Player Career

Derwin James Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Florida State

    2015-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201520162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonFlorida State00
2016 Regular SeasonFlorida State127.97.21
2017 Regular SeasonFlorida State23.546.78.722.5

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.

7

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

67

#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