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James Empey

James Empey

Offensive Line

6-4, 303 lbs

American Fork, Utah

Born: October 27, 1996 (29-240)

High School: American Fork HS

Mission: Portugal

Pronunciation: Emp-ee

Relatives: Father Mike Empey

Years at BYU: 2017-21

2020 Team Captain 2021 Team Captain

Season	Class	No	Pos	Games	Starts
2018	R-FR	66	OL	13	13
2019	R-SO	66	OL	13	13
2020	JR-CV	66	OL	8	8
2021	R-JR	66	OL	7	7
Total				41	41

Season	Class	No	Pos
2017	RS	66	OL
2018	R-FR	66	OL
2019	R-SO	66	OL
2020	JR-CV	66	OL
2021	R-JR	66	OL

Date	Team	League	Transaction
Apr 30, 2022	Dallas Cowboys	NFL	Signed UDFA contract
Aug 30, 2022	Dallas Cowboys	NFL	Waived
Aug 31, 2022	Dallas Cowboys	NFL	Released
Sep 1, 2022	Miami Dolphins	NFL	Signed to practice squad
Dec 3, 2022	Miami Dolphins	NFL	Activated from practice squad
Dec 5, 2022	Miami Dolphins	NFL	Reverted back to practice squad
Jan 23, 2023	Miami Dolphins	NFL	Released from practice squad
May 15, 2023	Tennessee Titans	NFL	Signed contract after mini-camp
Jul 28, 2023	Tennessee Titans	NFL	Waived
Jul 29, 2023	Green Bay Packers	NFL	Claimed off Waivers (from Titans)
Aug 29, 2023	Green Bay Packers	NFL	Waived
Aug 30, 2023	Green Bay Packers	NFL	Signed to practice squad
Sep 1, 2023	Green Bay Packers	NFL	Released from practice squad
Sep 11, 2023	Atlanta Falcons	NFL	Participated in tryout
Oct 10, 2023	Minnesota Vikings	NFL	Attended workout
Dec 19, 2023	Tennessee Titans	NFL	Signed to practice squad

Season	Award
2018	FWAA Freshman All-American
2019	1st Team All-Independent Offensive Line
2020	1st Team All-Independent Offensive Line