Usage Score
3.7
Player Dossier
2017-2018Coastal 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.
Efficiency
12.8
Consistency
5.6
Season Value
13.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Coastal Carolina
1718
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 2
- Program Path
- Coastal Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe
Scouting Read
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James Heft, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Coastal Carolina. James Heft shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.8 disruption score.
James Heft played LB for Coastal Carolina. Across 2 tracked seasons, James Heft recorded 39 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Coastal Carolina.
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 cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from 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.
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2018 Regular Season · Coastal Carolina
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
12.8
Usage
3.7
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. Campbell: 0. Troy: 0. UL Monroe: 0. Georgia Southern: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Carolina: 3 by 12.5. UAB: 2 by 8.3. Campbell: 1 by 4.2. Troy: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Southern: 9 by 47.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 2 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 4 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
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6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Georgia Southern
Best efficiency game
47.5 vs Georgia Southern
Career Arc
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Coastal Carolina
2017-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 18 | 4.9 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 12.8 | 3.7 | -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 59.1 takeover score.
#2
Georgia Southern
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.8 takeover score.
#3
Western Illinois
0
Primary metric
Loss 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 Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Coastal Carolina
3 primary output · 18 efficiency · 4.9 usage
31.9
#2
2018 Regular Season · Coastal Carolina
13.8
1 primary · 12.8 efficiency · 3.7 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
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.
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