#11

James Yelbert Jr.

DT · Delaware · Sr. · #11

Returning to Delaware for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

James Yelbert Jr.

DT · Delaware · Sr · #11

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Delaware
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Delaware7-6HC: Ryan Carty · Pass-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Delaware2173.52.5------
Career2173.52.5------

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 35–17

vs Delaware State

1 QB HUR  ·  0 TFL  ·  0 SACKS

How he plays

Play style

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Delaware

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive tackle · Delaware

Returning around him

  • Transfer portal: +5 net (13 in / 8 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Delaware · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #133 · 2026 recruiting class #114

DNA match

Player DNA

3-Tech Penetrator

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

IDL

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Shawn Collins’s 2023 season.

App State · 2023

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 27
#2

Jah Joyner

Minnesota · 2022

83%
#3

Quindarius Dunnigan

Michigan State · 2025

77%
#4

Jah Joyner

Minnesota · 2024

76%
#5

Clayton Smith

Arizona State · 2024

73%

Matches Shawn on

Height
Weight
Sack rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Shawn Collins's sophomore season at App State (2023).

App State · 2023

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 27
#2

C.J. McCray

Virginia Tech · 2022

73%
#3

Amadou Fofana

Coastal Carolina · 2022

72%
#4

Noah Potter

Cincinnati · 2022

70%
#5

Mike Allen

Western Kentucky · 2022

68%

Matches Shawn on

Class year
Height
TFL rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #10712

Final rank
#10806
Avg #10882.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #10712 this season.