Will James

DB · #5 · Houston · SR · 6'0" · 185 · Grand Bay, AL

Projected LCB starter

14 2026 tackles

0 · 0 2026 sacks · TFL

4 2026 INT + PD

33 Career games (30 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2026	Houston	7	7	14	0	0	2	2	1
2025	Houston	13	13	37	0	3	3	3	2
2024	Southern Miss	12	10	34	0	2	0	0	0
2023	Mississippi State	1	0

Tackles per game 2.0 51

Havoc plays 0 0

INT + pass breakups 4 92

Forced fumbles 1 88

Explosive rate allowed 11.3% 43

Line yards per carry allowed 2.0 82

Sack rate 5.2% 34

Week	Opponent	Tkl	INT	PD
W1	ORST	6
W3	@ TTU		1	1
W7	OKST		1	1

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#1619 Olan Robinson LB · Newton LIB

#1619 Shawn Thigpen WR · Springfield BGSU

#1622

Will James CB · Theodore MSST

#1630

Caleb Komolafe S · Katy Tompkins NW

#1630

Garrison Monroe S · Shakopee MINN

CBs in the class

#132 Jacob Fields Melissa LT

#134 Deaubry Hood Harker Heights ARST

#135

Will James Theodore MSST

#136

Elijah Palmer Bishop Gorman HAW

#137 Steven Jones Jr. Gadsden City GT

2026 · 0th pctile of DBs

Recruit · 41th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.