Player Career

James Wiggins Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

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

  1. 1

    Cincinnati

    2016-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201620172018201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonCincinnati0
2017 Regular SeasonCincinnati04.20.50
2018 PostseasonCincinnati1024.8610
2018 Regular SeasonCincinnati1024.860
2019 Regular SeasonCincinnati0-10
2020 Regular SeasonCincinnati924.83.79

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

1

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

1

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