Senior defensive lineman on Virginia Tech's 2025 roster.
6′2″ · 258 lb · Springfield, VA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
sacks · 2025
7 tackles
3 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, vs South Carolina
Statement game17 tackles · 3 TFL · 1 sackat Western Michigan (FBS) · L 18-26
Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Virginia Tech's 2025 roster.
James Djonkam
Wins his gap play after play. Across four seasons and three programs, four head coaches: Herm Edwards, Kenny Dillingham, Chris Creighton and Brent Pry. His first career honor landed in 2024: All-MAC. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against South Carolina, Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The snaps went the other way.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Brent Pry.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
our read the All-Conference honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #4 of 285 FBS interior linemen by CFB Index Score.2024 profile
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Two-star recruit. Now #4 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 7 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Eastern Michigan | 98 | 34 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Arizona State | 20 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Arizona State | 13 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 138 | 48 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 11-24@ South Carolina | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 20-44vs Vanderbilt | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 26-45vs Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jevon Banks’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tyrin Bradley's junior season at West Virginia (2024).
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Player DNA