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.

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.

Haley James Scott
Main Article: Haley and Jacob Jacob shares a typical brother-sister relationship with Haley and often cited her as his hero. When Haley was younger, she eavesdropped on a conversation between her parents and quickly realized, Jacob was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder which is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication, along with restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests, however despite this, she still loved her brother until the very end. Once Jacob started dating Emma Valentine, the newcomer to Tree Hill, he introduced her to Haley, who wasn't very receptive at first, but eventually saw that her brother was happy and warmed up to Emma, knowing she loved Jacob. In Season 1, after returning home from a movie, Jacob calls Haley to let her know he's spending the night with Emma. The next day in school, Haley finds Jacob talking to Brooke and Peyton, two of his childhood friends which makes her happy.

Quinn James
Main Article: Quinn and Jacob "Get some sleep little bro, you need it. You don't have to worry about me."

- Quinn to Jacob

Quinn is one of Jacob's older sisters and the one he's the most attached and closest to. Although there's a five year age gap between the siblings, Jacob has proven he deeply cares for Quinn and has gone out of his way.

Brooke Davis
Main Article: Brooke and Jacob "Hey buddy. I know you're a really tough place right now, but I want you to know that Peyton and I are here for you."

- Brooke to Jacob in The End of Heartache

During Season 1, we get our first glimpse of the friendship between Brooke and Jacob, establishing that they've been friends since their childhood, meeting just after Jacob was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. Early on, Brooke treats Jacob like a younger brother, however she later realizes she could potentially be in love with him, although she any attempts to tell him how she felt, her jealousy towards Emma grew more and more and believes maybe it's time to give up and let them be happy together. After Jacob's first game as a Raven, he and Brooke become closer as a result and giving them a chance to spend more together. During a party at the Scott residence

Emma Valentine
Emma was Jacob's girlfriend and first true love in the series. Prior to the events of the series, Jacob and Emma met each other during church when they were twelve years old.