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Derwin James

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Derwin James

Derwin Alonzo James Jr. (born August 3, 1996) is an American professional football safety for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles. He was selected by the Chargers in the first round of the 2018 NFL draft.

Infobox

Position
Safety
Roster status
Active
Born
(1996-08-03) August 3, 1996 (age 29)Haines City, Florida, U.S.
Height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight
215 lb (98 kg)
High school
Haines City
College
Florida State (2015–2017)
NFL draft
2018: 1st round, 17th overall pick
Total tackles
660
Sacks
19.0
Forced fumbles
5
Fumble recoveries
3
Interceptions
10
Pass deflections
43

Tables

Pre-draft measurables · Professional career › Pre-draft
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Height
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 6 ft 1+3⁄4 in(1.87 m)
Weight
215 lb(98 kg)
Arm length
33 in(0.84 m)
Hand span
9+1⁄2 in(0.24 m)
40-yard dash
4.47 s
10-yard split
1.50 s
20-yard split
2.59 s
20-yard shuttle
4.34 s
Three-cone drill
7.34 s
Vertical jump
40 in(1.02 m)
Broad jump
11 ft 0 in(3.35 m)
Bench press
21 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Florida State's Pro Day
All values from NFL Combine/Florida State's Pro Day
Height
All values from NFL Combine/Florida State's Pro Day
Height
Weight
Arm length
Hand span
40-yard dash
10-yard split
20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
Three-cone drill
Vertical jump
Broad jump
Bench press
mw- .mw- 6 ft 1+3⁄4 in(1.87 m)
215 lb(98 kg)
33 in(0.84 m)
9+1⁄2 in(0.24 m)
4.47 s
1.50 s
2.59 s
4.34 s
7.34 s
40 in(1.02 m)
11 ft 0 in(3.35 m)
21 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Florida State's Pro Day
· NFL career statistics › Regular season
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Cmb
Games
Solo
Tackles
Ast
Tackles
Sck
Tackles
TfL
Tackles
PD
Tackles
Int
Interceptions
Yds
Interceptions
Avg
Interceptions
Lng
Interceptions
TD
Interceptions
FF
Interceptions
FR
2018
2018
Year
2018
Team
LAC
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
105
Tackles
75
Tackles
30
Tackles
3.5
Tackles
4
Interceptions
13
Interceptions
3
Interceptions
30
Interceptions
10.0
Interceptions
23
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2019
2019
Year
2019
Team
LAC
Games
5
Games
5
Tackles
34
Tackles
23
Tackles
11
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
3
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2020
2020
Year
2020
Team
LAC
Games
0
Games
0
Tackles
Did not play due to injury
2021
2021
Year
2021
Team
LAC
Games
15
Games
15
Tackles
118
Tackles
75
Tackles
43
Tackles
2.0
Tackles
7
Interceptions
5
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
20
Interceptions
10.0
Interceptions
15
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
3
Fumbles
0
2022
2022
Year
2022
Team
LAC
Games
14
Games
14
Tackles
115
Tackles
64
Tackles
51
Tackles
4.0
Tackles
5
Interceptions
6
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
0
2023
2023
Year
2023
Team
LAC
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
125
Tackles
86
Tackles
39
Tackles
2.0
Tackles
5
Interceptions
7
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
6
Interceptions
6.0
Interceptions
6
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
2
2024
2024
Year
2024
Team
LAC
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
93
Tackles
60
Tackles
33
Tackles
5.5
Tackles
10
Interceptions
7
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
2.0
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
1
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
82
Games
82
Games
590
Tackles
383
Tackles
207
Tackles
17.0
Tackles
34
Tackles
39
Interceptions
9
Interceptions
58
Interceptions
6.4
Interceptions
23
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
5
Fumbles
3
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
TfL
PD
Int
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
FF
FR
2018
LAC
16
16
105
75
30
3.5
4
13
3
30
10.0
23
0
0
0
2019
LAC
5
5
34
23
11
0.0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2020
LAC
0
0
Did not play due to injury
2021
LAC
15
15
118
75
43
2.0
7
5
2
20
10.0
15
0
3
0
2022
LAC
14
14
115
64
51
4.0
5
6
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
2023
LAC
16
16
125
86
39
2.0
5
7
1
6
6.0
6
0
0
2
2024
LAC
16
16
93
60
33
5.5
10
7
1
2
2.0
2
0
0
1
Career
82
82
590
383
207
17.0
34
39
9
58
6.4
23
0
5
3
· NFL career statistics › Postseason
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Cmb
Games
Solo
Tackles
Ast
Tackles
Sck
Tackles
TfL
Tackles
PD
Tackles
Int
Interceptions
Yds
Interceptions
Avg
Interceptions
Lng
Interceptions
TD
Interceptions
FF
Interceptions
FR
2018
2018
Year
2018
Team
LAC
Games
2
Games
2
Tackles
14
Tackles
10
Tackles
4
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
3
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2022
2022
Year
2022
Team
LAC
Games
1
Games
1
Tackles
9
Tackles
6
Tackles
3
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2024
2024
Year
2024
Team
LAC
Games
1
Games
1
Tackles
7
Tackles
5
Tackles
2
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
1
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
1
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
4
Games
4
Games
30
Tackles
21
Tackles
9
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
4
Tackles
1
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
1
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
TfL
PD
Int
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
FF
FR
2018
LAC
2
2
14
10
4
0.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2022
LAC
1
1
9
6
3
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2024
LAC
1
1
7
5
2
0.0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Career
4
4
30
21
9
0.0
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1

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