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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2024Indiana
James Carpenter
DL • 6'2" • 284 lbs • Roanoke, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
James Carpenter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · James Madison
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- James Madison • Indiana
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Norfolk State
Player Story
James Carpenter built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Roanoke, VA wearing No. 99, spending time with Indiana and James Madison. The clearest part of James Carpenter's career was...
Read the storyJames Carpenter, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · James Madison. James Carpenter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 142
- TFL
- 31.5
- Sacks
- 14.5
- QB hurries
- 14
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
James Carpenter quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Indiana · DL
- Career Tackles
- 142
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · James Madison
- Top game
- Norfolk State
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 37 tackles · DL 82nd (top 8%) · Big Ten 139th (top 17%) · National 1,066th (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | James Madison | 10 | 52 | 11.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 72 |
| 2023 Postseason | James Madison | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 63.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | James Madison | 13 | 48 | 9.5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 63.4 |
| 2024 Postseason | Indiana | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 68 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Indiana | 11 | 30 | 8.5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 68 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | James Madison to Indiana | G5/FCS to P4 | 82.8 | Dec 6, 2023 |
James Carpenter played DL for James Madison and Indiana. Across 3 tracked seasons, James Carpenter recorded 18 rushing yards and 142 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with James Madison.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
James Madison paired 22 primary output with 43.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 34.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across James Madison, Indiana.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Indiana
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
2.0
Efficiency
34.5
Usage
10
Consistency
62.2
Best Game by takeover score
Notre Dame
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 5. Florida International: 0.5. UCLA: 2. Maryland: 4. Northwestern: 2. Nebraska: 2. Washington: 0. Michigan State: 3.5. Michigan: 2. Ohio State: 0. Purdue: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 7 by 79.2. Florida International: 3 by 17.5. UCLA: 3 by 32.5. Maryland: 3 by 52.5. Northwestern: 4 by 36.7. Nebraska: 3 by 32.5. Washington: 3 by 12.5. Michigan State: 3 by 47.5. Michigan: 3 by 32.5. Ohio State: 3 by 12.5. Purdue: 2 by 23.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.9 · Games = 9 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses2.5 · Games = 2 · +0.6 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
Notre Dame
Best efficiency game
79.2 vs Notre Dame
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/21 | @ Notre DameSplash game | L 17-27 | 7 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 12/1 | vs Purdue | W 66-0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Ohio State | L 15-38 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs MichiganSplash game | W 20-15 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Michigan StateSplash game | W 47-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Washington | W 31-17 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs NebraskaSplash game | W 56-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ NorthwesternSplash game | W 41-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Maryland2+ sacks · Splash game | W 42-28 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ UCLASplash game | W 42-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Florida International | W 31-7 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
James Carpenter story
James Carpenter built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Roanoke, VA wearing No. 99, spending time with Indiana and James Madison. The clearest part of James Carpenter's career was his defensive production: 142 tackles, 31.5 tackles for loss, 14.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with James Madison. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but James Carpenter's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 18 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Indiana and James Madison.
The arc is straightforward: James Carpenter moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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James Madison
2022-2023
Opening stop
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Indiana
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | James Madison | 22 | 43.7 | 10.8 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | James Madison | 24.5 | 35.8 | 9.1 | 2.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | James Madison | 24.5 | 35.8 | 9.1 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Indiana | 22.5 | 34.5 | 10 | -2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Indiana | 22.5 | 34.5 | 10 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Norfolk State
Week 2 · W 63-7
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Notre Dame
Week 1 · L 17-27 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Utah State
Week 4 · W 45-38
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Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Georgia Southern
Week 7 · W 41-13 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Old Dominion
Week 9 · W 30-27 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · James Madison
22 primary output · 43.7 efficiency · 10.8 usage
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#2
2024 Postseason · Indiana
68
22.5 primary · 34.5 efficiency · 10 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Indiana
68
22.5 primary · 34.5 efficiency · 10 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
20
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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