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#99 Kaleb James

Class  RS JR/TRFrom  Arkansas (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'4" · 286 lbHometown  Mansfield, TX · Mansfield

Depth-chart placement

Current role

LDT1

Placement

Starter

Room

Defensive Tackle

Experience

4-JR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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DL room context

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Kaleb James holds the LDT · Starter spot in Texas State Bobcats’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

LDT · StarterKaleb JamesStarter

RDT · StarterBryce CarterStarter

LDT · BackupChancellor OwensBackup

RDT · BackupTae WoodyBackup

Transfer history

2026Arkansas→Texas State Bobcats

Background & career

Kaleb James is a 6'4", 286-pound linebacker from Mansfield, Texas, who transferred to Texas State from Arkansas. A three-star recruit in the 2023 class with a rating of 0.8761, James holds a redshirt junior status in 2026 at the defensive tackle position for the Bobcats.

Arkansas2023 – 2025

Texas State2026 — present

Previous schoolArkansasRecruiting3-star · No. 701 nationalOriginMansfield, TX · Mansfield