[1] In his sophomore season, North Gwinnett advanced to the GHSA Class 5A state championship game with 13–2 record, where they lost 34–6 to Valdosta Lowndes led by Greg Reid and Telvin Smith.

[2] As a junior, James helped North Gwinnett to a berth in state quarterfinals behind 10–3 finish, where they lost 20–3 to Alec Ogletree's Newnan.

[3] In James's senior season, North Gwinnett finished with a 13–1 mark, earning Region 7-5A championship while advancing to the state quarterfinals, where they lost 35–0 to Camden County.

[4] After the season, James was selected Class 5A All-State by Georgia Sportswriters, and was invited to play in the 2010 Under Armour All-America Game in St. Petersburg, Florida.

[11] On April 2, 2014, he attended Tennessee's pro day, along with Fulton, Richardson, Stone, McCullers, Jacques Smith, Rajion Neal, Michael Palardy, and seven other prospects.

He opted to stand on his combine numbers and only performed positional drills for scouts and representatives from all 32 NFL teams, that included Seattle Seahawks' offensive line coach Tom Cable.

During the draft process, James had private workouts and meetings with a few teams, including the Tennessee Titans and Miami Dolphins.

[21] He made his first career start and professional regular season debut in the Dolphins' season-opening 33–20 victory over the New England Patriots.

[23] In Week 10, he was moved to left tackle after starter Albert was placed on injured reserve for the remainder of the season after suffering a knee injury.

[29] James remained the starting right tackle, opposite Albert, to begin the 2016 season under new head coach Adam Gase.

[30][31] On January 8, 2017, James started in his first career playoff game as the Dolphins were defeated 30-12 by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Wild Card Round.

[33] He started the first eight games of the season at right tackle before suffering a hamstring injury in Week 9 against the Oakland Raiders on Sunday Night Football.

[46] On September 14, 2022, the Ravens placed James on injured reserve after he tore his Achilles tendon again in the 2022 season opener against the New York Jets.