2023 Football Roster
Rawls, James

Jersey Number 52
James Rawls
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-2
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Inglewood, Calif.
- High School:
- Mira Costa
Bio
2023 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)
• Played in all 13 games, totaling 26 tackles with 5.5 tackles for loss, half a sack, two forced fumbles and a pass breakup
• Forced a fumble in the win over UC Davis and then in the Sun Bowl versus Notre Dame
• Totaled TFLs against San Jose State, UC Davis and Stanford and half a sack against San Diego State
• Broke up a pass against the Spartans
• Recorded a season-high four tackles twice: against San Jose State in the opener and at home versus Washington in his last game at Reser Stadium
• Made three tackles in the win over Utah and again against Notre Dame in El Paso, Texas
• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
• PFF All-Pac-12 Third Team
• Academic All-District
• Played in 13 games, making 12 starts
• Totaled 30 tackles with a team-best 10 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, one forced fumble and four quarterback hurries
• Finished with four tackles and 1.5 TFLs in the season opener versus Boise State
• Recorded a TFL and two tackles in the win at Fresno State
• Had back-to-back two tackle-games versus USC and Utah, earning a TFL against the Utes
• Picked up at least half a a TFL in the last seven games of the season. Had a full TFL versus Washington State, Colorado, Washington, California, Arizona State and Florida
• Recorded a 13-yard sack in the win over Washington State. Forced a fumble versus the Cougars
• Picked up four tackles against Washington
2021 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
• Played in all 13 games, picking up 24 tackles with four tackles for loss
• Made five tackles at California
• Recorded two tackles apiece versus Purdue, Hawai’i, Idaho and Washington
• Tallied one tackle for loss versus Hawai’i and Idaho and half a TFL against Washington
• Made three tackles with half a tackle for loss against Stanford
• Totaled one tackle for loss, at 10 yards, versus Utah State in the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
2020 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
• Played in all seven games
• Finished with 10 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss
• Totaled three tackles in the win over California
• Credited with one tackle for loss at Washington
• Opened the season with two tackles and half a tackle for loss against Washington State
• Member of the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
2019 (SOPHOMORE)
• Played in four games. Redshirted
FULLERTON COLLEGE
• Played one season for Garrett Campbell at Fullerton College
• Credited with 32 tackles in 10 games for Fullerton as a freshman in 2018. Added 14.5
tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks
• Named second-team all-conference
• Also forced two fumbles and had a pass breakup
• Totaled a season-high eight tackles with three sacks against Riverside on Sept. 8, 2018
MIRA COSTA HIGH SCHOOL
• Played on the offensive and defensive lines while at Mira Costa for head coach Don Morrow
PERSONAL
• Son of Almease and James Rawls
• Has two sisters, Jasten and Bella
• Uncle is former Beaver Lee Davis
• Graduate with a degree in sociology
• Would like to go into real estate after his playing career
• Collects shoes
• Chose to attend Oregon State because “it is family oriented.”
Oregon State Football Interviews: September 17, 2025
Wednesday, September 17
Oregon State Football Interviews: September 16, 2025
Tuesday, September 16
Oregon State Football Press Conference - Head Coach Trent Bray (Sept. 15, 2025)
Monday, September 15
Oregon State Football Interviews: September 10, 2025
Wednesday, September 10