Born: July 14, 1986
Residence: May, Texas
Joined PRCA: 2005
World Titles: 0
Wrangler NFR Qualifications: 0
Pace Picante Series Qualifications: 0
DNCFR Qualifications: 1 (2006)
2005 World Standings Place: 32nd
2005 Earnings: $35,192
Career Earnings: $35,192

Professional
2006 Highlights
* Co-champion at the Greeley (Colo.) Independence Stampede.
* Won the Dodge Xtreme Bulls stop in Reno, Nev., and set a new Xtreme Bulls record with a 96 points ride on Flying Five Rodeo's Werewolf.
* Won the Hayward (Calif.) Rodeo. * Won the Mineral Wells (Texas) PRCA Rodeo.
* Won first round of DNCFR with 90 points on Flying Five Rodeo's Flying Rodeo and placed fourth in the second round with 82 points on Powder River Rodeo's Imposter; was rodeo's two-head aggregate leader (172) and event's top money winner ($11,444).
* Xtreme Bulls: San Antonio — Shared semifinal round title with 88-point ride on Andrews Rodeo's Jumbo and finished seventh in the average.

Career Highlights
2005 — Won short-round at Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days Rodeo and finished second in the average.

Personal
5-10, 135 … Single … Hobbies include raising bucking bulls … Full name is James William Harris, from roughstock rider James Garlick and William, his great-grandfather … Became interested in rodeo through his father, Mark, who was the Texas Circuit Rookie of the Year in 1989 … Grew up in Peaster, Texas, where his father worked on a ranch, but moved to tiny May (pop. 500) when J.W. was 15 … Graduated from May High School with 18 senior classmates … Finished second in the average at the Texas Circuit Finals Rodeo but qualified for the 2006 DNCFR after rodeo champion Greg Fuller suffered an injured knee … Had almost run out of money and was ready to head back to Texas to work before his short-round win and $10,000 windfall in Cheyenne, Wyo., in 2005 … Has invested most of his winnings in mutual funds … Has a younger brother, Cody, who plays high school football and also fights bulls.