CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 

• Twice was named second-team All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, doing so as a sophomore and a junior, before earning first-team All-NSIC honors as a senior.
• Recognized as a first-team All-American by The Associated Press in 2018.
• Became the second-ever player drafted out of Sioux Falls, joining P Brian Hansen — who was drafted in the ninth round (237th overall) by New Orleans in the 1984 NFL Draft.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 

• Twice was named second-team All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, doing so as a sophomore and a junior, before earning first-team All-NSIC honors as a senior.
• Recognized as a first-team All-American by The Associated Press in 2018.
• Became the second-ever player drafted out of Sioux Falls, joining P Brian Hansen — who was drafted in the ninth round (237th overall) by New Orleans in the 1984 NFL Draft.

2018: Played along a line that blocked for the fifth-ranked scoring offense in the conference, averaging 33.8 points-per-game…Paved the way for the No. 5 rushing attack in NCAA Division II, averaging a conference-best 274.2 yards-per-game…Blocked for Harlon Hill Award finalist Gabriel Watson, who led the nation in rushing yards-per-game (177.9) and rushing TDs (26)…Accolades: First-team All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference…The Associated Press first-team All-American.

2017: Part of an offense that ranked fifth in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference with 381.1 yards-per-game of offense, including 190.3 on the ground…Allowed just one sack on the season while recording a team-high 95 knockdown blocks…Accolades: Second-team All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference…Academic All-NSIC.

2016: Blocked for the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Champions…Started 10 games, including both NCAA Division-II playoff games…Part of a line that paved the way for All-American RB Max Mickey to rush for a school-record 1,764 yards…Blocked for the offense to average 511.3 offensive yards-per-game…Accolades: Sioux Falls’ Most Improved Player…Second-team All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.

2015: Saw action in 10 games, allowing no sacks while posting 12 knockdown blocks…Defensively, posted three solo tackles.

2014: Redshirted in his first season at Sioux Falls.

HIGH SCHOOL: Blocked for an offense that appeared in the Minnesota State Playoffs as a senior OL at Apple Valley (Minn.) High…Caught a TD pass in Apple Valley’s shutout win over Minneapolis Washburn in the 2013 section tournament…Won the starting LT job as a junior, helping QB Tommy Singer set school records for passing yards and TDs…Lettered two years in football, two in basketball and three in track & field.

PERSONAL: Given name James Earl Pipkins III…Nickname is ‘Trey’…Born in Winfield, Ill. …Father, James, played football at Iowa…Mother, Trisha, played college basketball at Iowa…Can juggle…Mentored middle school students…Earned a degree in sports management from Sioux Falls.

CAREER NFL TRANSACTIONS:

2019          Selected by Los Angeles Chargers in the third round (91st overall) of NFL Draft, April 26…Signed rookie contract, June 14.