D.Q. JAMES, RB
Verified Numbers: 10.83 in the 100
247Sports Ranking: Three-star, No. 15 all-purpose back, No. 203 in Texas
The Skinny: Lancaster High School star DQ James is unique because he displays excellent top-end speed in a compact build. You are hard-pressed to find players in the 5-foot-7, 180-pound neighborhood who can reach top gear in the 10.8's, but that's exactly what he did -- twice -- on back-to-back weekends Feb. 29 and March 6, which saw James post identical 10.83's. James also registered a 10.91 on Feb. 22. Those three times eclipsed his strong 11.04 from his sophomore track season, which culminated in James running the first leg of Lancaster's Texas Class 5A bronze medal-winning 4x100 relay. James shared carries this past fall with LSU 2020 four-star signee Kevontre Bradford. James ran for more than 800 yards and 10 TD's on 9.5 yards per carry. ULM marked James' first FBS offer, which arrived Feb. 4, and he added offers from New Mexico and Hawaii in the final week of March.
Explosive running back DQ James is starting to arrive on even more college radars after winning RB MVP honors at the Next Level Athlete Texas Top 100 Showcase in Dallas.