Marcus James

HIGH SCHOOL Enrolled at OU in June 2025 ... a consensus three-star prospect … rated as the nation’s No. 36 outside linebacker by Rivals, the No. 44 inside linebacker by ESPN and the No. 79 linebacker by 247Sports … regarded as the No. 7 prospect in Oklahoma by Rivals, No. 12 by 247Sports and No. 23 by ESPN and On3 … logged 67 tackles, 12.0 TFLs, 3.0 sacks, a QB hurry, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and a pass breakup in eight games as a senior in 2024 … also caught five passes for 152 yards and two touchdowns in 2024 … registered 114 tackles, 23 tackles for loss and two sacks and added 14 receptions for 272 yards and six touchdowns as a junior … earned second-team Big All-City defensive honors and honorable mention all-state acclaim as a linebacker from The Oklahoman … ranked No. 17 on The Oklahoman’s Super 30 list of recruits in the 2025 class … helped Carl Albert High School win three straight Oklahoma Class 5A state titles (2022, 2023 and 2024) … teammate of fellow Oklahoma signees Trystan Haynes and Trynae Washington and current OU freshman running back Xavier Robinson … played freshman and sophomore seasons at Bishop McGuinness High School in Oklahoma City … chose Oklahoma over TCU, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State and others ... major is biology.