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Defensive back, Florida State, 2015–17
Derwin James
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 211 lb
- Hometown
- Haines City, FL
- Born
- Aug 3, 1996, in Haines City, Florida
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Derwin James played defensive back at Florida State (2015–17). The Los Angeles Chargers took James in the first round, No. 17 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
13tackles, career highat Boston College, 2017All-America: FWAA 2017; CBS Sports 2017; USA Today 2017
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Florida State | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Florida State | 84 | 49 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 |
| Career | 95 | 58 | 5.5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Florida State | – | – | – | 1 | −2 | 0 |
| 2017 | Florida State | 6 | 170 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Career | 6 | 170 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Florida State | 3 | DB | ||
| 2016 | Florida State | 3 | DB | ||
| 2017 | Florida State | 3 | DB | 6′3″ | 211 |
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 Florida State 12 games, 84 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Alabama | L 7–24 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. NC State | L 21–27 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | at Wake Forest | W 26–19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Miami | L 20–24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 14 | at Duke | W 17–10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Louisville | L 28–31 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | at Boston College | L 3–35 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Syracuse | W 27–24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 11 | at Clemson | L 14–31 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Delaware State | W 77–6 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Florida | W 38–22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 2 | vs. UL Monroe | W 42–10 | 12 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Florida State 2 games, 11 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Ole Miss | W 45–34 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 52–8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 Florida State 1 game, 1 return, −2 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28 | atFlorida | W 27–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2018 | Combine or pro day 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1¾″ | |
| Weight | 215 lb | |
| Arm length | 33″ | |
| Hand size | 9½″ | |
| Wingspan | 78⅝″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.47 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.50 s | |
| Vertical jump | 40″ | |
| Broad jump | 11′0″ | |
| Bench press | 21 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.34 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.34 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 100 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Chargers.
Pro Bowls: 5 (2018, 2021–22, 2024–25) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2018 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 3 (2022, 2024–25)
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2018; AP second team 2018, 2022, 2024–25; Pro Football Writers first team 2018; Sporting News first team 2021–22.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Los Angeles Chargers | 16 | 97 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Chargers | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Chargers | 15 | 113 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Chargers | 14 | 109 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Chargers | 16 | 115 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Chargers | 16 | 89 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Chargers | 15 | 93 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 (so far) | Los Angeles Chargers | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 100 | 669 | 19 | 12 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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