Player Dossier

2021-2025

Virginia Tech

DJ Harvey

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

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

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

Usage Score

9.1

Efficiency

36

Consistency

48.6

Season Value

31.1

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

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

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

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

Virginia Tech paired 0 primary output with 8.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 36 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: Oregon State

Win with 5 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Regular Season · San José State

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.6

Efficiency

36

Usage

9.1

Consistency

48.6

Best Game by takeover score

Stanford

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 2. Air Force: 0. Kennesaw State: 0. Washington State: 1. Nevada: 3.5. Colorado State: 3. Wyoming: 0.5. Fresno State: 0. Oregon State: 5. Boise State: 0. UNLV: 2. Stanford: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 4 by 36.7. Air Force: 2 by 8.3. Kennesaw State: 1 by 4.2. Washington State: 2 by 18.3. Nevada: 10 by 76.7. Colorado State: 7 by 59.2. Wyoming: 6 by 30. Fresno State: 3 by 12.5. Oregon State: 7 by 79.2. Boise State: 8 by 33.3. UNLV: 1 by 24.2. Stanford: 7 by 49.2

Split Comparison

Wins1.8 · n=6 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · n=5 · -0.6 vs Wins
First Half1.6 · n=6 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half1.6 · n=6 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Oregon State

Best efficiency game

79.2 vs Oregon State

Result
Fri 11/29vs StanfordSplash gameW 34-31761010
Sat 11/23vs UNLVL 16-2711002
Sun 11/17vs Boise StateL 21-4286000
Sat 11/9@ Oregon StateSplash gameW 24-13752111
Sun 10/27@ Fresno StateL 10-3332000
Sat 10/19vs WyomingW 24-14630.5000
Sat 10/12@ Colorado StateSplash gameL 24-31741110
Sat 10/5vs Nevada10+ tacklesW 35-311041.5002
Sat 9/21@ Washington StateL 52-54220010
Sat 9/14vs Kennesaw StateW 31-1011000
Sat 9/7@ Air ForceW 17-722000
Fri 8/30vs Unknown44101

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.

Quick Answers

DJ Harvey quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
CB
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
101