 touchdowns. In his final season, Proche caught 112 passes (leading the nation in receptions) for 1,225 yard and 15 touchdowns and was again named first team All-AAC and a second team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America.

At the 2020 NFL Combine, Proche ranked fourth overall in the bench press with 20 repetitions and 14th in the 20-yard shuttle with a time of 4.40 seconds. Proche was selected in the sixth round with the 201st overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens. Proche made his NFL debut on September 13, 2020 in the season opener against the Cleveland Browns, returning two punts for 26 yards.