Player Dossier

2017-2018

Coastal Carolina

James Heft

LB • 6'2" • 235 lbs • Covington, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

James Heft shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.8

Efficiency

12.8

Consistency

5.6

Season Value

6.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Coastal Carolina

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
2
Program Path
Coastal Carolina
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

James Heft, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Coastal Carolina. James Heft shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Coastal Carolina paired 3 primary output with 18 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 12.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Southern

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2018 Regular Season · Coastal Carolina

Games

6

Havoc Plays / G

0.2

Efficiency

12.8

Usage

4.8

Consistency

5.6

Best Game by takeover score

Georgia Southern

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. South Carolina: 0. UAB: 0. Unknown: 0. Troy: 0. UL Monroe: 0. Georgia Southern: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Carolina: 3 by 12.5. UAB: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Troy: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Southern: 9 by 47.5

Split Comparison

Losses0.3 · n=4
First Half0 · n=3 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=3 · +0.3 vs First Half
All Games0.2 · n=6

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

6 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Georgia Southern

Best efficiency game

47.5 vs Georgia Southern

Result
Sat 11/17vs Georgia SouthernL 17-4195100
Sat 10/13vs UL MonroeL 20-45
Sat 9/29@ TroyL 21-4510000
Wed 9/12@ Unknown10000
Sat 9/8vs UABW 47-2420000
Sat 9/1@ South CarolinaL 15-4933000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Coastal Carolina

    2017-2018

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonCoastal Carolina3186.5
2018 Regular SeasonCoastal Carolina112.84.8-2

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UL Monroe

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 62.8 takeover score.

#2

Georgia Southern

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.1 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 17.8 takeover score.

#4

South Carolina

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.9 takeover score.

#5

App State

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · Coastal Carolina

3 primary output · 18 efficiency · 6.5 usage

10.4

#2

2018 Regular Season · Coastal Carolina

6.8

1 primary · 12.8 efficiency · 4.8 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

2

Seasons tracked

39

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 13 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

James Heft quick answers

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
2
Career tackles
39