COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS

• Finished his Seminoles career with 183 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, 19 passes defensed and three interceptions.
• Consensus All-American in 2017, including first-team honors from the Football Writers Association of America.
• Two-time Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Back of the Week winner.
• As a freshman in 2015, won the Florida State Defensive Most Valuable Player and split Hinesman Team MVP honors with DE DeMarcus Walker.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS

• Finished his Seminoles career with 183 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, 19 passes defensed and three interceptions.
• Consensus All-American in 2017, including first-team honors from the Football Writers Association of America.
• Two-time Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Back of the Week winner.
• As a freshman in 2015, won the Florida State Defensive Most Valuable Player and split Hinesman Team MVP honors with DE DeMarcus Walker.

2017: Started all 12 games, totaling 84 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, two INTs, 13 passes defensed, a sack and a blocked kick…Ended the season with 47 tackles, four tackles for loss, two INTs and a blocked kick in the final six games of the year…Named Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Back of the Week after posting six tackles and a half-sack against No. 1 Alabama in the season opener…Posted a season-high 13 tackles at Boston College…Recorded an INT, a tackle for loss and a blocked kick against Syracuse…The blocked kick came on a game-tying field goal attempt at the end of regulation…Accolades: First-team All-America from the Football Writers Association of America…Second-team All-America from Walter Camp, The Associated Press, Sporting News and the American Football Coaches Association…First-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference…Was on the watch list for the Bednarik, Maxwell, Nagurski, Thorpe and Hornung Awards.

2016: Suffered a knee injury in Week 2 and missed the rest of the season…In Week 1 against No. 11 Mississippi, earned Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Back of the Week honors after registering a team-high eight tackles and the first INT of his career…Accolades: Consensus preseason All-American.

2015: Posted 91 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and five passes defensed…Added two forced fumbles and two recoveries…Saw action in all 13 games and started the final eight contests of the year…Finished second on the team in tackles, tackles for loss, sacks and fumble recoveries…His 91 tackles were the third-best by a Seminole freshman in school history…Led the team in tackles in five games, including a season-high 14 stops against Houston in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl…Posted a tackle and a fumble recovery in his collegiate debut against Texas State…Earned Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Back of the Week for his performance against North Carolina State, where he tallied 10 tackles, a tackle for loss, a sack and a fumble recovery…Accolades: Recognized as one of the team’s top newcomers…Named the Seminoles’ Defensive Most Valuable Player and shared the Hinesman Team MVP with DE DeMarcus Walker…Third-team All Atlantic Coast Conference by media members…CBSSports.com honorable mention All-America…Freshman All-America by Sporting News, USA Today and Campus Insider.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Haines City (Fla.) High as a junior and senior after transferring from Auburndale (Fla.) High…Ranked as a five-star recruit and the top safety in the nation by ESPN, Rivals.com and Scout.com…Participated in the 2015 Under Armour All-America Game and helped Team Highlight to a 46-6 victory…Led Haines City as a senior with 94 tackles and four INTs…Added 11 receptions for 181 yards (16.5 avg.) and two TDs in 2014…Named first-team All-State and second-team American Family Insurance All-USA as a senior…Lettered four years in basketball and four years in football.

PERSONAL: Given name Derwin Alonzo James Jr. …Born in Winter Haven, Fla. …Participated in Relay for Life in college…Former Tampa Bay RB Mike James is a cousin…Enjoys playing Madden in his spare time…Studied criminology.

CAREER NFL TRANSACTIONS:

2018             Selected by Los Angeles Chargers in the first round (17th overall) of NFL Draft, April 26…Signed rookie contract, June 1.