Shemar James stats

Cowboys

Linebacker · #50

Age 22 · 6' 1" · 235 lbs

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Shemar James recorded 28 tackles and 0.0 sacks in 8 games of 2026 for the Dallas Cowboys. Last game: .

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Totals

GP
8
TOT
28
SOLO
19
AST
9
SACK
0.0
INT
1
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.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.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.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2025DAL149140511.5001
2026DAL8281990.0110

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Career regular season

GP
22
TOT
119
SOLO
59
AST
60
SACK
1.5
INT
1
PD
1
FF
1

Per game

GP
8
TOT
3.5
SOLO
2.4
AST
1.1
SACK
0.0
INT
0.1
PD
0.1
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.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.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.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2025DAL146.52.93.60.10.00.00.1
2026DAL83.52.41.10.00.10.10.0

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Career regular season, Per game

GP
22
TOT
5.4
SOLO
2.7
AST
2.7
SACK
0.1
INT
0.0
PD
0.0
FF
0.0

Bio

Age
22 yearsJun 24, 2004
Height
6' 1"
Weight
235 lbs
Experience
2 years
Birthplace
Mobile, AL
Draft
2025Rd 5, Pk 152
College
Florida

Against other linebackers

2026 regular season, 196 NFL linebackers with 6+ games.

  • Tackles28

    Higher than 64% of the other 195 NFL linebackers.

  • Passes Defended1

    Higher than 52% of the other 195 NFL linebackers.

  • Solo Tackles19

    Higher than 71% of the other 195 NFL linebackers.

Latest performance

Shemar James

Nov 01 · vs ARI · L 33-30 OT

TOT
9
SOLO
5
AST
4
SACK
0.0
INT
1
PD
1

Snap counts, 2026

55% of his club's defensive snaps a game (311 in 8 games); 96% in week 8.

His defensive snaps and snap share by week
WkOppSnapsSnap %ST
1NYG11%16
2WSH3854%13
3BAL2133%24
4HOU2647%23
5TB3042%20
6GB5979%16
7PHI5888%5
8ARI7896%10

NFL snap counts, every player

2025 NFL combine

LB, 6'1", 222 lb · Florida

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.69s46th
Vertical jump32"23rd
Broad jump9' 9"45th
3-cone drill7.09s56th
20-yard shuttle4.27s59th

Percentile: the share of LBs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2025 combine

Games

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at INDSun, Nov 08

Most recent games
DateOpponentTOTSOLOSACKINT
Sun, Nov 01vsARIL 33-30 OT9501
Mon, Oct 26atPHIW 38-216500
Sun, Oct 18atGBL 23-135400
Thu, Oct 08vsTBL 24-163200
Sun, Oct 04atHOUW 34-302200
Sun, Sep 27vsBALL 34-310000

What are Shemar James's career stats?

Shemar James has played 2 seasons for the Cowboys. He has recorded 119 tackles, 1.5 sacks and 1 interception. His best season so far is 2025: 91 tackles and 1.5 sacks.

Best single games

  • Tackles: 15 @ NYJ on Oct 5, 2025, W 37-22
  • Sacks: 1 vs WSH on Oct 19, 2025, W 44-22
Shemar James's best game in each stat, by season
SeasonTOTTOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SACKSACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.
2025151.0

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK

Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2025.

Shemar James college stats

Shemar James played 3 seasons at Florida Gators (2022 to 2024): 166 tackles, 5 sacks and 1 interception.

defensive

Shemar James's college defensive by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2022Florida Gators471829021000
2023Florida Gators552431010000
2024Florida Gators643430321100

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for. Game by game: Shemar James's college game log.

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