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Linebacker, Florida, 2022–24
Shemar James
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 229 lb
- Class (2024)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Mobile, AL
- Born
- Jun 24, 2004
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Shemar James played linebacker at Florida (2022–24). The Dallas Cowboys took James in round 5, No. 152 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
13tackles, career highat Utah, 20232sacks, career highvs. LSU, 2024Defense
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
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
2024 Florida 13 games, 64 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Miami | L 17–41 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Samford | W 45–7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Texas A&M | L 20–33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Mississippi State | W 45–28 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. UCF | W 24–13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Tennessee | L 17–23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Kentucky | W 48–20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Georgia | L 20–34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Texas | L 17–49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. LSU | W 27–16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Ole Miss | W 24–17 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Florida State | W 31–11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. Tulane | W 33–8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Florida 8 games, 55 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Utah | L 11–24 | 13 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. McNeese | W 49–7 | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs.Tennessee | W 29–16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Charlotte | W 22–7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atKentucky | L 14–33 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 38–14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at South Carolina | W 41–39 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Georgia | L 20–43 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Florida 12 games, 40 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.Utah | W 29–26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs.Kentucky | L 16–26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. South Florida | W 31–28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atTennessee | L 33–38 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Eastern Washington | W 52–17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Missouri | W 24–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.LSU | L 35–45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Georgia | L 20–42 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atTexas A&M | W 41–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.South Carolina | W 38–6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atVanderbilt | L 24–31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atFlorida State | L 38–45 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (American team, won 22–19).
| Drill | Combine 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅜″ |
| Weight | 222 lb |
| Arm length | 31½″ |
| Hand size | 8½″ |
| Wingspan | 77¾″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.69 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 sW |
| Vertical jump | 32″ |
| Broad jump | 9′9″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.09 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.27 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 17 games with a stat; latest team: Dallas Cowboys.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 91 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 17 | 99 | 1.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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