Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Kent State
James Alexander
LB • 5'11" • 231 lbs • Miami, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
James Alexander shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
91
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
63
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Kent State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Player Story
James Alexander built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Miami, FL wearing No. 5, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of James Alexander's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Kent State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
James Alexander, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Kent State. James Alexander shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 95
- TFL
- 15
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
James Alexander quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kent State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 95
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Kent State
- Top game
- Miami (OH)
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Miami Jackson · Kent State
- High school pipeline
- Miami Jackson · 15 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 62 tackles · LB 226th (top 21%) · Mid-American 48th (top 9%) · National 444th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 9 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 56 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kent State | 12 | 62 | 10 | 3.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 67.5 |
Related Context
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James Alexander played LB for Kent State. Across 4 tracked seasons, James Alexander recorded 13 receiving yards and 95 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Kent State paired 15.5 primary output with 34.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 34.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Kent State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
34.4
Usage
11.5
Consistency
39.7
Best Game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 0. Howard: 1.5. Marshall: 3. Louisville: 2.5. Buffalo: 0. Northern Illinois: 0. Miami (OH): 4. Ohio: 1. Bowling Green: 1. Western Michigan: 0. Central Michigan: 0. Akron: 2.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 3 by 12.5. Howard: 7 by 44.2. Marshall: 8 by 63.3. Louisville: 8 by 58.3. Buffalo: 6 by 25. Northern Illinois: 2 by 8.3. Miami (OH): 4 by 56.7. Ohio: 3 by 22.5. Bowling Green: 7 by 39.2. Western Michigan: 8 by 33.3. Central Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Akron: 5 by 45.8
Split Comparison
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Wins2.8 · Games = 2 · +1.8 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 10 · -1.8 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
Best efficiency game
63.3 vs Marshall
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/22 | @ AkronSplash game | L 14-24 | 5 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/15 | vs Central Michigan | L 23-42 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/9 | @ Western Michigan | L 20-48 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/1 | vs Bowling Green | L 16-44 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Ohio | L 3-48 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Miami (OH)Splash game | W 17-14 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Northern Illinois | L 3-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Buffalo | L 13-27 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ LouisvilleSplash game | L 3-42 | 8 | 6 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ MarshallSplash game | L 0-21 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Howard | W 38-31 | 7 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Clemson | L 3-56 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
James Alexander story
James Alexander built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Miami, FL wearing No. 5, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of James Alexander's career was his defensive production: 95 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 21 career games in the available record. His career also includes 13 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives James Alexander's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Kent State
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 11 | 27.5 | 8 | 11 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kent State | 15.5 | 34.4 | 11.5 | 4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Miami (OH)
Week 7 · W 17-14 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Marshall
Week 3 · L 0-21
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Central Michigan
Week 9 · W 27-24 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
75.6 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Ohio
Week 8 · L 10-14 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
#5
@ Buffalo
Week 6 · W 44-20 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Kent State
15.5 primary output · 34.4 efficiency · 11.5 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Kent State
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11 primary · 27.5 efficiency · 8 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Kent State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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