Defensive back, Houston (from Mississippi State, Southern Miss), 2023–26
Will James
Lettered 2025 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Grand Bay, AL
Will James plays defensive back for Houston, after Mississippi State (2023) and Southern Miss (2024). Last time out, against Oklahoma State: 1 INT.
2026 so far
20 tackles, 2 INT
Last game: 1 INT vs. Oklahoma State, W 35–32
Next game: at Utah, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
2interceptions, career highvs. TCU, 2025Honors
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 35 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | Houston | 39 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | Houston | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Career | 94 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 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 | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 5 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 5 | DB | So. | ||
| 2025 | Houston | 5 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Houston | 5 | DB | Sr. | 6′0″ | 185 |
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
2026 Houston 7 games, 20 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Oregon State | W 33–20 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Southern | W 77–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at Texas Tech | L 26–28 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Sep 26 | at Georgia Southern | W 42–28 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 3 | vs. UCF | W 27–17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Kansas State | W 35–16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 35–32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2025 Houston 12 games, 39 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. Stephen F. Austin | W 27–0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | at Rice | W 35–9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Colorado | W 36–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | atOregon State | W 27–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs.Texas Tech | L 11–35 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Arizona | W 31–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Arizona State | W 24–16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 1 | vs. West Virginia | L 35–45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | atUCF | W 30–27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | vs. TCU | L 14–17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Baylor | W 31–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. LSU | W 38–35 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Southern Miss 11 games, 35 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Kentucky | L 0–31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. SE Louisiana | W 35–10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs. South Florida | L 24–49 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Louisiana | L 13–23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 12 | at UL Monroe | L 21–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Arkansas State | L 28–44 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 26 | at James Madison | L 15–32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Marshall | L 3–37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Texas State | L 3–58 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs. South Alabama | L 14–35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Troy | L 20–52 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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