James commits to Mississippi State

Mississippi State picked up a commitment Saturday evening from three-star cornerback DJ James.

James, a 6-foot 190-pound junior at Spanish Fort (Al) High School chose the Bulldogs over Ole Miss, Florida and Kansas among others.

Rivals ranks James as the No. 18 player in the state of Alabama and No. 62 corner in the nation.

In 2017 James attended the Rivals 3 Stripe camp in New Orleans and our analysts provided the following on his play:

"James is only a freshman, so he is light and he needs to add weight and strength, but he is a fearless defensive back with quickness. He showed the ability to open his hips and runs with wideouts. He struggled some with the bigger receivers at the line of scrimmage, but that is to be expected due to his size and age. James is one to know in the future. "