Usage Score
2.1
Player Dossier
2016-2017NC State
James Valdez
CB • 5'11" • 193 lbs • Orangeburg, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
James Valdez shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.5 disruption score.
Efficiency
10.5
Consistency
100
Season Value
37.5
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · NC State
1617
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 2
- Program Path
- NC State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Marshall
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 Valdez, CB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · NC State. James Valdez shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.5 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
NC State paired 0 primary output with 10.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 10.5 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: Liberty
Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · NC State
Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
10.5
Usage
2.1
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Liberty
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Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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Game Log
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1 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Liberty
Best efficiency game
8.3 vs Liberty
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9/21 | @ Liberty | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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- 1
NC State
2016-2017
Opening stop
Season Progression
20162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | NC State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | NC State | 0 | 10.5 | 2.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Marshall
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0
Primary metric
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.6 takeover score.
#2
Liberty
0
Primary metric
Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.2 takeover score.
#3
South Carolina
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2017 Regular Season · NC State
0 primary output · 10.5 efficiency · 2.1 usage
37.5
#2
2016 Regular Season · NC State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2016 · Rating 0.8544
Orangeburg-Wilkinson · Orangeburg, SC
- Committed To
- NC State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Career Facts
1
Career teams
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 3 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.