Roland James
Roland Orlando James
Born: February 18, 1958
Xenia, OH USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 191
College: Tennessee
High School: Greenview (Jamestown, OH)
Career: 1980-1990
Drafted: 1980 in Round 1, #14 overall by the New England Patriots
Roland James played from 1980 to 1990 during his career with the New England Patriots. James intercepted 29 passes for 383 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL New England Patriots | 33 | 331 | 10.0 | 75 | 1 |
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 400 | 9.5 | 75 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 21 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL New England Patriots | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL New England Patriots | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 46 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 39 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 21 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 22 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 383 | 13.2 | 46 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL New England Patriots | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1983 | NFL New England Patriots | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1986 | NFL New England Patriots | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1980 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1984 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 10 |
| 1981 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 6 |
| 1982 | NFL | New England Patriots | 7 | 7 |
| 1983 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 | NFL | New England Patriots | 15 | 15 |
| 1985 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 | NFL | New England Patriots | 15 | 15 |
| 1987 | NFL | New England Patriots | 9 | 4 |
| 1988 | NFL | New England Patriots | 15 | 15 |
| 1989 | NFL | New England Patriots | 14 | 14 |
| 1990 | NFL | New England Patriots | 6 | 4 |
Honors
1983 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
