Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Southern Miss
Ja'Len Sims
LB • 6'1" • 220 lbs • Fultondale, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ja'Len Sims shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
56
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
55
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
71
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Southern Miss
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Memphis • Southern Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State
Player Story
Ja'Len Sims built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from Fultondale, AL wearing No. 15, spending time with Memphis and Southern Miss. The clearest part of Ja'Len Sims' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- West Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Ja'Len Sims, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Southern Miss. Ja'Len Sims shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 75
- TFL
- 7.5
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Ja'Len Sims quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Southern Miss · LB
- Career Tackles
- 75
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Southern Miss
- Top game
- Arkansas State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Mentor · West Virginia
- High school pipeline
- Mentor · 28 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 45 tackles · LB 326th (top 27%) · Sun Belt 72nd (top 12%) · National 765th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Memphis | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Memphis | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Memphis | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 8 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 48.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 12 | 45 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 56.1 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Miss to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 19.6 | Dec 28, 2024 |
| 2022 | Memphis to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 19.6 | Apr 29, 2022 |
Ja'Len Sims played LB for Memphis and Southern Miss. Across 5 tracked seasons, Ja'Len Sims recorded 75 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Southern Miss.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Southern Miss paired 9.5 primary output with 23.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 23.5 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Memphis, Southern Miss.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: James Madison
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Southern Miss
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
23.5
Usage
5.3
Consistency
57
Best Game by takeover score
James Madison
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 1. SE Louisiana: 1. South Florida: 0. Jacksonville State: 1. Louisiana: 0. UL Monroe: 1. Arkansas State: 2. James Madison: 2. Marshall: 1. Texas State: 0. South Alabama: 0.5. Troy: 0
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 1 by 14.2. SE Louisiana: 3 by 22.5. South Florida: 4 by 16.7. Jacksonville State: 5 by 30.8. Louisiana: 3 by 12.5. UL Monroe: 7 by 39.2. Arkansas State: 4 by 36.7. James Madison: 6 by 45. Marshall: 2 by 18.3. Texas State: 2 by 8.3. South Alabama: 1 by 9.2. Troy: 7 by 29.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 1 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 11 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
James Madison
Best efficiency game
45 vs James Madison
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | @ Troy | L 20-52 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs South Alabama | L 14-35 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | @ Texas State | L 3-58 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Marshall | L 3-37 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ James MadisonSplash game | L 15-32 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Arkansas StateSplash game | L 28-44 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ UL Monroe | L 21-38 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Louisiana | L 13-23 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Jacksonville State | L 7-44 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs South Florida | L 24-49 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs SE Louisiana | W 35-10 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Kentucky | L 0-31 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Ja'Len Sims story
Ja'Len Sims built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from Fultondale, AL wearing No. 15, spending time with Memphis and Southern Miss. The clearest part of Ja'Len Sims' career was his defensive production: 75 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 22 career games in the available record. That gives Ja'Len Sims' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Memphis
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Southern Miss
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20192020202120232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Memphis | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Memphis | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Memphis | 0 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 7 | 23.3 | 6.1 | 7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 9.5 | 23.5 | 5.3 | 2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Arkansas State
Week 4 · L 37-44 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
80 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.
#2
@ James Madison
Week 9 · L 15-32 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#3
@ App State
Week 9 · L 38-48 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Arkansas State
Week 8 · L 28-44 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
68.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Tulane
Week 3 · L 3-21
1.5
Havoc Plays
62.2 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Southern Miss
9.5 primary output · 23.5 efficiency · 5.3 usage
56.1
#2
2023 Regular Season · Southern Miss
48.8
7 primary · 23.3 efficiency · 6.1 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Memphis
37.8
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 1.1 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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