Jacob James

**Jacob James** was one of the male protagonists of "One Tree Hill".

Jacob Marcus James is the eighth child and fourth son of Jimmy and Lydia James. Originally introduced as Haley's younger brother, and as the only one in his family to have Asperger's, which his sister Haley had discovered when he was younger. and as Brooke and Peyton’s best friend (they've been friends since their childhood). Through Rebecca, he'd met his first girlfriend: Emma Valentine (the love of his life), when they were both at a Sunday service. Despite all the obstacles and issues, Jacob was able to graduate high school. In season 3, while Jimmy held Haley and Emma as hostages during the school shooting, Jacob risked his life to save his sister and also taking a bullet meant for Keith, however it costed Emma her life when she witnessed what happened. Her death took a really hard toll on him which caused him to act out in rage and anger blaming everyone for that day.

## Physical Appearance

Jacob has brown eyes and hair. He is 6' 11" in height making him taller than Haley.

## Personality

Jacob is a kindhearted, fun loving, charismatic and caring towards the community of Tree Hill. He can be overprotective of his loved ones, especially his older sisters Haley and Quinn. Although he's kind, it's also very easy to make him angry, which is shown when he risked his life to save his sister and Emma Valentine, during the school shooting. He's shown to be very smart, but often has a hard time in math, shown in one instants when he fails and asks Haley to tutor him.

## Character arc

### Season 1

In The Outsider episode, we discover Jacob is on a movie date with his girlfriend Emma Valentine, whom he's been dating for over two years. After the movie ends they head home in his car a black 1969 Chevy Nova with white stripes. The following morning, he talks with Peyton, who was behind them the previous night. During dinner with Karen, Haley and Lucas, they hand him a tryout sheet for the high school basketball team, which he signs. During his first game on the team, he manages to impress everyone, and they celebrate after their victory. At Dan's house, Jacob leaves early because Emma felt sick,

## Career

While growing up, Jacob had applied for Ohio State University, his dream school. Prior to the series, he played for his former school's football team, the Citadel Phoenix, during little league and middle school. Eventually during the pilot, Jacob would join the Tree Hill Ravens due to the request of his best friends Lucas and Nathan Scott. After graduating college, he went into the NFL being drafted by the Baltimore Ravens and went on to win Super Bowl XLVII.

### Football

His football career started during his time at Citadel until his transfer to Tree Hill High. Afterwards, he'd played college and professional football for both the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Baltimore Ravens becoming a National and Super Bowl champion. However, he retires from the sport because he wanted to spend more time with Nathan and Haley.

### Basketball

During his four years of high school, he'd played a short lived career of basketball with his best friends Lucas and Nathan Scott by joining the Tree Hill Ravens. He later quits the team after suffering a injury, out of fear of it occurring again.

## Relationships

* Jacob James/Family
* Jacob James/Relationships
* Jacob James/Friendships

### Family

People ask me what's the most important thing in my life. And every time I say it's my family, especially my older sisters Quinn and Haley. I wouldn't be the person I am today if it wasn't for them.
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Having been born into an already large family