Los Angeles Chargers · FS (DB) · 3 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Florida State (2018 Round 1, Pick 17)

Derwin James

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57.9

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #90 of 218 qualified DBs

Combined tackles: 2112 solo · 9 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 00 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 00 forced fumbles
Coverage: 1 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 19364.3 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: +0.047Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Derwin James among the 218 qualified defensive backs: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

Lake94.1
Hooker92.2
Williams91.1
Robertson89.2
Battle88.4
Reed87.6
Lassiter86.2
Jones85.2
Parrish84.6
James#9057.9

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 218 qualified DBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per game, regressed30% weight · Raw 1.03 → Shrunk 48.11

59thpercentile

Coverage disruptions per game16% weight · Raw 0.01 → Shrunk 0.31

21thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game22% weight · Raw 0.12 → Shrunk 6.00

77thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 1.0% → Shrunk 0.9%

22thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 6.4% → Shrunk 4.5%

80thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 11.2% → Shrunk 8.4%

88thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.047 → Shrunk +0.029

56thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Derwin James. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	PD	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	vs ARI	L 14-26	10	7	1	75
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	vs LV	L 14-26	7	2	0	52
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	@ BUF	L 16-24	4	3	0	66

College to the NFL: Florida State to Los Angeles Chargers

Verified identity bridge linking Derwin James's college regular-season tackles at Florida State to official NFL game lines.

Florida State (College tackles)

112016

842017

1717th pick
2018 Draft

LAC (NFL tackles)

972018

322019

1132021

1092022

1152023

892024

932025

212026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 8 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2018	LAC	16	97	67	30	3.5	3	6	13	3	0	1,027
2019	LAC	5	32	21	11	0	2	0	1	0	0	299
2021	LAC	15	113	70	43	2	6	7	5	2	3	962
2022	LAC	14	109	58	51	4	4	5	6	2	2	836
2023	LAC	16	115	76	39	2	5	4	7	1	0	1,002
2024	LAC	16	89	56	33	5.5	10	6	7	1	0	984
2025	LAC	16	93	49	44	2	6	8	7	3	1	893
2026 (so far)	LAC	3	21	12	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	193

Compare Derwin James with top defensive backs

Launch a head-to-head Tale of the Tape against another 2026 DB.

Derwin James vs. Quentin Lake (LA)Score 57.9 vs. 94.1 Derwin James vs. Amani Hooker (TEN)Score 57.9 vs. 92.2 Derwin James vs. Evan Williams (GB)Score 57.9 vs. 91.1 Derwin James vs. Amik Robertson (WAS)Score 57.9 vs. 89.2 Derwin James vs. Jordan Battle (CIN)Score 57.9 vs. 88.4 Derwin James vs. D.J. Reed (DET)Score 57.9 vs. 87.6