James Pruitt

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1964)}}

{{for|the Florida politician|James H. Pruitt}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = James Pruitt

| number = 82, 49, 86, 87, 81, 89, 19

| position = Wide receiver

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|1|29}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 199

| high_school = Jefferson {{nowrap|(Los Angeles, California)}}

| college = Cal State Fullerton

| draftyear = 1986

| draftround = 4

| draftpick = 107

| pastteams =

• Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|1986|1988}})
• Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|1988|1989}})
• Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|1990}})
• Minnesota Vikings (1991)*
• Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|1991}})
• Ottawa Rough Riders ({{CFL Year|1992}})
• Sacramento Gold Miners ({{CFL Year|1993|1994}})

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 63

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 1,013

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 9

| pfr = PruiJa00

}}

James Bouvias Pruitt{{Cite web |title=James Pruitt Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PruiJa00.htm |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} (born January 29, 1964) is a former professional American football wide receiver who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins from 1986 to 1988 and 1990 to 1991,{{cite web|url=http://www.miamidolphins.com/newsite/news/mediaguide/2008MG_582_640.pdf |title=Miami Dolphins 2008 Media Guide |access-date=March 10, 2009 |publisher=miamidolphins.com |date= }} {{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and the Indianapolis Colts from 1988 to 1989.{{cite web|url=http://www.colts.com/images/news_photos/communitydynamic/2008_mediaguide_sec7.pdf |title=Indianapolis Colts 2008 Media Guide |access-date=March 10, 2009 |publisher=colts.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081030141720/http://www.colts.com/images/news_photos/communitydynamic/2008_mediaguide_sec7.pdf |archive-date=October 30, 2008 }} He was selected by the Dolphins in the fourth round of the 1986 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1986 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1986/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He finished his career in the Canadian Football League (CFL) playing for the Ottawa Rough Riders and Sacramento Gold Miners.{{Cite web |title=James Pruitt football statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/football/stats/p-pruitjam001 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250126115452/https://www.statscrew.com/football/stats/p-pruitjam001 |archive-date=2025-01-26 |access-date=2025-06-26 |website=StatsCrew.com |language=en}}