Usage Score
6.3
Player Dossier
2021-2025Virginia
James Jackson
LB • 6'3" • 234 lbs • Roanoke, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
James Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.6 disruption score.
Efficiency
23.6
Consistency
11.9
Season Value
12.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
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 Jackson, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Virginia. James Jackson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.6 disruption score.
James Jackson played LB for Virginia. Across 5 tracked seasons, James Jackson recorded 254 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Virginia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Virginia paired 0 primary output with 12.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 23.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest
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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2025 Postseason · Virginia
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
23.6
Usage
6.3
Consistency
11.9
Best Game by takeover score
Missouri
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Missouri: 1. Coastal Carolina: 0. NC State: 0. Unknown: 0. Stanford: 0. Florida State: 0. Louisville: 1. Washington State: 1. North Carolina: 0. California: 0. Wake Forest: 2. Duke: 0.5. Virginia Tech: 0. Duke: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Missouri: 4 by 26.7. Coastal Carolina: 3 by 12.5. NC State: 8 by 33.3. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. Stanford: 3 by 12.5. Florida State: 4 by 16.7. Louisville: 4 by 26.7. Washington State: 6 by 35. North Carolina: 8 by 33.3. California: 2 by 8.3. Wake Forest: 7 by 49.2. Duke: 2 by 13.3. Virginia Tech: 5 by 20.8. Duke: 7 by 29.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.3 · Games = 10 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · Games = 7 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · Games = 7 · +0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wake Forest
Best efficiency game
49.2 vs Wake Forest
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/28 | @ Missouri | W 13-7 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/7 | vs Duke | L 20-27 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | vs Virginia Tech | W 27-7 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Duke | W 34-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/9 | vs Wake Forest | L 9-16 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ California | W 31-21 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ North Carolina | W 17-16 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Washington State | W 22-20 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Louisville | W 30-27 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 9/26 | vs Florida State | W 46-38 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Stanford | W 48-20 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Unknown | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ NC State | L 31-35 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 48-7 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Virginia
2021-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
202120222023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | 12.5 | 1.9 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Virginia | 3.5 | 28.5 | 6.1 | 3.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia | 11 | 36.9 | 9.8 | 7.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Virginia | 7 | 36.8 | 10.6 | -4 |
| 2025 Postseason | Virginia | 5.5 | 23.6 | 6.3 | -1.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Virginia | 5.5 | 23.6 | 6.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
North Carolina
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.5 takeover score.
#2
NC State
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 59.8 takeover score.
#3
Boston College
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.8 takeover score.
#4
Wake Forest
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.5 takeover score.
#5
Wake Forest
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2021 Regular Season · Virginia
0 primary output · 12.5 efficiency · 1.9 usage
38.1
#2
2024 Regular Season · Virginia
28.7
7 primary · 36.8 efficiency · 10.6 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Virginia
26.1
11 primary · 36.9 efficiency · 9.8 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
0
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2021 · Rating 0.8444
North Cross School · Roanoke, VA
- Committed To
- Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
254
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 44 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.