Will James

Prior to Houston Spent 2024 season at Southern Miss Began collegiate career at Mississippi State (2023) Appeared in all 12 games including 10 starts in ‘24 Seven starts at right cornerback; five starts at left cornerback 754 snaps played 644 snaps defensively including 615 at wide corner Led Southern Miss with seven passes defended Seven passes defended ranked sixth nationally among freshmen Seven passes defended were second-most by Southern Miss freshman since 2000 35.0 tackles including 2.0 tackles for loss Tackles in 11 of 12 games Multi-tackle performances 10 times Over his final six games: 23 tackles and six passes defended 79.8 PFF run-defense grade led all Southern Miss defenders 69.7 PFF defensive grade ranked second among Southern Miss defenders Redshirted as true freshman at Mississippi State in 2023 High School Prepped at Theodore Three-star prospect by 247Sports State of Alabama’s No. 54-ranked prospect Mississippi-Alabama All-Star game participant Missed half of senior season due to injury Returned to help guide Theodore to a 13-1 record Program reached Class 6A semifinals Played offense due to injuries in quarterbacks win over St. Paul’s Five carries for 151 yards and three rushing TDs vs. St. Paul’s Rushing TDs of 67 yards, 62 yards and 13 yards Personal Dream job outside of football: real estate Something people don’t know about him: he loves motorsport Brother, Shemar James, played football at Florida and was a 5th round draft pick in the 2025 NFL Draft One word to describe him on the field: amazing If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: seafood Favorite childhood memory: park ball Sports hero: Julio Jones Gameday ritual: listen to gospel music