Bio
- Age
- 30 yearsAug 3, 1996
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 215 lbs
- Experience
- 9 yearsDebut 2018
- Birthplace
- Haines City, FL
- Draft
- 2018Rd 1, Pk 17
- College
- Florida State
Bio
- Age
- 30 yearsAug 3, 1996
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 215 lbs
- Experience
- 9 yearsDebut 2018
- Birthplace
- Haines City, FL
- Draft
- 2018Rd 1, Pk 17
- College
- Florida State
Stats
Totals
Chargers- GP
- 2
- TOT
- 17
- SOLO
- 9
- AST
- 8
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
- FF
- 0
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (TOT, SOLO, SACK, PD, FF: 8+ games; AST: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
Career regular season
- GP
- 100
- TOT
- 701
- SOLO
- 442
- AST
- 259
- SACK
- 19.0
- INT
- 12
- PD
- 47
- FF
- 6
Career Postseason
- GP
- 5
- TOT
- 34
- SOLO
- 24
- AST
- 10
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
- FF
- 0
Per game
- GP
- 2
- TOT
- 8.5
- SOLO
- 4.5
- AST
- 4
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0.5
- FF
- 0
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
Career regular season, Per game
- GP
- 100
- TOT
- 7.0
- SOLO
- 4.4
- AST
- 2.6
- SACK
- 0.2
- INT
- 0.1
- PD
- 0.5
- FF
- 0.1
Latest performance
Derwin James Jr.
Sep 20 · vs LV · L 26-14
- TOT
- 7
- SOLO
- 2
- AST
- 5
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Games
All gamesNext
at BUFSun, Sep 27
vs BUF since 2023
- 1
- GP
- 7
- TOT
- 4
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
| Date | Opponent | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 20 | vs LVL 26-14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Sep 13 | vs ARIL 26-14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Jan 11 | at NEL 16-3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat, Dec 27 | vs HOUL 20-16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Sun, Dec 21 | at DALW 34-17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 14 | at KCW 16-13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
What are Derwin James Jr.'s career stats?
Derwin James Jr. has played 8 seasons for the Chargers. He has recorded 701 tackles, 19 sacks and 12 interceptions. His best season so far is 2023: 125 tackles and 2.0 sacks.
Best single games
- Tackles: 16 vs CLE on Oct 10, 2021, W 47-42
- Sacks: 2 @ NE on Dec 28, 2024, W 40-7
Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2018.
League leaderboards and awards
8 seasons, 4 postseasons, 2018 to 2026
All-time career rank
- 201st in tackles (701)
Among the 9,225 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
More on Derwin James Jr.
Playoff games
Derwin James Jr. played 3 games across 3 NFL postseasons — 0 won, 3 lost.
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | NE | L 16-3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | HOU | L 32-12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2022 |  JAX | L 31-30 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 |
Totals, from NFL game logs since the 2021 postseason — earlier games are not counted.
Derwin James Jr. against each club
- vs Las Vegas Raiders (10)
- vs Denver Broncos (9)
- vs Kansas City Chiefs (9)
- vs New England Patriots (4)
- vs Arizona Cardinals (3)
- vs Baltimore Ravens (3)
- vs Cleveland Browns (3)
- vs Dallas Cowboys (3)
- vs Houston Texans (3)
- vs Jacksonville Jaguars (3)
- vs Minnesota Vikings (3)
- vs Pittsburgh Steelers (3)
- vs Tennessee Titans (3)
- vs Atlanta Falcons (2)
- vs Cincinnati Bengals (2)
- vs Indianapolis Colts (2)
- vs Miami Dolphins (2)
- vs Philadelphia Eagles (2)
- vs Washington Commanders (2)
- vs Buffalo Bills (1)
- vs Carolina Panthers (1)
- vs Chicago Bears (1)
- vs Detroit Lions (1)
- vs Green Bay Packers (1)
- vs New Orleans Saints (1)
- vs New York Giants (1)
- vs New York Jets (1)
- vs San Francisco 49ers (1)
- vs Seattle Seahawks (1)
- vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1)
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Closest career per-game profiles to Derwin James Jr. among NFL players at the same position.
- Jaquan BriskerPITAlike in Sacks, Passes defended, Tackles73out of 100 on profile similarity
- Landon CollinsAlike in Interceptions, Tackles, Passes defended67out of 100 on profile similarity
- Kyle HamiltonBALAlike in Passes defended, Sacks, Solo tackles51out of 100 on profile similarity
- Kenny VaccaroAlike in Passes defended, Solo tackles, Interceptions48out of 100 on profile similarity
- Harrison SmithMINAlike in Forced fumbles, Passes defended, Solo tackles47out of 100 on profile similarity
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