Player Dossier

2017-2020

Ball State

James Jennette III

DL • 6'3" • 284 lbs • Florissant, MO, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

James Jennette III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Usage Score

9.2

Efficiency

24.2

Consistency

42.8

Season Value

25.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Ball State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Ball State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Scouting Read

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James Jennette III, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Ball State. James Jennette III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

James Jennette III played DL for Ball State. Across 4 tracked seasons, James Jennette III recorded 84 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Ball State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Ball State paired 11.5 primary output with 24.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 24.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2019 Regular Season · Ball State

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.0

Efficiency

24.2

Usage

9.2

Consistency

42.8

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. Indiana: 1. Unknown: 4. Florida Atlantic: 1. NC State: 0. Northern Illinois: 1. Eastern Michigan: 1. Toledo: 0. Ohio: 0. Western Michigan: 3. Central Michigan: 0.5. Kent State: 0. Miami (OH): 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Indiana: 3 by 22.5. Unknown: 5 by 60.8. Florida Atlantic: 5 by 30.8. NC State: 2 by 8.3. Northern Illinois: 6 by 35. Eastern Michigan: 4 by 26.7. Toledo: 3 by 12.5. Ohio: 2 by 8.3. Western Michigan: 5 by 50.8. Central Michigan: 3 by 17.5. Kent State: 3 by 12.5. Miami (OH): 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.5 · Games = 4 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 7 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half1.3 · Games = 6 · +0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · Games = 6 · -0.7 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

60.8 vs Unknown

Result
Fri 11/29vs Miami (OH)W 41-2711000
Sat 11/23@ Kent StateL 38-4132000
Sat 11/16vs Central MichiganL 44-45310.5000
Wed 11/6@ Western MichiganSplash gameL 31-3554210
Sat 10/26vs OhioL 21-3421000
Sat 10/19vs ToledoW 52-1431000
Sat 10/12@ Eastern MichiganW 29-2343100
Sat 10/5@ Northern IllinoisW 27-20610.500.500
Sat 9/21@ NC StateL 23-3420000
Sat 9/14vs Florida AtlanticL 31-4153100
Sat 9/7vs Unknown2+ sacks · Splash game54220
Sat 8/31vs IndianaL 24-3430100

Career Arc

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    Ball State

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2017201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonBall State117.24.8
2018 Regular SeasonBall State819.46.17
2019 Regular SeasonBall State11.524.29.23.5
2020 Regular SeasonBall State0-11.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with backfield disruption leading the way.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 60.7 takeover score.

#2

Western Michigan

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.3 takeover score.

#3

Northern Illinois

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.2 takeover score.

#4

Kent State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.5 takeover score.

#5

Buffalo

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Ball State

11.5 primary output · 24.2 efficiency · 9.2 usage

25.7

#2

2018 Regular Season · Ball State

20.6

8 primary · 19.4 efficiency · 6.1 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Ball State

8.8

1 primary · 17.2 efficiency · 4.8 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.8167

Hazelwood West · Hazelwood, MO

Committed To
Ball State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

84

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 26 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.