Usage Score
15.4
Player Dossier
2020-2023UConn
James Burns
WR • 5'8" • 157 lbs • Charlotte, NC, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
James Burns reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Efficiency
70
Consistency
50
Season Value
58.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Miami (OH) • UConn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Kentucky
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 Burns, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Miami (OH). James Burns reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Miami (OH) paired 17 primary output with 100 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 70 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Miami (OH), UConn.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Season Explorer
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2023 Regular Season · UConn
Games
2
Receiving Yards / G
10.5
Efficiency
70
Usage
15.4
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
Duke
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida International: 0. Duke: 21
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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Losses10.5 · Games = 2
All Games10.5 · Games = 2
Game Log
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2 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Duke
Best efficiency game
70 vs Duke
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Miami (OH)
2020-2021
Opening stop
- 2
UConn
2023
Final stop
Season Progression
202020212023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 16 | 100 | 4.8 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 17 | 100 | 5.6 | 1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UConn | 21 | 70 | 15.4 | 4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Western Kentucky
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
12
Primary metric
12 receiving yards with a 40 efficiency score.
#2
Unknown
17
Primary metric
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
17 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
Ball State
16
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
16 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
Duke
21
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
21 receiving yards with a 70 efficiency score.
#5
Buffalo
0
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
0 receiving yards with a — efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2021 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
17 primary output · 100 efficiency · 5.6 usage
75
#2
2020 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
60.9
16 primary · 100 efficiency · 4.8 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · UConn
58.9
21 primary · 70 efficiency · 15.4 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2019 · Rating 0.7944
Rocky River · Charlotte, NC
- Committed To
- Miami (OH)
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Career Facts
2
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
54
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 6 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.