Derwin
James Jr.
S
#3
Derwin James Jr.
Los Angeles ChargersHeight : 6' 2" · Weight : 215 lbs · Age : 30
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Los Angeles Chargers | 3 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Chargers | 16 | 94 | 50 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Chargers | 16 | 93 | 60 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Chargers | 16 | 125 | 86 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Chargers | 14 | 115 | 64 | 51 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Chargers | 15 | 118 | 75 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Chargers | 5 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Chargers | 16 | 105 | 75 | 30 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contract
Los Angeles Chargers payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 24.61 M$
- Average per year
- 25.20 M$
- Total value
- 75.6 M$
- Seasons left
- 4 · through 2029
2026
24.61 M$
Guaranteed
2027
20.50 M$
Guaranteed
2028
27.60 M$
Not guaranteed
2029
27.50 M$
Not guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
Advanced stats, 2026 Safeties
NFL stats →2026 season, in progress (3 games played). The percentile ranks the player among regular safeties: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
21
81th percentile
Interceptions
0
35th percentile
Passes defended
1
52th percentile
Targets in coverage
11
Yards allowed
43 yd
Yards allowed per target
3.9 yd
89th percentile
Passer rating allowed
101.7
40th percentile
Missed tackle rate
12.5 %
37th percentile
Tackles for loss
0
33th percentile
Defensive snaps
193
63th percentile
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2026 end-of-season projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.7
Games
17
WAR 2026
0.2
Games played
3
WAR already earned, plus his pace (WAR per game over the last three seasons, 60/25/15, pulled toward the group average) over his team's remaining games, given his availability so far.
Trend
→ Stable (+1)
- 20230.1 WAR · 0.006 per game
- 20240.9 WAR · 0.056 per game
- 20250.8 WAR · 0.050 per game
- 20260.2 WAR · 0.067 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
-14 · 30 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
88
High-end
- COV
- Coverage
- 89
- BAL
- Ball skills
- 74
- TCK
- Tackling
- 85
- DUR
- Durability
- 77
- EX
- Experience
- 79
Why these ratings?Hide details
- COV — Coverage : Yards and passer rating allowed per target
- BAL — Ball skills : Ball carrier: fumbles avoided. Defender: interceptions and passes defended
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.
Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).
Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.
How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.
The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Tkl | INT | PD | Yds/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LAC | 3 | 0.2 | 57 | 88 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | LAC | 16 | 0.8 | 97 | 94 | 93 | 3 | 7 | 5.6 |
| 2024 | LAC | 16 | 0.9 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 1 | 7 | 5.2 |
| 2023 | LAC | 16 | 0.1 | 45 | 86 | 115 | 1 | 7 | 7.3 |
| 2022 | LAC | 14 | 0.5 | 96 | 89 | 109 | 2 | 6 | 6.9 |
| 2021 | LAC | 15 | 0.7 | 92 | 89 | 113 | 2 | 5 | 5.5 |
Derwin James Jr. in five questions
What are Derwin James Jr.'s stats in 2026?
Derwin James Jr. has 0 interceptions and 1 pass defensed in 3 games in 2026.
How old and how tall is Derwin James Jr.?
Derwin James Jr. is 30 years old. He is 6'2" (188 cm) and weighs 216 lb (98 kg).
How good is Derwin James Jr.?
Derwin James Jr. produced 0.2 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2026 (season in progress), 4th of 71 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 57 out of 100: around average for his position.
What number does Derwin James Jr. wear, and what team does he play for?
Derwin James Jr. plays for Los Angeles Chargers in the NFL, at S, and wears number 3.
What is Derwin James Jr.'s projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at 0.7 WAR over the full 2026 season, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
