James ranked 32nd among 78 qualified tackles last season with a 78.3 overall grade. His 80.8 run blocking grade tied with Joe Thomas for the 18th highest mark among the group.
James has shown steady improvement since his rookie season in 2014, when he ranked 77th out of 83 qualified tackles in 2014 with an overall grade of just 41.3. In 2015 he brought his grade up to 72.3 over a limited amount of snaps and then in 2016 he brought his overall grade up even more, this time over a full seasons worth of snaps.
