Upcoming Event: Football versus UTEP on September 4, 2026 at 7 p.m. CT
7 p.m. CT
Football
vs UTEP
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University of Oklahoma Athletics
2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 28
Marcus James
- Position:
- LB
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 234
- Hometown:
- Oklahoma City, Okla.
- High School:
- Carl Albert HS
2025 (OKLAHOMA)
Redshirted ... lone appearance came vs. Kent State (10/4).
HIGH SCHOOL
A consensus three-star prospect … rated as nation’s No. 36 outside linebacker by Rivals, No. 44 inside linebacker by ESPN and No. 79 linebacker by 247Sports … regarded as No. 7 prospect in Oklahoma by Rivals, No. 12 by 247Sports and No. 23 by ESPN and On3 … logged 67 tackles, 12.0 TFLs, 3.0 sacks, a QB hurry, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and a pass breakup in eight games as a senior in 2024 … also caught five passes for 152 yards and two touchdowns in 2024 … registered 114 tackles, 23 tackles for loss and two sacks and added 14 receptions for 272 yards and six touchdowns as a junior … earned second-team Big All-City defensive honors and honorable mention all-state acclaim as a linebacker from The Oklahoman … ranked No. 17 on The Oklahoman’s Super 30 list of recruits in 2025 class … helped Carl Albert High School win three straight Oklahoma Class 5A state titles (2022, 2023 and 2024) … teammate of fellow OU players Trystan Haynes, Xavier Robinson and Trynae Washington … played as a freshman and sophomore at Bishop McGuinness High School in Oklahoma City … chose Oklahoma over TCU, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State and others.
PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in June 2025 ... major is biology.
Redshirted ... lone appearance came vs. Kent State (10/4).
HIGH SCHOOL
A consensus three-star prospect … rated as nation’s No. 36 outside linebacker by Rivals, No. 44 inside linebacker by ESPN and No. 79 linebacker by 247Sports … regarded as No. 7 prospect in Oklahoma by Rivals, No. 12 by 247Sports and No. 23 by ESPN and On3 … logged 67 tackles, 12.0 TFLs, 3.0 sacks, a QB hurry, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and a pass breakup in eight games as a senior in 2024 … also caught five passes for 152 yards and two touchdowns in 2024 … registered 114 tackles, 23 tackles for loss and two sacks and added 14 receptions for 272 yards and six touchdowns as a junior … earned second-team Big All-City defensive honors and honorable mention all-state acclaim as a linebacker from The Oklahoman … ranked No. 17 on The Oklahoman’s Super 30 list of recruits in 2025 class … helped Carl Albert High School win three straight Oklahoma Class 5A state titles (2022, 2023 and 2024) … teammate of fellow OU players Trystan Haynes, Xavier Robinson and Trynae Washington … played as a freshman and sophomore at Bishop McGuinness High School in Oklahoma City … chose Oklahoma over TCU, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State and others.
PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in June 2025 ... major is biology.
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