Christian James
Christian James
Wins his gap play after play. This is his fourth year in the same defensive front at Vanderbilt. The receipt: 3 tackles against LSU — Week 13, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Vanderbilt, 3 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 19 | 9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 30 | 19 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Vanderbilt | 23 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 84 | 38 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2024
W 40–35
vs Alabama
3 TOT · 1 SOLO
Edged out Alabama at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Matthew Alexander’s 2024 season.
Matches Matthew on
Differs from Matthew on
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