Player Dossier

2021-2023

Miami

James Williams

S • 6'5" • 215 lbs • Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

James Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

9.2

Efficiency

29.2

Consistency

11.1

Season Value

14.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Miami

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
Miami
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech

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.

James Williams, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Miami. James Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Miami paired 8 primary output with 29.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 29.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech

Loss with 2 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.

2023 Regular Season · Miami

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

29.2

Usage

9.2

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

Boston College

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): 1. Texas A&M: 0. Unknown: 0. Temple: 0. Georgia Tech: 2. North Carolina: 1.5. Clemson: 0. Virginia: 0. NC State: 0. Florida State: 0. Louisville: 0. Boston College: 1

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. Miami (OH): 3 by 22.5. Texas A&M: 9 by 37.5. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. Temple: 2 by 8.3. Georgia Tech: 0 by 20. North Carolina: 8 by 48.3. Clemson: 7 by 29.2. Virginia: 13 by 50. NC State: 5 by 20.8. Florida State: 9 by 37.5. Louisville: 9 by 37.5. Boston College: 4 by 26.7

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=6 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · n=5 · +0.4 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=6 · +0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=6 · -0.6 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

Georgia Tech

Best efficiency game

50 vs Virginia

Result
Fri 11/24@ Boston CollegeW 45-2044001
Sat 11/18vs LouisvilleL 31-3896000
Sat 11/11@ Florida StateL 20-2796000
Sun 11/5@ NC StateL 6-2054000
Sat 10/28vs Virginia10+ tacklesW 29-26136000
Sun 10/22vs ClemsonW 28-2075000
Sat 10/14@ North CarolinaL 31-41850.5001
Sun 10/8vs Georgia TechL 20-23000011
Sat 9/23@ TempleW 41-722000
Thu 9/14vs Unknown33000
Sat 9/9vs Texas A&MW 48-3395000
Fri 9/1vs Miami (OH)W 38-332001

Career Arc

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

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    Miami

    2021-2023

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonMiami4.519.44
2022 Regular SeasonMiami829.66.33.5
2023 Regular SeasonMiami5.529.29.2-2.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Georgia Tech

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.

#2

Texas A&M

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.1 takeover score.

#3

Virginia Tech

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.1 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

2

Primary metric

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.

#5

North Carolina

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 43.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Miami

8 primary output · 29.6 efficiency · 6.3 usage

21.2

#2

2023 Regular Season · Miami

14.3

5.5 primary · 29.2 efficiency · 9.2 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Miami

11.1

4.5 primary · 19.4 efficiency · 4 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.9766

Deland · Deland, FL

Committed To
Miami
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

162

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 32 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

James Williams quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
162