Junior defensive back on Eastern Michigan's 2025 roster.
5′11″ · 183 lb · Fort Pierce, FL
Recruiting
CB recruit
No. 636 nationally · Signed with Indiana
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior defensive back on Eastern Michigan's 2025 roster.
James Monds III
James Monds III has played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Washington State — Week 3, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Chris Creighton.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Indiana | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Indiana | 1 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 23 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-34@ Air Force | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-70@ Youngstown State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-48@ Washington State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 13 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Season context · Team result + system
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road3g | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
56.1%
137 pass / 107 run
Plays / game
61.0
4 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
154 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.