James, who will be a third-year junior in 2016, transferred from Minnesota, where he was the primary punt returner for the last two seasons.
He averaged 8.7 yards a return, had eight tackles and three pass breakups as a true freshman. James played in five games and returned 12 punts last season before a season-ending injury.
Hill said he is focusing more on recruiting incoming freshman rather than transfers because he was hired after the junior college signing day.
"You want to be selective with the guys you add," he said. "There still might be guys we add, but we're going to build [the team] with high school kids and develop our own guys.