Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-7vs Merrimack | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#14
James Steel
Sophomore defensive end on Delaware's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 285 lb · Swedesboro, NJ · Caravel Academy
Transferred UAB → Delaware for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Merrimack
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive end on Delaware's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UAB in 2025.
- Transferred from UAB to Delaware in 2026.
James Steel
UAB to Delaware — the move that set up everything since. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Merrimack, Week 1, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with UAB3-star out of Caravel Academy
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Delaware
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Delaware
2025UAB
2026Delaware
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Delaware1-1HC: Ryan Carty · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Carty
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Delaware | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 42–7
vs Merrimack
1 TOT
Dominant 35-point win at home against Merrimack.
With N. Minicucci — 330 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 79.3 · 13 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · J. Cupitt — 42 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 49 LONG
Game log
Background
2025 SEASON AT UAB Did not see any action Bio: Graduated from Caravel Academy in 2025... Rated three-star prospect and No. 2 player in Delaware according to 247sports.com... Three-year letterwinner at Caravel having started three seasons... Team won pair of DIAA State Championships in 2023 and 20...
The defensive line · Delaware
- #93Jack Hall7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #13Noah Matthews7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #9Keyshawn Hunter6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #52Dominick Brogna4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #14James Steel1 game · 2026
17 more on the roster · Delaware team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology