Nick James

DL · #11 · Pittsburgh · 5TH · 6'2" · 295 · Prattville, AL

Projected RDT starter

17 2026 tackles

2.5 · 4 2026 sacks · TFL

0 2026 INT + PD

48 Career games (20 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL
2026	Pittsburgh	7	7	17	2.5	4
2025	Pittsburgh	13	3	21	2	4
2024	Pittsburgh	12	10	19	0	2
2023	Indiana	12	0	4	1	1
2022	Indiana	4	0	3	0	0

Tackles per game 2.4 84

Havoc plays 9 91

INT + pass breakups 0 0

Forced fumbles 0 0

Explosive rate allowed 9.9% 63

Line yards per carry allowed 1.1 99

Sack rate 7.1% 67

Week	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL
W1	M-OH	1		1
W3	SYR	2	1	1
W5	@ VT	4		1
W6	UNC	1		1
W7	@ BC	1

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

2022 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2022 board

#305 Lucas Heyer OT · Hill-Murray STAN

#306 Carsen Ryan TE · American Fork UCLA

#307

Nick James DL · IMG Academy IND

#308 E.J. Harris OT · Auburn AUB

#309

Dakota Twitty WR · Thomas Jefferson Class Academy UVA

DLs in the class

#36 Vincent Anthony Jr. C.E. Jordan DUKE

#37 Hunter Deyo Lewis Central ISU

#38

Nick James IMG Academy IND

#39 Trey Bixby Eden Prairie MINN

#40

Anthony Smith Shippensburg Area MINN

2026 · 91th pctile of DLs

Recruit · 88th pctile of class