Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2023South Alabama
James Miller
LB • 6'1" • 228 lbs • Tampa, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
James Miller shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
59
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
75
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
64
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · South Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Indiana • South Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas State
Player Story
James Miller built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a linebacker from Tampa, FL wearing No. 4, spending time with Indiana and South Alabama. The clearest part of James Miller's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Indiana
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
James Miller, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · South Alabama. James Miller shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 205
- TFL
- 16
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
James Miller quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Alabama · LB
- Career Tackles
- 205
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 50 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · South Alabama
- Top game
- Texas State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Armwood · Indiana
- High school pipeline
- Armwood · 65 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 67 tackles · LB 158th (top 13%) · Sun Belt 35th (top 6%) · National 258th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Indiana | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.3 |
| 2019 Postseason | Indiana | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Indiana | 10 | 31 | 4.5 | 1.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 48.9 |
| 2020 Postseason | Indiana | 8 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 12.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Indiana | 8 | 20 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 12.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Indiana | 7 | 16 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 2022 Regular Season | South Alabama | 12 | 63 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 68.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | South Alabama | 11 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 35 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Indiana to South Alabama | P4 to G5/FCS | 76.3 | Dec 22, 2021 |
James Miller played LB for Indiana and South Alabama. Across 6 tracked seasons, James Miller recorded 205 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with South Alabama.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
South Alabama paired 13 primary output with 32.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 29.9 efficiency.
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Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Indiana, South Alabama.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tulane
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · South Alabama
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
29.9
Usage
7.1
Consistency
12.1
Best Game by takeover score
Tulane
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tulane: 1.5. SE Louisiana: 0. Oklahoma State: 0. Central Michigan: 1. James Madison: 0. UL Monroe: 0. Southern Miss: 1. Louisiana: 0. Troy: 0. Arkansas State: 1.5. Texas State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tulane: 7 by 44.2. SE Louisiana: 5 by 20.8. Oklahoma State: 7 by 29.2. Central Michigan: 7 by 39.2. James Madison: 5 by 20.8. UL Monroe: 6 by 25. Southern Miss: 6 by 35. Louisiana: 8 by 33.3. Troy: 6 by 25. Arkansas State: 4 by 31.7. Texas State: 6 by 25
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.5 · Games = 5 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tulane
Best efficiency game
44.2 vs Tulane
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/26 | @ Texas State | L 44-52 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Arkansas State | W 21-14 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/2 | @ Troy | L 10-28 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Louisiana | L 20-33 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 10/17 | vs Southern Miss | W 55-3 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ UL Monroe | W 55-7 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ James Madison | L 23-31 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Central Michigan | L 30-34 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Oklahoma State | W 33-7 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs SE Louisiana | W 35-17 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | @ Tulane | L 17-37 | 7 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
James Miller story
James Miller built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a linebacker from Tampa, FL wearing No. 4, spending time with Indiana and South Alabama. The clearest part of James Miller's career was his defensive production: 205 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 50 career games in the available record. That gives James Miller's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Indiana
2018-2021
Opening stop
- 2
South Alabama
2022-2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Indiana | 0 | 6.3 | 1 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Indiana | 8 | 21.4 | 6.3 | 8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Indiana | 8 | 21.4 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Indiana | 1 | 13.8 | 3.1 | -7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Indiana | 1 | 13.8 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Indiana | 2 | 12.4 | 1.9 | 1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | South Alabama | 13 | 32.7 | 10 | 11 |
| 2023 Regular Season | South Alabama | 5 | 29.9 | 7.1 | -8 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Texas State
Week 11 · W 38-21 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Penn State
Week 12 · L 27-34 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Tulane
Week 1 · L 17-37
1.5
Havoc Plays
81.4 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Arkansas State
Week 9 · W 31-3 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Central Michigan
Week 2 · W 38-24
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Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · South Alabama
13 primary output · 32.7 efficiency · 10 usage
68.5
#2
2019 Postseason · Indiana
48.9
8 primary · 21.4 efficiency · 6.3 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Indiana
48.9
8 primary · 21.4 efficiency · 6.3 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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