Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2020Cincinnati
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.
Impact Production
65
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
64
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
81
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Cincinnati
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Cincinnati
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Alabama A&M
Player Story
James Wiggins built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a safety from Miami, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of James Wiggins' career was his defensive production: 84...
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- Committed To
- Cincinnati
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 16
- Overall
- No. 243
- NFL Team
- Arizona Cardinals
James Wiggins, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Cincinnati. James Wiggins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 84
- TFL
- 3
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 11
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
James Wiggins quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Cincinnati · S
- Career Tackles
- 84
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Cincinnati
- Top game
- Alabama A&M
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · South Dade · Cincinnati
- High school pipeline
- South Dade · 28 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 7 · Pick 16 · Arizona Cardinals
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 32 tackles · S 126th (top 28%) · American Athletic 71st (top 15%) · National 730th (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.1 |
| 2018 Postseason | Cincinnati | 13 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 13 | 51 | 2 | 0 | - | 5 | 1 | 56.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 9 | 32 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 0 | 52.7 |
Related Context
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James Wiggins played S for Cincinnati. Across 5 tracked seasons, James Wiggins recorded 84 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Cincinnati.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Cincinnati paired 10 primary output with 24.8 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.
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2020 Regular Season · Cincinnati
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
24.8
Usage
3.7
Consistency
65.4
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Austin Peay: 1. Army: 1. South Florida: 1. SMU: 1. Memphis: 3. Houston: 0. East Carolina: 1. UCF: 1. Tulsa: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Austin Peay: 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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half1.4 · Games = 5 · +0.9 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · Games = 4 · -0.9 vs First Half
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 12/20 | vs Tulsa | W 27-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/21 | @ UCF | W 36-33 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/14 | vs East Carolina | W 55-17 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Houston | W 38-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/31 | vs MemphisSplash game | W 49-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/25 | @ SMU | W 42-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/3 | vs South Florida | W 28-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Army | W 24-10 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/19 | vs Austin Peay | W 55-20 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
James Wiggins story
James Wiggins built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a safety from Miami, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of James Wiggins' career was his defensive production: 84 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 4 interceptions across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Cincinnati. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but James Wiggins' production has multiple signals. His career also includes 272 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Cincinnati.
The arc is straightforward: James Wiggins moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Cincinnati
2016-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172018201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Cincinnati | 10 | 24.8 | 6 | 10 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 10 | 24.8 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | — | — | -10 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 9 | 24.8 | 3.7 | 9 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Alabama A&M
Week 3 · W 63-7
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#2
vs Memphis
Week 9 · W 49-10 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Ohio
Week 4 · W 34-30
2
Havoc Plays
58.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Virginia Tech
Week 1 · W 35-31 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
51.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Temple
Week 8 · L 17-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
50.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Cincinnati
10 primary output · 24.8 efficiency · 6 usage
56.4
#2
2018 Regular Season · Cincinnati
56.4
10 primary · 24.8 efficiency · 6 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Cincinnati
52.7
9 primary · 24.8 efficiency · 3.7 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
3
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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