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Jersey Number 13
LaKendrick James
- Position:
- EDGE
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Shelby, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Northside HS (Copiah-Lincoln CC)
Career Notes
Played in four career games with zero starts โฆ Following the 2025 season, had six tackles.
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2025 (Junior Season)
Played in four games with zero starts โฆ Earned a redshirt โฆ Made his collegiate debut at Southern Miss (8/30) with a season-high four tackles โฆ Tallied six tackles on the year.
2023-24 (Copiah-Lincoln CC)
No. 17 ranked JUCO player in America and the No. 1 linebacker in the class of 2025 according to 247Sports โฆ On3 composite rankings have James ranked as a 3-star recruit and the No. 1 linebacker in the class of 2025 โฆ In two seasons at Co-Lin, James played in 21 games totaling 45 tackles, 7.5 sacks, 18.5 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles with four fumble recoveries and four pass breakups โฆ 41 of his tackles came in 2024 โฆ In 2023, James helped Co-Lin to a 10-2 overall record, just the second 10-win season in program history.
High School
LaKendrick James prepped at Northside High School under the direction of head coach Montrelli Finely โฆ During his senior season in 2023, James recorded 125 tackles, seven tackles for loss, five sacks, one interception and one forced fumble โฆ He caught four touchdown passes and helped convert a pair of 2-point conversions โฆ He was a four-sport athlete in high school playing basketball, baseball and track & field โฆ Advanced to the MHSAA Class 2A State Championships and finished in sixth place on the 4x1 relay team (Leg 2), seventh place on the 4x2 relay team (Leg 2), and second place in the high Jump (6-0 PR) as a senior in 2023 ... Advanced to state in the high Jump in 2022 and finished seventh โฆ Two-way player all four years on varsity for NHS, earning a career record of 34-7 with four postseason berths including the 2019 MHSAA Class 2A State Finalists โฆ He was a team captain as a senior.
Personal
Nickname is 'Champ' ... Committed to Mississippi State on June 16, 2024 โฆ Chose Mississippi State over Ole Miss, Middle Tennessee and others.
Career-Highs Entering 2026
Tackles: 4, at Southern Miss (08/30/2025)
Played in four career games with zero starts โฆ Following the 2025 season, had six tackles.
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2025 (Junior Season)
Played in four games with zero starts โฆ Earned a redshirt โฆ Made his collegiate debut at Southern Miss (8/30) with a season-high four tackles โฆ Tallied six tackles on the year.
2023-24 (Copiah-Lincoln CC)
No. 17 ranked JUCO player in America and the No. 1 linebacker in the class of 2025 according to 247Sports โฆ On3 composite rankings have James ranked as a 3-star recruit and the No. 1 linebacker in the class of 2025 โฆ In two seasons at Co-Lin, James played in 21 games totaling 45 tackles, 7.5 sacks, 18.5 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles with four fumble recoveries and four pass breakups โฆ 41 of his tackles came in 2024 โฆ In 2023, James helped Co-Lin to a 10-2 overall record, just the second 10-win season in program history.
High School
LaKendrick James prepped at Northside High School under the direction of head coach Montrelli Finely โฆ During his senior season in 2023, James recorded 125 tackles, seven tackles for loss, five sacks, one interception and one forced fumble โฆ He caught four touchdown passes and helped convert a pair of 2-point conversions โฆ He was a four-sport athlete in high school playing basketball, baseball and track & field โฆ Advanced to the MHSAA Class 2A State Championships and finished in sixth place on the 4x1 relay team (Leg 2), seventh place on the 4x2 relay team (Leg 2), and second place in the high Jump (6-0 PR) as a senior in 2023 ... Advanced to state in the high Jump in 2022 and finished seventh โฆ Two-way player all four years on varsity for NHS, earning a career record of 34-7 with four postseason berths including the 2019 MHSAA Class 2A State Finalists โฆ He was a team captain as a senior.
Personal
Nickname is 'Champ' ... Committed to Mississippi State on June 16, 2024 โฆ Chose Mississippi State over Ole Miss, Middle Tennessee and others.
Career-Highs Entering 2026
Tackles: 4, at Southern Miss (08/30/2025)
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