Ta'Shawn James
UCLA Bruins
70
Average

Ta'Shawn James

UCLA BruinsAverage
SSDefenseAverageTRANSFER · Iowa State
2nd String / Backup

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Ta'Shawn James is listed 2nd string at SS for UCLA Bruins.

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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 82th-percentile production nationally — good for a 70 overall (Average tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,293 NatlTeam Share7%Percentile82th
Oklahoma City, OK
Jersey
#27
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
215 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 74-rated defense; 82th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.94 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 70.

Team defense (SP+)
74
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 82% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 19% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 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.

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70
Average
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Team Role

33 tkl · 5 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement58%

Depth at SS · UCLA Bruins

  1. 1470Cole MartinStarter
  2. 22770Ta'Shawn JamesYou
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.