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#3 Derwin James

82

Safety · Los Angeles Chargers

72
Role Score
Primary Rotation
Projected Role
Unknown
Current Status
LACLAC
Last Season → Now

Player profile

Age
30 yr
+3.9 yr vs NFL S86th percentile
Height
6'2"
+1.8" vs NFL S81st percentile
Weight
215 lb
+12.0 lb vs NFL S89th percentile
NFL Experience
8 years
Birth Date
Aug 3, 1996
College
Florida State
Draft
2018
Draft Pick
R1 · #17

Availability & contract

Expected Games
15/17
Total Contract
$76M
This Year
$25M
+$23M vs NFL S99th percentile
Per Game
$1.4M

Roster Value breakdown

Compare this player against
82
Roster Value+32.8 vs NFL S95th percentile
72
Role+24.7 vs NFL S81st percentile
90
Experience+48.6 vs NFL S94th percentile
96
Prime+5.9 vs NFL S61st percentile
90
Durability+23.8 vs NFL S80th percentile
99
Continuity+65.6 vs NFL S93rd percentile
85
Draft Pedigree+56.7 vs NFL S98th percentile
60
Contract Fit+3.7 vs NFL S55th percentile

Status and availability

Where he stands

Unknown

His roster status is not established yet.

Next game

Not established

We do not yet have what it takes to answer this for the next game.

No published status yet

Still needed: a scheduled next game.

Where Derwin James fits · Safeties

LAC safeties, last season vs this season — Derwin James is highlighted. This shows where he sits in the room now, alongside last season's group for context.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Safeties: Adam Fuller
#3Derwin James827215/179099909685$25M30.16'2"215
#23Tony Jefferson56459/17898353730$1.8M34.75'11"212
#2Elijah Molden604012/177392719657$7.9M27.75'10"190
#22Genesis SmithDrafted, unsigned40354/1700507845—21.96'2"202
#27R.J. Mickens412512/173252719212$1.0M25.26'0"210
#32Kendall Williamson332011/1782966965$1.1M26.16'0"203
Last season · 2025Safeties: Adam Fuller
Marcus WilliamsPractice squad68729/179346509676—30.06'1"195
Derwin James827215/179099909685$25M30.16'2"215
Marcus MayePractice squad63627/178865437977—33.56'0"207
Tony Jefferson56459/17898353730$1.8M34.75'11"212
Elijah Molden604012/177392719657$7.9M27.75'10"190
R.J. Mickens412512/173252719212$1.0M25.26'0"210
Kendall Williamson332011/1782966965$1.1M26.16'0"203

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