CAREER AT STETSON AT A GLANCE
17 GAMES | 23 TACKLES | 2.5 TFL
11 SOLO TACKLES • 12 ASSISTS • 0.5 SACKS • 1 PASS BREAKUP
2025 SEASON
Appeared in 11 games for the Hatters... Recorded 11 total tackles, including six solo stops and five assisted tackles... Registered a half tackle for loss... Recorded two tackles against Warner and Chattanooga... Added two tackles at Marist... Closed the season with a season-high three tackles against San Diego... Named to the Pioneer Football League Academic Honor Roll.
2024 SEASON
Appeared in two games... Recorded eight total tackles, including three solo stops and five assisted tackles... Tallied 2.0 tackles for loss and a half sack... Recorded a season-high five tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss against Ave Maria... Added three tackles, a half sack and a pass breakup against Warner.
SIGNATURE PERFORMANCE
Five Tackles & 1.5 TFL vs. Ave Maria
Set a season high in tackles while recording 1.5 tackles for loss
2023 SEASON
Appeared in four games as a freshman... Recorded four total tackles, including two solo stops and two assisted tackles... Registered his first collegiate tackle against Webber International... Recorded a season-high two tackles at Montana State... Added a solo tackle against Butler.
PRIOR TO STETSON
Played four seasons of varsity football at Fletcher High School in Neptune Beach, Fla.... Was a three-year varsity starter and served as a team captain as a senior... Helped the Senators capture district championships during his junior and senior seasons... Recorded 80 tackles, including 65 solo stops and seven tackles for loss, with two sacks, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery as a senior... Tallied 60 tackles, four tackles for loss and a forced fumble as a junior... Earned All-Gateway Conference Honorable Mention honors as a junior... Finished his high school career with more than 160 tackles.
PREP HIGHLIGHTS
160+ Career Tackles
Two-time district champion • All-Gateway Conference Honorable Mention • 80 tackles and seven TFL as a senior
PERSONAL
James Elijah Durden was born on August 11, 2004...Son of Travis and Carli Durden... Has two younger brothers, Tyler and Chase... Father, Travis, played football at UCF... Grandfather, Harmon Wages, played collegiately at Florida before playing professionally for the Atlanta Falcons... Graduated from Fletcher with a 4.1 GPA and a 1260 SAT score... Chose Stetson because of the coaching staff, environment, blue-collar work ethic and proximity to home.
