Central Michigan · W 31-14
No tackles.
James-Hamilton has tackles in 8 of Ohio’s 9 games: none against Central Michigan.
DJ James-Hamilton
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. On tape: 6 tackles against Sacramento State, Week 7, 2026.
32 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Eleven Warriors Oct 27
The Columbus Dispatch Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ohio | 32 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Career | 32 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 10): 1 pass breakup, 5 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-49@ Nebraska | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 29-27vs Jacksonville State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 36-41@ South Alabama | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-7vs Stonehill | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 13-10@ Kent State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-14vs Central Michigan | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-7@ Sacramento State | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 24-20vs Eastern Michigan | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-20@ Akron | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Nov. 3 · W 28-20 at Akron, play by play
5 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Ohio’s defense played that day
Akron’s 10 drives: 5 stopped (2 takeaways) · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 9. His pbu came with Ohio up 5.
6 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception ended Eastern Michigan’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted. Second quarter, up 7-0. Ended Eastern Michigan’s drive (int).
6 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. His pass breakup on 4th and 7 ended Stonehill’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Broke up a pass on 4th and 7. Fourth quarter, up 28-7. Ended Stonehill’s drive (downs).
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 4 for him; the box score credits 3.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 4, sacks included.
Week 8 · 2026
W 24-20
1 interception · 6 tackles · 2 solo tackles
A close one, won by 4 at home.
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +15 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
32tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL32 tackles · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
John Hauser
Pass share
38.1%
206 pass / 335 run
Plays / game
60.1
9 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
233 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
