James Rawls: DL · Oregon State · #52.
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James Rawls
Wins the gap play after play. Four seasons in the Oregon State defensive front to date. On tape: 4 tackles against Washington, Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
OregonLive Nov 2OregonLive Oct 26
Sports Illustrated Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Oregon State | 26 | 14 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2022 | Oregon State | 28 | 16 | 9.0 | 1.5 | -- |
| 2021 | Oregon State | 24 | 11 | 4.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Oregon State | 10 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 88 | 47 | 20.0 | 2.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-17@ San José State | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 55-7vs UC Davis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 26-9vs San Diego State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-7vs No. 10 Utah | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-40@ California | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 36-24vs No. 18 UCLA | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-27@ Arizona | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 62-17vs Stanford | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-22vs No. 5 Washington | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-31@ No. 6 Oregon | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 8-40vs No. 15 Notre Dame | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 14 | 5.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
21%6 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksHurry rate
4%1 hurry26 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
4 seasons under Jonathan Smith — 27-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jonathan Smith
Pass share
46.9%
380 pass / 431 run
Plays / game
62.4
13 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
399 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #313 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Oregon State, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 39 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jonathan Smith.
