Player Dossier

2021-2025

USC

D.J. Harvey

CB • 5'10" • 190 lbs • Palmdale, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

D.J. Harvey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

1

Efficiency

8.2

Consistency

11.1

Season Value

5.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Virginia Tech

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Virginia Tech • San José State • USC
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State

Scouting Read

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D.J. Harvey, CB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Virginia Tech. D.J. Harvey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.2 disruption score.

D.J. Harvey played CB for Virginia Tech, San José State, and USC. Across 5 tracked seasons, D.J. Harvey recorded 101 tackles and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with San José State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

Virginia Tech paired 0 primary output with 8.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 8.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Virginia Tech, San José State, USC.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: TCU

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Postseason · USC

Games

6

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

8.2

Usage

1

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

TCU

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. TCU: 1. Missouri State: 0. Georgia Southern: 0. Purdue: 0. Michigan State: 0. UCLA: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. TCU: 2 by 18.3. Missouri State: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Southern: 1 by 4.2. Purdue: 2 by 8.3. Michigan State: 1 by 4.2. UCLA: 0 by 10

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.2 · Games = 5
First Half0.3 · Games = 3 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · Games = 3 · +0 vs First Half
All Games0.3 · Games = 6

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

6 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

TCU

Best efficiency game

18.3 vs TCU

Result
Wed 12/31@ TCUL 27-3022001
Sun 11/30vs UCLAW 29-1000001
Sun 9/21vs Michigan StateW 45-3111000
Sat 9/13@ PurdueW 33-1721000
Sat 9/6vs Georgia SouthernW 59-2010000
Sat 8/30vs Missouri StateW 73-1311000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Virginia Tech

    2021-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    San José State

    2023-2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    USC

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

202120222023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 PostseasonVirginia Tech08.32.3
2022 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech26.41.92
2023 Regular SeasonSan José State6.518.23.14.5
2024 Regular SeasonSan José State19369.112.5
2025 PostseasonUSC28.21-17
2025 Regular SeasonUSC28.210

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Oregon State

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 67 takeover score.

#2

Nevada

3.5

Primary metric

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 55.2 takeover score.

#3

Fresno State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.4 takeover score.

#4

Colorado State

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 47.6 takeover score.

#5

Hawai'i

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Postseason · Virginia Tech

0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · 2.3 usage

36.9

#2

2024 Regular Season · San José State

31.1

19 primary · 36 efficiency · 9.1 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · San José State

11.3

6.5 primary · 18.2 efficiency · 3.1 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

3

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8978

Sierra Canyon · Palmdale, CA

Committed To
Virginia Tech
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

3

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

101

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 36 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.