James Yelbert Jr. is a defensive tackle at Delaware who has not played in Delaware's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Delaware lists 22 defensive linemen this season.
Delaware is 4-4. Next: at Kennesaw State, Sat Nov 7.
Yelbert disrupts the pocket from the interior. On tape: 5 tackles and 2 sacks against UTEP, Week 14, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Delaware | 21 | 7 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| Career | 21 | 7 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-17vs Delaware State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-31@ Colorado | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-41vs UConn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-16@ Florida International | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-27vs Western Kentucky | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 25-38@ Jacksonville State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-28vs Middle Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 30-59@ Liberty | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 25-24vs Louisiana Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-52@ Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 61-31vs UTEP | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
 Bowl | W 20-13vs Louisiana | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 7 | 3.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Week 14 · 2025
W 61-31
vs UTEP
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 30-point win at home against UTEP.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%4 TFLSack rate
12%2 sacksHurry rate
38%8 hurries21 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Carty
Pass share
57.4%
541 pass / 401 run
Plays / game
72.5
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
552 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #51 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #4 of 11 Conference USA DTs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
