Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2020Florida
James Houston IV
LB • 6'1" • 240 lbs • Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
James Houston IV shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
57
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
44
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Florida
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Florida
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky
Player Story
James Houston IV built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a linebacker from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 41, spending time with Florida. The clearest part of James Houston IV's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Florida
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 39
- Overall
- No. 217
- NFL Team
- Detroit Lions
James Houston IV, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Florida. James Houston IV shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 101
- TFL
- 11.5
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 2
Quick Answers
James Houston IV quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida · LB
- Career Tackles
- 101
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Florida
- Top game
- Kentucky
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · American Heritage · Florida
- High school pipeline
- American Heritage · 80 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 6 · Pick 39 · Detroit Lions
- Latest roster
- No. 41 · Junior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 37 tackles · LB 262nd (top 24%) · SEC 88th (top 15%) · National 555th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Florida | 10 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida | 10 | 24 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.9 |
| 2019 Postseason | Florida | 12 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida | 12 | 37 | 6 | 3.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 45.4 |
| 2020 Postseason | Florida | 9 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 26.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida | 9 | 36 | 3.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 26.2 |
Related Context
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James Houston IV played LB for Florida. Across 3 tracked seasons, James Houston IV recorded 101 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Florida.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Florida paired 11.5 primary output with 22.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 22.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe
Game with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Florida
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
22.1
Usage
4.3
Consistency
7.4
Best Game by takeover score
UL Monroe
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All Games0.5 · Games = 1
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1 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UL Monroe
Best efficiency game
17.5 vs UL Monroe
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 9/19 | @ UL Monroe | — | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
James Houston IV story
James Houston IV built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a linebacker from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 41, spending time with Florida. The clearest part of James Houston IV's career was his defensive production: 101 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, and 4.5 sacks across 32 career games in the available record. That gives James Houston IV's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Florida
2018-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201820182019201920202020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Florida | 2 | 12.8 | 2.2 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida | 2 | 12.8 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Florida | 11.5 | 22.8 | 5.4 | 9.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida | 11.5 | 22.8 | 5.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Florida | 4.5 | 22.1 | 4.3 | -7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida | 4.5 | 22.1 | 4.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Kentucky
Week 13 · W 34-10 · Conference game
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Auburn
Week 6 · W 24-13 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Vanderbilt
Week 11 · W 56-0 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
80.5 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Florida State
Week 14 · W 40-17
3
Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Colorado State
Week 3 · W 48-10
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Havoc Plays
66.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 66.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Florida
11.5 primary output · 22.8 efficiency · 5.4 usage
45.4
#2
2019 Regular Season · Florida
45.4
11.5 primary · 22.8 efficiency · 5.4 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · Florida
26.2
4.5 primary · 22.1 efficiency · 4.3 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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