Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2017Florida State
Derwin James
DB • 6'3" • 211 lbs • Haines City, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Derwin James shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
87
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
99
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Florida State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Florida State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Player Story
Derwin James built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a defensive back from Haines City, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of Derwin James' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Florida State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 17
- Overall
- No. 17
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Chargers
Derwin James, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Florida State. Derwin James shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 95
- TFL
- 5.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 11
- Touchdowns
- 2
Featured Highlight
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Derwin James Florida State Highlights
2017 · Florida State · Player Highlight
Derwin James college highlights at Florida State.
- Season
- 2017
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Derwin James quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 95
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Florida State
- Top game
- Syracuse
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Haines City · Florida State
- High school pipeline
- Haines City · 1 FBS recruit · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 1 · Pick 17 · Los Angeles Chargers
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 84 tackles · DB 19th (top 3%) · ACC 21st (top 4%) · National 171st (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Florida State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida State | 2 | 11 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 35.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida State | 12 | 84 | 5.5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 67 |
Related Context
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Derwin James played DB for Florida State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Derwin James recorded 95 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Florida State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Florida State paired 23.5 primary output with 46.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 46.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Win with 7 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Florida State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.0
Efficiency
46.7
Usage
8.7
Consistency
48.6
Best Game by takeover score
Syracuse
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 1. NC State: 1. Wake Forest: 2. Miami: 2. Duke: 0. Louisville: 0. Boston College: 1. Syracuse: 7. Clemson: 2. Delaware State: 2. Florida: 4. UL Monroe: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 6 by 35. NC State: 8 by 43.3. Wake Forest: 4 by 36.7. Miami: 5 by 40.8. Duke: 6 by 25. Louisville: 8 by 33.3. Boston College: 13 by 60. Syracuse: 3 by 62.5. Clemson: 9 by 57.5. Delaware State: 3 by 32.5. Florida: 7 by 69.2. UL Monroe: 12 by 65
Split Comparison
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Wins2.8 · Games = 6 · +1.6 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 6 · -1.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Syracuse
Best efficiency game
69.2 vs Florida
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/2 | vs UL Monroe10+ tackles | W 42-10 | 12 | 8 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ FloridaSplash game | W 38-22 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Delaware StateSplash game | W 77-6 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ ClemsonSplash game | L 14-31 | 9 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs SyracuseSplash game | W 27-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Boston College10+ tackles | L 3-35 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Louisville | L 28-31 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Duke | W 17-10 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs MiamiSplash game | L 20-24 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Wake ForestSplash game | W 26-19 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs NC State | L 21-27 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | @ Alabama | L 7-24 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Derwin James story
Derwin James built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a defensive back from Haines City, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of Derwin James' career was his defensive production: 95 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 interceptions across 15 career games in the available record. His career also includes 168 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Derwin James' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Florida State
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Florida State | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida State | 1 | 27.9 | 7.2 | 1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida State | 23.5 | 46.7 | 8.7 | 22.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Syracuse
Week 10 · W 27-24 · Conference game
Win with 7 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
7 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Ole Miss
Week 1 · W 45-34
1
Havoc Plays
79.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 79.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Florida
Week 13 · W 38-22
4
Havoc Plays
73.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 73.8 takeover score.
#4
vs UL Monroe
Week 14 · W 42-10
1.5
Havoc Plays
62.1 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 62.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Clemson
Week 11 · L 14-31 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
54.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Florida State
23.5 primary output · 46.7 efficiency · 8.7 usage
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#2
2015 Regular Season · Florida State
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Florida State
35.5
1 primary · 27.9 efficiency · 7.2 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
6
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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