Usage Score
2.6
Player Dossier
2020-2024Middle Tennessee
James Shellman IV
CB • 6'0" • 197 lbs • Savannah, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
James Shellman IV shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.1 disruption score.
Efficiency
21.1
Consistency
72.4
Season Value
29.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Middle Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Duke
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 Shellman IV, CB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee. James Shellman IV shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.1 disruption score.
James Shellman IV played CB for Middle Tennessee. Across 5 tracked seasons, James Shellman IV recorded 24 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Middle Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Middle Tennessee paired 0 primary output with 5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 21.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
Games
4
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
21.1
Usage
2.6
Consistency
72.4
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ole Miss: 1. Duke: 1. Memphis: 1. Louisiana Tech: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ole Miss: 2 by 18.3. Duke: 6 by 35. Memphis: 4 by 26.7. Louisiana Tech: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Losses0.8 · Games = 4
First Half1 · Games = 2 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · Games = 2 · -0.5 vs First Half
All Games0.8 · Games = 4
Game Log
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4 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Duke
Best efficiency game
35 vs Duke
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Middle Tennessee
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Progression
20202021202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | 4.2 | 0.5 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | 5 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 21.1 | 2.6 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Duke
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.7 takeover score.
#2
Memphis
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.4 takeover score.
#3
Ole Miss
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.8 takeover score.
#4
Florida International
0
Primary metric
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.
#5
Western Kentucky
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2021 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
0 primary output · 5 efficiency · 0.9 usage
35.3
#2
2022 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
35
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
34.9
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.5 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2020 · Rating 0.8333
Islands · Savannah, GA
- Committed To
- Middle Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
24
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 14 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.