Ta'Shawn James
UCLA Bruins
89
Great

Ta'Shawn James

UCLA BruinsSolid
FSDefenseGreatTRANSFER · Iowa State
Projected Starter

Is Ta'Shawn James starting?

Ta'Shawn James is the projected starter at FS for UCLA Bruins.

Ta'Shawn James is the projected starting FS on a Solid UCLA — 89 OVR.

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Depth at FS · UCLA Bruins

  1. 12789Ta'Shawn JamesStarter
  2. 22867Mason Rivera
  3. 32260Ty Lee

What's Next

Who do they play next?Jaden Mangham — vs Purdue · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Mason Rivera — No. 2 at FS for UCLAHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for UCLA Bruins

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Carl Albert, ranked #1,293 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 33 tackles, 0 INT, 5 PBU. That's 7% of the team's production at his spot and 81th-percentile production nationally — good for a 89 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,293 NatlTeam Share7%Percentile81th
Oklahoma City, OK
Jersey
#27
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
211 lbs
Transfer
Iowa State

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—3305

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8542
National Rank
#1293
High School
Carl Albert
Hometown
Oklahoma City, OK

Why this rating?

On a 83-rated defense; 81th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.89 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 89.

Team defense (SP+)
83
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 81% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 23% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.89)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 for role

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 12WSDSUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
1
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 28-10

Sep 6WCALTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
2
PD
0

Final W 45-24

Ta'Shawn James's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

33 tkl · 5 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement78%
Coach UCLATake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.