Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2010Temple
James Nixon
DB • 6'1" • New Haven, CT, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
James Nixon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 0 disruption score.
Impact Production
0
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
0
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
10
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Temple
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Temple
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Player Story
James Nixon built his college career from 2008 through 2010 as a defensive back from New Haven, CT wearing No. 23, spending time with Temple. The clearest part of James Nixon's career was his return-game role: 1,055...
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- Committed To
- Air Force
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
James Nixon, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Temple. James Nixon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 0 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
James Nixon quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Temple · DB
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2008 Regular Season · Temple
- Top game
- Akron
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Southridge · Air Force
- High school pipeline
- Southridge · 8 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 23 · Class 2010
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Temple | 9 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2009 Postseason | Temple | 13 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Temple | 13 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 5 | 50 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Temple | 11 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
Related Context
Keep exploring James Nixon
James Nixon played DB for Temple. Across 3 tracked seasons, James Nixon recorded 322 rushing yards, 373 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Temple.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season
Temple paired 0 primary output with 0 efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 0 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2010 Regular Season · Temple
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
0
Usage
—
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Villanova: 0. Central Michigan: 0. UConn: 0. Penn State: 0. Army: 0. Northern Illinois: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Buffalo: 0. Akron: 0. Kent State: 0. Ohio: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 8 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
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11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ohio
Best efficiency game
0 vs Ohio
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/17 | vs Ohio | L 23-31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Kent State | W 28-10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Akron | W 30-0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Buffalo | W 42-0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Bowling Green | W 28-27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Northern Illinois | L 17-31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Army | W 42-35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Penn State | L 13-22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs UConn | W 30-16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thu 9/9 | vs Central Michigan | W 13-10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fri 9/3 | vs Villanova | W 31-24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Player Story
James Nixon story
James Nixon built his college career from 2008 through 2010 as a defensive back from New Haven, CT wearing No. 23, spending time with Temple. The clearest part of James Nixon's career was his return-game role: 1,055 return yards and 2 return touchdowns across 33 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Temple. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 322 rushing yards and 373 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 33 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Temple.
The arc is straightforward: James Nixon moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Temple
2008-2010
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2008200920092010
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Temple | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009 Postseason | Temple | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Temple | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Temple | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Akron
Week 14 · W 27-6 · Conference game
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0
Havoc Plays
0 takeover
0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.
#2
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 13 · W 55-52 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
0 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.
#3
@ Kent State
Week 12 · L 38-41 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
0 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.
#4
vs Ohio
Week 9 · W 14-10 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
0 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.
#5
@ Central Michigan
Week 7 · L 14-24 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
0 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Regular Season · Temple
0 primary output · 0 efficiency · — usage
50
#2
2009 Postseason · Temple
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
#3
2009 Regular Season · Temple
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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