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Player Dossier
2007-2010Houston
James Cleveland
WR • 6'2" • USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
James Cleveland reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
36
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
34
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
48
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Houston
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Iowa • Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Player Story
James Cleveland built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a wide receiver wearing No. 19, spending time with Houston and Iowa. The clearest part of James Cleveland's career was his receiving role: 197...
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- Committed To
- Toledo
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
James Cleveland, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Houston. James Cleveland reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,478
- Receptions
- 197
- Touchdowns
- 20
Quick Answers
James Cleveland quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Houston · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,478
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2010 Regular Season · Houston
- Top game
- Purdue
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · New Palestine · Toledo
- High school pipeline
- New Palestine · 10 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 19 · Class 2010
- 2010 Receiving yards rank
- 800 receiving yards · WR 68th (top 9%) · Conference USA 9th (top 6%) · National 70th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Iowa | 11 | 36 | 464 | 0 | 60.4 |
| 2009 Postseason | Houston | 12 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 75.4 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Houston | 12 | 101 | 1,182 | 14 | 75.4 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Houston | 10 | 57 | 800 | 6 | 77.1 |
Related Context
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James Cleveland played WR for Iowa and Houston. Across 3 tracked seasons, James Cleveland recorded -12 rushing yards, 2,478 receiving yards, and 20 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Houston.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season
Houston paired 800 primary output with 86.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2007 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 72.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Iowa, Houston.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2007 Regular Season · Iowa
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
42.2
Efficiency
72.2
Usage
21.9
Consistency
58.1
Best Game by takeover score
Purdue
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northern Illinois: 61. Iowa State: 5. Wisconsin: 77. Indiana: 62. Penn State: 37. Illinois: 20. Purdue: 101. Michigan State: 17. Northwestern: 43. Minnesota: 30. Western Michigan: 11
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northern Illinois: 3 by 100. Iowa State: 1 by 33.3. Wisconsin: 4 by 100. Indiana: 5 by 82.7. Penn State: 2 by 100. Illinois: 2 by 66.7. Purdue: 7 by 96.2. Michigan State: 2 by 56.7. Northwestern: 4 by 71.7. Minnesota: 4 by 50. Western Michigan: 2 by 36.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins34.2 · Games = 5 · -14.6 vs Losses
Losses48.8 · Games = 6 · +14.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Purdue
Best efficiency game
100 vs Penn State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/17 | vs Western Michigan | L 19-28 | — | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Minnesota | W 21-16 | — | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Northwestern | W 28-17 | — | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 10.80 | 0 | 26 |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Michigan State | W 34-27 | — | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Purdue100 receiving yards | L 6-31 | — | 7 | 101 | 14.4 | 14.40 | 0 | 22 |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Illinois | W 10-6 | — | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Penn State | L 7-27 | — | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 18.50 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Indiana | L 20-38 | — | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 12.40 | 0 | 18 |
| Sun 9/23 | @ Wisconsin | L 13-17 | — | 4 | 77 | 13 | 19.30 | 0 | 30 |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Iowa State | L 13-15 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Northern Illinois | W 16-3 | — | 3 | 61 | 15.5 | 20.30 | 0 | 40 |
Player Story
James Cleveland story
James Cleveland built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a wide receiver wearing No. 19, spending time with Houston and Iowa. The clearest part of James Cleveland's career was his receiving role: 197 catches, 2,478 receiving yards, and 20 touchdowns across 33 career games in the available record. That gives James Cleveland's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Iowa
2007
Opening stop
- 2
Houston
2009-2010
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2007200920092010
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Iowa | 464 | 72.2 | 21.9 | — |
| 2009 Postseason | Houston | 1,214 | 71.4 | 21.7 | 750 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Houston | 1,214 | 71.4 | 21.7 | 0 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Houston | 800 | 86.6 | 24.2 | -414 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Purdue
Week 8 · L 6-31 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
101
Receiving Yards
98.7 takeover
101 receiving yards with a 96.2 efficiency score.
#2
@ UCLA
Week 3 · L 13-31
144
Receiving Yards
95.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
144 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ East Carolina
Week 14 · L 32-38 · Conference game
241
Receiving Yards
94.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
241 receiving yards with a 84.6 efficiency score.
#4
vs Southern Miss
Week 9 · W 50-43 · Conference game
190
Receiving Yards
91.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
190 receiving yards with a 97.4 efficiency score.
#5
@ Southern Miss
Week 12 · L 41-59 · Conference game
115
Receiving Yards
88.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
115 receiving yards with a 85.2 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Regular Season · Houston
800 primary output · 86.6 efficiency · 24.2 usage
77.1
#2
2009 Postseason · Houston
75.4
1,214 primary · 71.4 efficiency · 21.7 usage
#3
2009 Regular Season · Houston
75.4
1,214 primary · 71.4 efficiency · 21.7 usage
Milestones
8
100+ receiving yards
9
8+ catch outings
5
2+ TD games
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