DJ James: CB · Oregon.
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DJ James
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Oregon. On tape: 5 tackles against Utah, Week 12, 2021.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
46 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 0.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 35-28@ No. 3 Ohio State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-7vs Stony Brook | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-19vs Arizona | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-31@ Stanford | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-17vs California | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-31@ UCLA | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 52-29vs Colorado | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 26-16@ Washington | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-24vs Washington State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-38@ No. 24 Utah | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-29vs Oregon State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 10-38vs No. 14 Utah | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 34 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
Week 8 · 2021
W 34-31
at UCLA
2 interceptions · 8 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Edged out UCLA on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
46tackles this season46 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Mario Cristobal — 26-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bryan McClendon
Pass share
43.6%
408 pass / 528 run
Plays / game
72.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
437 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #307 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Oregon, 70 tackles — drafted at #192 overall by the Seattle Seahawks.
A stat line in 24 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mario Cristobal.
Next stop · NFL
Seattle SeahawksEntering 3rd NFL season
Seattle SeahawksEntering 3rd NFL season
