Defensive back, Southern Illinois (from Minnesota), 2014–17
Craig James
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 191 lb
- Hometown
- Edwardsville, IL
- Born
- Apr 29, 1996, in Edwardsville, Illinois
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Craig James played defensive back at Minnesota (2014–15) and Southern Illinois (2016–17).
Returns
| Season | Team | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Minnesota | 16 | 139 | 0 |
| 2015 | Minnesota | 12 | −7 | 0 |
| 2017 | Southern Illinois | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Career | 29 | 141 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Southern Illinois | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Southern Illinois | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Minnesota | 1 | DB | ||
| 2015 | Minnesota | 1 | DB | ||
| 2016 | Southern Illinois | 1 | DB | ||
| 2017 | Southern Illinois | 1 | DB | 5′10″ | 191 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2017 Southern Illinois 1 game, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | PR | Yds | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | at Memphis | L 31–44 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
No box score in the source for Sep 9 vs. Mississippi Valley State; Sep 16 at Southeast Missouri State; Sep 30 vs. Northern Iowa; Oct 7 at South Dakota State; Oct 14 vs. Illinois State; Oct 21 at Indiana State; Oct 28 at South Dakota; Nov 4 vs. Missouri State; Nov 11 vs. Youngstown State; Nov 18 at Western Illinois, so those games are not listed.
2016 Southern Illinois 1 game, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | PR | Yds | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Florida Atlantic | L 30–38 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 10 vs. Southeast Missouri State; Sep 17 vs. Murray State; Oct 1 at Northern Iowa; Oct 8 vs. South Dakota State; Oct 15 at Illinois State; Oct 22 vs. Indiana State; Oct 29 at Missouri State; Nov 5 vs. South Dakota; Nov 12 at Youngstown State; Nov 19 vs. Western Illinois, so those games are not listed.
2015 Minnesota 3 games, 12 returns, −7 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | PR | Yds | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at Colorado State | W 23–20 | 2 | 9 | – | – | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. Kent State | W 10–7 | 7 | 11 | – | – | – |
| Sep 26 | vs. Ohio | W 27–24 | 3 | −27 | – | – | – |
2014 Minnesota 8 games, 16 returns, 139 yards
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2018 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10″ |
| Weight | 193 lb |
| Arm length | 30¼″ |
| Hand size | 8⅝″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.50 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 12 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | New York Jets | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts * |
| 2025 | CFL | Ottawa Redblacks * |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.
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