2020 Football Roster
Roster
James, DJ

Jersey Number 12
DJ James
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Mobile, Ala.
- High School:
- Spanish Fort HS
Bio
As A Sophomore (2020)
Appeared in all seven games for Oregon during the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season … Made 14 total tackles, including two solo, and had one pass breakup … Had a career-high four tackles, all solo, and a pass breakup in the Pac-12 Championship game against USC.
As A Freshman (2019)
Played in 13 games … Made 10 tackles, including seven solo, and had one pass breakup … Played a total of 85 snaps on defense … Had two tackles in three games.
High School
Consensus three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Ranked No. 15 overall in Alabama and No. 42 nationally at cornerback by 247Sports … Also tabbed the No. 16 prospect in Alabama and the No. 60 corner in the country by Rivals … Rated the No. 23 overall prospect in Alabama and the No. 60 cornerback in the 247Sports composite rating … A four-year letterman at Spanish Fort High School … Coached by Ben Blackmon … A Class 6A first-team all-state selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association as a senior … Selected to play in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic and broke up a pair of passes … Named to AL.com’s Coastal Alabama All-Region team … Came away with six interceptions, 16 pass breakups and 43 tackles … Picked off two passes in three games, including two interceptions in a second-round state playoff win … Selected to AL.com’s All-Coastal Alabama team as a junior … Finished with three interceptions on a Spanish Fort team that went 11-2 and made it to the 6A state quarterfinals … A second-team ASWA 6A all-state selection as a sophomore … Earned second-team All-Coastal Alabama honors from AL.com … Had three pick-6s and five total interceptions while breaking up eight passes … Recorded 34 tackles, helping lead the Toros to a 6A state quarterfinal appearance … Returned an interception for a touchdown in three of the first five games … Part of Spanish Fort’s 6A undefeated state championship team in 2015 as a freshman … Chose Oregon over Alabama, Florida, FAU, Georgia Tech, Iowa, Kansas, Louisville, Memphis, Mississippi State, Missouri, Nebraska, Ole Miss, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Tennessee, Troy and UAB.
Appeared in all seven games for Oregon during the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season … Made 14 total tackles, including two solo, and had one pass breakup … Had a career-high four tackles, all solo, and a pass breakup in the Pac-12 Championship game against USC.
As A Freshman (2019)
Played in 13 games … Made 10 tackles, including seven solo, and had one pass breakup … Played a total of 85 snaps on defense … Had two tackles in three games.
High School
Consensus three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Ranked No. 15 overall in Alabama and No. 42 nationally at cornerback by 247Sports … Also tabbed the No. 16 prospect in Alabama and the No. 60 corner in the country by Rivals … Rated the No. 23 overall prospect in Alabama and the No. 60 cornerback in the 247Sports composite rating … A four-year letterman at Spanish Fort High School … Coached by Ben Blackmon … A Class 6A first-team all-state selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association as a senior … Selected to play in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic and broke up a pair of passes … Named to AL.com’s Coastal Alabama All-Region team … Came away with six interceptions, 16 pass breakups and 43 tackles … Picked off two passes in three games, including two interceptions in a second-round state playoff win … Selected to AL.com’s All-Coastal Alabama team as a junior … Finished with three interceptions on a Spanish Fort team that went 11-2 and made it to the 6A state quarterfinals … A second-team ASWA 6A all-state selection as a sophomore … Earned second-team All-Coastal Alabama honors from AL.com … Had three pick-6s and five total interceptions while breaking up eight passes … Recorded 34 tackles, helping lead the Toros to a 6A state quarterfinal appearance … Returned an interception for a touchdown in three of the first five games … Part of Spanish Fort’s 6A undefeated state championship team in 2015 as a freshman … Chose Oregon over Alabama, Florida, FAU, Georgia Tech, Iowa, Kansas, Louisville, Memphis, Mississippi State, Missouri, Nebraska, Ole Miss, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Tennessee, Troy and UAB.
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