Player Dossier

2016-2020

Cincinnati

James Wiggins

S • 6'0" • 205 lbs • Miami, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

James Wiggins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.9

Efficiency

24.8

Consistency

65.4

Season Value

27.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Cincinnati

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Cincinnati
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

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 Wiggins, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Cincinnati. James Wiggins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Cincinnati paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 24.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Memphis

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2020 Regular Season · Cincinnati

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

1

Efficiency

24.8

Usage

3.9

Consistency

65.4

Best Game by takeover score

Tulsa

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 1. Army: 1. South Florida: 1. SMU: 1. Memphis: 3. Houston: 0. East Carolina: 1. UCF: 1. Tulsa: 0

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. Unknown: 6 by 35. Army: 7 by 39.2. South Florida: 2 by 18.3. SMU: 1 by 14.2. Memphis: 4 by 46.7. Houston: 1 by 4.2. East Carolina: 5 by 30.8. UCF: 5 by 30.8. Tulsa: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins1 · n=8
First Half1.4 · n=5 · +0.9 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=4 · -0.9 vs First Half
All Games1 · n=9

Game Log

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

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Memphis

Best efficiency game

46.7 vs Memphis

Result
Sun 12/20vs TulsaW 27-2410000
Sat 11/21@ UCFW 36-3355001
Sat 11/14vs East CarolinaW 55-17540010
Sat 11/7vs HoustonW 38-1011000
Sat 10/31vs MemphisW 49-1043111
Sun 10/25@ SMUW 42-1311001
Sat 10/3vs South FloridaW 28-722001
Sat 9/26vs ArmyW 24-1075001
Sat 9/19vs Unknown64001

Career Arc

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

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    Cincinnati

    2016-2020

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201620172018201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonCincinnati0
2017 Regular SeasonCincinnati04.20.50
2018 PostseasonCincinnati1024.86.510
2018 Regular SeasonCincinnati1024.86.50
2019 Regular SeasonCincinnati0-10
2020 Regular SeasonCincinnati924.83.99

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 53 takeover score.

#2

Memphis

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.1 takeover score.

#3

Ohio

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 36.5 takeover score.

#4

Temple

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 31 takeover score.

#5

UCLA

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 25.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · Cincinnati

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.5 usage

34.9

#2

2020 Regular Season · Cincinnati

27.8

9 primary · 24.8 efficiency · 3.9 usage

#3

2018 Postseason · Cincinnati

25.4

10 primary · 24.8 efficiency · 6.5 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.8539

South Dade · Homestead, FL

Committed To
Cincinnati
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

84

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 23 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

James Wiggins quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
84