James Steel
Delaware Blue Hens
56
Depth

James Steel

Delaware Blue HensAverage
LDEDefenseDepthTRANSFER · UAB
2nd String / Backup

Is James Steel starting?

James Steel is listed 2nd string at LDE for Delaware Blue Hens.

James Steel is listed LDE #2 for Delaware at 56 OVR.

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Depth at LDE · Delaware Blue Hens

  1. 11374Noah MatthewsStarter
  2. 21456James SteelYou
  3. 38948Nate Ray
  4. 4048Q'yaeir Price

What's Next

Who do they play next?Chandavian Bradley — vs Coastal Carolina · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?See every Delaware positionHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Delaware Blue Hens

The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Caravel Academy, ranked #1,122 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #1,122 Natl
Swedesboro, NJ
Jersey
#14
Class
RS FR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
285 lbs
Transfer
UAB

James Steel is currently behind Noah Matthews at LDE on the Delaware depth chart, a Conference USA team rated 72 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8650
National Rank
#1122
High School
Caravel Academy
Hometown
Bear, DE

Why this rating?

On a 71-rated defense; 38th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 56 after depth penalty.

Team defense (SP+)
71
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 62% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
-9 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 3WMRMKTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 42-7

James Steel's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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