Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Houston
Will James
DB • 6'0" • 185 lbs • Grand Bay, AL, USA
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Will James shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
42
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
38
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Houston
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Mississippi State • Southern Miss • Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Stephen F. Austin
Player Story
Will James built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive back from Grand Bay, AL wearing No. 15, spending time with Houston, Mississippi State, and Southern Miss. The clearest part of Will James'...
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- Committed To
- Mississippi State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Will James, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Houston. Will James shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.5 disruption score.
Quick Answers
Will James quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Houston · DB
- Career Tackles
- 74
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Houston
- Top game
- Stephen F. Austin
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Theodore · Mississippi State
- High school pipeline
- Theodore · 16 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 39 tackles · DB 228th (top 24%) · Big 12 112th (top 16%) · National 977th (top 16%)
Will James played DB for Mississippi State, Southern Miss, and Houston. Across 3 tracked seasons, Will James recorded 74 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Southern Miss.
Recognition
Honors
- 20252025 All-Big 12 · official_conference_selectionsecond
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