Usage / Role
16%
Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Indiana
James Head Jr.
DL • 6'5" • 258 lbs • Miami, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
James Head Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16 disruption score.
Impact Production
29
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
32
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
41
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Indiana
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Indiana
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Illinois
Player Story
James Head Jr. built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Miami, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Indiana. The clearest part of James Head Jr.'s career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Indiana
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
James Head Jr., DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Indiana. James Head Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 61
- TFL
- 8.5
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
James Head Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Indiana · DL
- Career Tackles
- 61
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Indiana
- Top game
- Eastern Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Miami Southridge · Indiana
- High school pipeline
- Miami Southridge · 41 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 22 tackles · DL 284th (top 29%) · Big Ten 173rd (top 28%) · National 1,752nd (top 30%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Indiana | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 33.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Indiana | 7 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 62.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Indiana | 7 | 16 | 4 | 2.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 62.2 |
| 2020 Postseason | Indiana | 5 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 21.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Indiana | 5 | 7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 21.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Indiana | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 18.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Indiana | 7 | 22 | - | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 17.5 |
Related Context
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James Head Jr. played DL for Indiana. Across 5 tracked seasons, James Head Jr. recorded 61 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Indiana.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Indiana paired 11.5 primary output with 26 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 16 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Indiana
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
16
Usage
3.2
Consistency
9.5
Best Game by takeover score
Purdue
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Cincinnati: 0. Nebraska: 1. Rutgers: 0. Penn State: 0. Ohio State: 0. Michigan State: 0. Purdue: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Cincinnati: 2 by 8.3. Nebraska: 1 by 14.2. Rutgers: 1 by 4.2. Penn State: 5 by 20.8. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2. Michigan State: 10 by 41.7. Purdue: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 1 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
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7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Purdue
Best efficiency game
41.7 vs Michigan State
Player Story
James Head Jr. story
James Head Jr. built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Miami, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Indiana. The clearest part of James Head Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 61 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 26 career games in the available record. That gives James Head Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Indiana
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920192020202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Indiana | 4 | 18.4 | 5.7 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Indiana | 11.5 | 26 | 7.7 | 7.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Indiana | 11.5 | 26 | 7.7 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Indiana | 3 | 14.3 | 3.7 | -8.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Indiana | 3 | 14.3 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Indiana | 1 | 10.3 | 5.4 | -2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Indiana | 2 | 16 | 3.2 | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Eastern Illinois
Week 2 · W 52-0
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Ball State
Week 3 · W 38-10
3
Havoc Plays
78.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Minnesota
Week 12 · L 14-35 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Michigan State
Week 5 · L 31-40 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
68.1 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Michigan
Week 10 · W 38-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Indiana
11.5 primary output · 26 efficiency · 7.7 usage
62.2
#2
2019 Regular Season · Indiana
62.2
11.5 primary · 26 efficiency · 7.7 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Indiana
33.5
4 primary · 18.4 efficiency · 5.7 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
6
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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