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D.J. James Season 2022

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D.J. James Season 2022

PositionCB
Weight174 lbs
Height6-1
ClassJunior
HometownMobile, Ala.
Previous SchoolOregon

2023: Returning starter at cornerback … 38 tackles, 10 PBU for season … opted out for bowl … game-saving endzone interception with 1:44 remaining in the win at California, along with 5 solo tackles … 4 solo tackles, PBU, TFL against Samford … 2 tackles, TFL at Texas A&M … TFL against Georgia … interception off a tipped pass by Jaylin Simpson, 6 tackles at LSU … 3 tackles vs. Ole Miss … career-high 7 tackles at Vanderbilt with a TFL, 2 PBU … 2 tackles, 3 PBU at Arkansas … 3 tackles, PBU vs. New Mexico State … 4 tackles, 2 PBU against Alabama … PFF national team of week (Arkansas) … Reese’s Senior Bowl invitation …… all-SEC (CFN 2nd tm; Phil Steele 3rd tm)

2022: Transfer corner from Oregon … 2nd team all-SEC (coaches, AP) … 4 tackles against Mercer … 5 tackles as a starter against Penn State … 2 tackles, PBU against Missouri … tackle, PBU vs. LSU … 4 tackles, TFL at Georgia … 2 tackles at Ole Miss … 2 tackles, PBU vs. Arkansas … 3 tackles, PBU at Mississippi State … 4 tackles vs. Texas A&M … interception for touchdown in fourth quarter of Western Kentucky win, along with 6 tackles … 3 tackles at Alabama … PFF College 2nd team all-SEC, Phil Steele 4th team

Before Auburn: Experienced corner with exceptional ball skills … played three seasons at Oregon, recording 70 career tackles, 2 interceptions, 6 PBU … Class 6A first team all-state for Coach Ben Blackmon at Spanish Fort High, recording 43 tackles, 6 interceptions, 16 PBU as a senior … AL.com all-Coastal region …  Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game

Personal: Birthday is March 5 … son of Tiffany Knight and Desmon James … has two siblings, Demond and Saqoria … studying in the College of Liberal Arts