S · #3 · Los Angeles Chargers · week 9 vs Houston Texans · Sun Nov 8 · 4:05 PM ET

Derwin James

ROLE a starter
CLASS 2018 · R1 P17
EXP 8 seasons
AGE 29-31
DEPTH SS3

As of week 9, Derwin James was an FS for LAC, age 30.1, 8 seasons of experience, drafted in round 1. In 2026 through week 8 he was listed at depth rank 3 on his club's depth chart; he had played 3 games on 94% of snaps; his line was 7 tackles a game, 0 sacks a game and 0.3 passes defended a game. Before 2026 he played 103 games (postseason included) over 7 seasons with 5 Pro Bowls, 1 first-team All-Pro and 3 second-team All-Pro. His injury history held 12 episodes (hamstring 3, ankle 2, concussion 1), 2 of them reaching OUT, 3 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was a hamstring injury in 2026 week 8.

The full read

In short

Derwin James is a starter at strong safety for LAC — 100% of the snaps in his best week of 3. He has a hamstring injury. His team named him inactive in weeks 4 and 5 and 6. His team has not listed him on the final report. We called him PLAY in week 6 and he did not play.

Our call

Injury report

The weekly roster read

The weekly roster read listed him on a reserve list. That is a list, not an announcement by his team, and it is not a reading of ours. His team has listed no game designation for him this week. Source: the weekly roster read of reserve lists (injured reserve, PUP, NFI, suspended).

No dated practice report for him in week 9

The team has not published one we can date, or the window has not reached it. Not the same as his having practiced.

The evidence behind his current call

We have not read the news for this player this week.

Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range

Tackles / game7.0 range 4.0–10
wk 1–3 · 3 games · above most of his peers
Sacks / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0
wk 1–3 · 3 games
Passes defended / game0.3 range 0.0–1.0
wk 1–3 · 3 games
Snap share94.3% range 83–100
wk 1–3 · 3 games

Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share

100%wk 1
83%wk 2
100%wk 3

Missed while on the injury report

Season	Weeks on the report	Missed while listed
2026	5	4

Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.

Medical history

When	Injury	Weeks on a report	Worst status
2026 · wk 4	hamstring	4	Out
2026 · wk 3	hand	1	—
2025 · wk 18	Not injury related	1	—
2025 · wk 9	ankle	1	—
2025 · wk 7	Not injury related	1	—
2025 · wk 5	glute	1	—
2024 · wk 12	groin	1	—
2024 · wk 6	Not injury related	1	—
2023 · wk 7	ankle	1	Questionable
2023 · wk 4	hamstring	2	Doubtful
2022 · wk 17	concussion	2	Out
2022 · wk 14	quad	3	Doubtful
2022 · wk 13	hip	1	—
2021 · wk 15	hamstring	4	Questionable
2021 · wk 2	toe	4	—

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

Injury history by season · 12 episodes · plus 3 not injury related · 28 weeks on a report · same site more than once: hamstring ×3

2021

hamstring · 4wtoe · 4w

2022

concussion · 2wquad · 3whip · 1w

2023

ankle · 1whamstring · 2w

2024

groin · 1wNot injury related · 1w

2025

Not injury related · 1wankle · 1wNot injury related · 1wglute · 1w

2026

hamstring · 4whand · 1w

Weeks 1–18

ruled out
doubtful
questionable
listed, and played

Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.

The rest of his team's report in week 9

Player	Pos	Practice	Whose word	Call
Denzel Perryman	LB	LTD	team's word	Doubtful
David Njoku	TE	LTD	team's word	Doubtful
Kayode Awosika	G	LTD	team's word	Doubtful
Deane Leonard	CB	LTD	team's word	Out
Kendall Williamson	S	DNP	team's word	Out
Theo Wease Jr.	WR	UNK	team's word	Out
Brenen Thompson	WR	DNP	team's word	Doubtful

The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.

The evidence behind his earlier calls

The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 6:06 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 11:06 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 4:06 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 11:50 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 6:06 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 11:06 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 4:06 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Sat Nov 7 · 6:02 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Sat Nov 7 · 11:06 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Sat Nov 7 · 4:06 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 8 · 6:06 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 8 · 11:02 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

Role

The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show

Profile — as of week 9


Role	FS3 · 94% snaps
Season	2026 · 3 games through wk 8
Per game	7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0.3 passes defended
Career	7 seasons · 103 games before 2026
Honors	5× Pro Bowl · 1× first-team All-Pro · 3× second-team All-Pro
Injuries	12 episodes · last: hamstring, 2026 wk 8
Bio	age 30.1 · 8 seasons' experience · drafted round 1

Where the profile comes from

Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

AI-generated · who he is

Derwin James, a free safety, is on this week's watch list with a hamstring injury and an IR designation carried in from his last game week. He sat his last game and has not been activated. A hamstring issue kept him limited and missing Thursday practice; he was listed questionable, then ruled inactive about 90 minutes before kickoff, and Harbaugh later called him week-to-week. He was placed on IR in week 8 of the 2026 season.

What the AI text stands on

Fact	Value	Where we hold it
Role	DB, defense	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Role by snaps, last four weeks	nearly every snap	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Why he is on this week's watch list	carried into the week from his last game week	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Designation carried into the week	IR	R2P carry-over (his last game week) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury carried into the week	Hamstring	R2P carry-over (his last game week) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
last_game.status	sat	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
baseline.missing	false	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
baseline.n_games	3	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
return_state.activated	false	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
team.q_play_rate_shrunk	0.7156	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
team.style	conservative	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
team.late_add_rate	0.783	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
lookback.reason	injury_not_healed — James had a hamstring issue that kept him limited and missing Thursday practice, and he was listed questionable. He was ruled inactive about 90 minutes before kickoff, and Harbaugh later called him week-to-week. [2026-10-02 https://www.nbcsports.com/fantasy/fo	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Earlier hamstring injury episodes since 2023	2	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
episode.site	hamstring	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
episode.typical_missed	2.0	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
episode.games_missed	1	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
episode.week_n	2	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
episode.kind	one-week	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Reserve list IR, season 2026	placed week 8	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
For DB players, a thigh injury costs a game	often	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Position	FS	nflverse players · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Years of experience	8	nflverse players · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
College	Florida State	nflverse players · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Drafted	round 1, pick 17, LAC 2018	nflverse draft_picks · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Height (inches)	74	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Weight (lb)	215	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Age at the start of the week	30.3	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Weeks with snaps this season	3	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: ankle	2	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: hamstring	2	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: glute	1	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: groin	1	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET

Written by grok-4.7, Thu Nov 5 · 3:08 PM ET. Every figure in it is one of these facts.

About him

About him	As the record holds it
His role	a starter at strong safety — 100% of the snaps in his best week of 3
Listed on the depth chart	third at strong safety
Last week	He did not dress last week
Snaps played	94% a week on average over 3 weeks, 100% at his highest
Build	6 ft 2 in · 215 lb
College	Florida State
Drafted	2018, round 1 pick 17, by LAC
Age	29-31 at the season's start
Experience	8 seasons

When this call was made, and when the world knew

Sun Nov 8 · 11:02 AM ETPublicHis team's word was public as soon as it was filed.
Sun Nov 8 · 4:05 PM ETKickoffKickoff.

Last week, when he was on the report

Last week	His team said	Our call	Played
Week 8	Out	SIT	no

Named inactive in week 4

The team's own list. We held it after kickoff, so it could NOT have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.

Named inactive in week 5

The team's own list. We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.

Named inactive in week 6

The team's own list. We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.

Named inactive in week 6

The team's own list. We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.