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0:212025 NFL Draft Grades: Cowboys Select Shemar James No. 152
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2:21Week 6 Highlights: Cowboys at Panthers
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0:35Rico Dowdle Goes for 150+ Rushing Yards, Shores Up Panthers Run Game
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1:09Panthers Improve to 3-0 at Home This Season, Best 6-Game Start Since 2021
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1:48Cowboys Defense Comes up Short in Rico Dowdle's Revenge Game
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4:09Panthers Hit Walk-Off Field Goal To Take Down Cowboys
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1:15Week 6 NFL Bold Predictions: Rico Dowdle
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1:57NFL Trade Deadline Countdown: Cowboys & 49ers' Prospects
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0:46Week 5 Contender Or Pretender: Dallas Cowboys (2-2-1)
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0:59Bryant McFadden Says Dak Prescott Is 'Playing Like an MVP Caliber Player'
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0:51Is Aaron Glenn's Seat Getting Hot or Does He Get a Season?
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1:31What Can Aaron Glenn Do to Patch the Jets Inefficiencies?
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1:48Cowboys Defense Continues To Hinder Success Of The Team
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1:53Dak Prescott Currently Leading NFL In Pass Yards
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1:51Jets Defense Under Aaron Glenn Has Yet To Create A Takeaway
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1:58Jets Still In Search Of 1st Win This Season
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2:46Week 5 NFL Picks: Cowboys At Jets
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1:41Green Bay Packers vs Dallas Cowboys
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1:06Dak Prescott Embracing Challenge Of Facing Micah Parsons
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1:32Micah Parsons Return to Dallas
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2025 Defensive
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CMB
Total Tackles
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SCK
Sacks
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FUM
Forced Fumbles
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INT
Interceptions
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TD
Interceptions Returned For Touchdown
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| Regular Season | 31 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top Shemar James News
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Cowboys' Shemar James: Erupts for 15 tackles
James recorded 15 tackles (eight solo) in Sunday's win over the Jets.
Jack Sanborn left the game in the first half to be checked for a concussion and didn't return, and James seized the opportunity to make his case for a much bigger role. The 2025 fifth-round pick has the speed and athleticism to make a consistent impact in Matt Eberflus' LB-friendly defensive scheme, and Sanborn has been a liability in coverage to begin the season. Even if the veteran is healthy for a Week 6 clash with the Panthers, James may leap ahead of him on the depth chart.
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Cowboys' Shemar James: Makes impact in NFL debut
James recorded five tackles (one solo) on 26 defensive snaps in Sunday's 40-40 overtime tie with the Packers.
A fifth-round pick in 2025, James was inactive for the first three games of the season, but the Florida product was busy late in Sunday's game after Kenneth Murray left in the fourth quarter with an undisclosed injury. Murray was able to return to the field, but James may have made a good enough impression in his NFL debut to retain a role in the linebacker rotation for a Week 5 tilt against the Jets.
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Cowboys' Shemar James: Picks off pass in preseason finale
James recorded five tackles (two solo) and an interception in Friday's preseason win over the Falcons.
The 2025 fifth-round pick has been coming on as training camp progressed, and he was in the right place at the right time Friday to pick off an Easton Stick pass over the middle early in the fourth quarter. James won't begin his career as a starter, but he appears to have done enough to secure a roster spot and should see snaps on special teams while working in as a depth option at linebacker behind Marist Liufau, Kenneth Murray and Jack Sanborn.
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Cowboys' Shemar James: Getting first-team reps
James has been spotting in with the first-team defense in practice, Tommy Yarrish of DallasCowboys.com reports.
The 2025 fifth-round pick isn't likely to win a starting role ahead of Week 1, but there are snaps available at linebacker due to DeMarvion Overshown (knee) being set to miss the beginning of the season. James is best suited to play against the run at this stage of his career, and his primary competition for early-down reps could come from veteran Jack Sanborn, who signed a one-year deal with Dallas in March.
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Cowboys' Shemar James: Linebacker heads to Dallas
The Cowboys selected James in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, 152nd overall.
The Cowboys traded up to take James, who started 25 games over three seasons at Florida and tallied 166 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks. He'll turn 21 years old this summer. James (6-foot-1, 222 pounds) is a dependable run defender with impressive athleticism, and while he still needs development in pass coverage, he could develop into a starter eventually. The Cowboys currently have Jack Sanborn -- who has 19 NFL starts through three seasons -- atop the depth chart at middle linebacker. James can push for the starting gig, but he'll likely have to wait his turn while contributing on special teams.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-1, 222 lbs |
| Birthplace: Mobile, AL |
| Age: 21 |
| School: Florida |
| Experience: R |