Will James
Houston Cougars
91
Elite

Will James

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LCBDefenseElite
Projected Starter

Is Will James starting?

Will James is the projected starter at LCB for Houston Cougars.

Redshirt junior · #5 · 6'0", 185 lbs

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Depth at LCB · Houston Cougars

  1. 1591Will JamesStarter
  2. 2371JD Rhym

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Up next for Houston

Houston plays Cincinnati at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 03:30 PM ET.

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 3-star recruit out of Theodore, ranked #1,622 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 39 tackles, 3 INT, 5 PBU. That's 6% of the team's production at his spot and 92th-percentile production nationally — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,622 NatlTeam Share6%Percentile92th
Grand Bay, AL
Jersey
#5
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
185 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20253935

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
0.8437
National Rank
#1622
High School
Theodore
Hometown
Theodore, AL

Why this rating?

On a 89-rated defense; 92th-percentile production (×0.91 for competition level) put them +3 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
89
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 92% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.91)
Depth-chart adjustment
+3 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

Oct 25LUTAHTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 21-13

Oct 17WOKSTTKL 0
TKL
0
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
3

Final W 35-32

Oct 10WKSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-16

Oct 3WUCFTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-17

Sep 26WGASOTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final W 42-28

Sep 19LTTUTKL 0
TKL
0
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final L 28-26

Sep 12WSOUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 77-6

Sep 5WORSTTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 33-20

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

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Team Role

39 tkl · 5 PD · 3 INT
Usage / Involvement75%
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