Lamareon James: CB · TCU · #6.
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Lamareon James
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Ricky Rahne and Sonny Dykes. That makes two seasons with an honor, the latest Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week in 2023. On tape: 6 tackles against Cincinnati, Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 12 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TCU | 34 | 26 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2023 | Old Dominion | 60 | 39 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2022 | Old Dominion | 23 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | Old Dominion | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 121 | 82 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 20 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-27@ Stanford | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-0vs Long Island University | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 34-35vs UCF | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-27vs Kansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 19-30vs Houston | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 13-7@ Utah | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 35-34vs Texas Tech | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 34-37@ Baylor | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-13vs Oklahoma State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 49-28vs Arizona | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 20-13@ Cincinnati | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
 Bowl | W 34-3vs Louisiana | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Total | 34 | 26 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 12 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
35%12 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
34tackles this season34 tackles · 12 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Pass share
55.7%
487 pass / 387 run
Plays / game
67.2
13 games
Team sack rate
3.1%
489 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #125 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Old Dominion and TCU, 121 tackles — the college career is complete.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2021)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2023)
Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Ricky Rahne and Sonny Dykes.
