2023 SEASON: Played in all 17 games with one start, seeing action on offense and special teams, and had four catches for 21 yards (5.3 avg.) and a TD...Also appeared in both playoff contests and posted a 4-yard catch…At Chicago (Sept. 10): Appeared on nine plays on offense in his NFL debut…At Las Vegas (Oct. 9): Posted his first reception as a pro, hauling in a 12-yard pass from QB Jordan Love early in the second quarter…At Denver (Oct. 22): Appeared on four plays on offense and six on special teams, catching a 2-yard pass early in the fourth quarter to convert a fourth-and-1…Vs. Kansas City (Dec. 3): Played 20 snaps on offense and posted his first TD catch in the NFL, capping off Green Bay's opening drive with a 1-yard scoring grab from Love…At Carolina (Dec. 24): Made his first NFL start as the Packers opened with two tight ends, appearing on 20 snaps…At Minnesota (Dec. 31): Played a career-high 41 snaps on offense and posted a 6-yard reception…At San Francisco (NFC Divisional, Jan. 20): Played 10 snaps on offense and five on special teams, posting a 4-yard reception…2023 Draft: Signed by Minnesota as an undrafted free agent on May 12.
COLLEGE: Played in 43 games with 31 starts during his five seasons at Baylor (2018-22), posting 78 receptions for 785 yards (10.1 avg.) and 12 TDs…Finished No. 1 in school history in receiving TDs among tight ends, No. 2 among TEs in receptions and No. 4 among TEs in receiving yards…Was invited to the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl following his final season and scored a TD in the game…Earned his degree in environmental studies...2022: Appeared in 12 games with 11 starts, earning All-Big 12 honorable mention after posting 31 catches for 255 yards (8.2 avg.) and three TDs while adding a rushing TD…Was named to the watch lists for the Mackey Award and the Wuerffel Trophy…Caught four passes for 30 yards (7.5 avg.) and a TD at BYU (Sept. 10)…Registered five catches for 39 yards (7.8 avg.), including a 12-yard TD grab, at Iowa State (Sept. 24)…Posted a career-best six receptions for 33 yards (5.5 avg.) vs. Oklahoma State (Oct. 1)...2021: Played in 14 games with 13 starts, earning All-Big 12 honorable mention after finishing No. 3 on the team with 31 catches for 361 yards (11.6 avg.) and nine TDs, the most receiving TDs by a TE in school history…Also added a rushing TD…Hauled in two passes for 43 yards (21.5 avg.), highlighted by a 33-yard TD grab, vs. Iowa State (Sept. 25)…Matched his career high with two TD catches vs. West Virginia (Oct. 9), posting TD grabs of 10 and 29 yards…Caught three passes for 52 yards (17.3 avg.) vs. BYU (Oct. 16)…Scored from a yard out vs. Texas (Oct. 30) on his first career carry…Posted a career-high 53 yards receiving on four catches (13.3 avg.) at TCU (Nov. 6)…2020: Started all six games he played in, finishing the season with 14 receptions for 164 yards (11.7 avg.) and three TDs (tied for the team lead)…His three receiving TDs were the most in a season by a Baylor TE since 2007 (Justin Akers, four)…Earned first-team Academic All-Big 12 honors…Posted his first career TD catch on a 25-yard reception at West Virginia (Oct. 3)…Caught four passes for 40 yards (10.0 avg.) and a career-best two TDs vs. TCU (Oct. 31)…Registered a season-high five catches for a season-best 48 yards (9.6 avg.) vs. Kansas State (Nov. 28)…2019: Appeared in eight games with one start before sustaining a season-ending injury…Hauled in two passes for 5 yards (2.5 avg.) at TCU (Nov. 9), the first catches of his collegiate career…Made his first collegiate start vs. Oklahoma (Nov. 16)…2018: Played in three games…Made his collegiate debut vs. TCU (Nov. 17).
PERSONAL: Given name James Benjamin Sims; born in San Antonio, Texas…High school: Caught 24 passes for 444 yards (18.5 avg.) and seven TDs as a senior at Clark High School (San Antonio, Texas)…Was named to Dave Campbell's Texas Football Texas Top 300…Posted 30 receptions for 477 yards (15.9 avg.) and two TDs as a junior…Community involvement: In 2022, partnered with Bitty & Beau's in Waco, Texas, helping to promote a coffee shop that hires individuals with disabilities.
