#11

James Yelbert Jr.

Senior defensive tackle for Delaware. 2025: 2.5 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 21 tackles.

DT · Delaware · Sr. · #11

6′5″ · 265 lb · Wilmington, DE

CFB Index 76 · #51 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceReturning to Delaware for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 11:30 am ETvs Coastal CarolinaDelaware StadiumDelaware by 5

How he plays

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

QB hurries: 98th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

2.5

sacks · 2025

3.5 TFL · 21 tackles · 8 hurries

Best game: 2 sacks, 2 TFL, 5 tackles, vs UTEP

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive tackle for Delaware. 2025: 2.5 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 21 tackles.

His career, year by year

James Yelbert Jr.

DT · Delaware · Sr · #11

Disrupts the pocket from the interior. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles, 2 sacks against UTEP, Week 14, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

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

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

76All-Conference level #51 of 330?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (98th percentile). Strength: sacks (85th percentile). Concern: solo tackles (17th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#41 / 2975 · 98th pct

Sacks#389 / 2975 · 85th pct

2.5

Tackles for loss#866 / 2975 · 69th pct

3.5

Tackles#1929 / 2975 · 34th pct

Passes defended#1916 / 2975 · 18th pct

Solo tackles#2397 / 2975 · 17th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	2.0	0.4	0.4	0.0
Road5g	1.4	0.2	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.7	0.2	0.1	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	1.8	0.3	0.3	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ryan Carty

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

76 · #51 of 330 interior linemen

Unranked recruit. Now #51 at the position.

2026 outlook

In the mix for All-Conference USA

Based on 2025: #4 of 11 Conference USA DTs

How the All-Conference USA estimate is computed

35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Delaware	21	7	3.5	2.5	--	--	--
Career		21	7	3.5	2.5	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 35–17

vs Delaware State

1 QB HUR · 0 TFL · 0 SACKS

With N. Minicucci — 251 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 73.8 · 44 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD · K. Duplessis — 7 rush yds (1 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 35-17vs Delaware State	2	1	0.5	0.5	—
Wk 2	L 7-31@ Colorado	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 44-41vs UConn	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 38-16@ Florida International	1	1	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	L 24-27vs Western Kentucky	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 25-38@ Jacksonville State	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 31-28vs Middle Tennessee	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	L 30-59@ Liberty	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 25-24vs Louisiana Tech	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 14-52@ Wake Forest	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 14	W 61-31vs UTEP	5	1	2.0	2.0	—	Season-high 5 tackles
Bowl	W 20-13vs Louisiana	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Total		21	7	3.5	2.5	—

The defensive line · Delaware

#93Jack HallDT · Sr.7 tackles for loss · 2025
#13Noah MatthewsDE · Sr.7 tackles for loss · 2025
#9Keyshawn HunterDT · Sr.6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
#52Dominick BrognaDT · Sr.4 tackles for loss · 2025
#11James Yelbert Jr.DT · Sr.3.5 tackles for loss · 2025

17 more on the roster · Delaware team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

James Yelbert Jr.

2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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The defensive line · Delaware