Linebacker, Arizona State, 2002–⁠07

Robert James

Lettered 2004–⁠07 (school media guide)

Born
Dec 26, 1983

Robert James played linebacker at Arizona State (2002–⁠07). The Atlanta Falcons took James in round 5, No. 138 overall in the 2008 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2007
First-team All-Pac-10
Drafted
No. 138
Round 5, 2008 NFL Draft (Atlanta Falcons)

Honors

Team titles: Pac-10 champions, 2007

Defense

SeasonTeamInt
2005Arizona State1
2007Arizona State4
On file (2005–⁠07)5

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.

Defense before 2016

SeasonGSoloAstTklTFLSacksIntPBUFFHur
200510171936511500
20067188264.510010
20071362441069.52.54312
On file9771168194.55822

Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.

Game by game

2007 Arizona State 3 games with an interception on file, 4 INT
DateOpponentResultInt
Sep 1vs.San José StateW 45–⁠31
Sep 22vs.Oregon StateW 44–⁠322
Oct 27vs.CaliforniaW 31–⁠201
2005 Arizona State 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultInt
Sep 24atOregon StateW 42–⁠241

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2008Combine or pro day 2008
Height5′10½″
Weight219 lb
Arm length32⅜″
Hand size9½″
40-yard dash4.70 s
10-yard split1.67 s
Vertical jump31″
Broad jump9′6″
Bench press22 reps

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

In the NFL

1 season, 7 games with a stat; latest team: Kansas City Chiefs.

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2012Atlanta Falcons71100

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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