Usage Score
8.2
Player Dossier
2020-2025Western Michigan
James Camden
LB • 6'2" • 221 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
James Camden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.2 disruption score.
Efficiency
32.2
Consistency
40
Season Value
45.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Western Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Cincinnati • Western Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Scouting Read
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James Camden, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Western Michigan. James Camden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.2 disruption score.
James Camden played LB for Cincinnati and Western Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, James Camden recorded 93 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Western Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Western Michigan paired 10 primary output with 32.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 32.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 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 Cincinnati, Western Michigan.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Western Michigan
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
32.2
Usage
8.2
Consistency
40
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kennesaw State: 2. Michigan State: 2.5. North Texas: 0. Illinois: 0. Toledo: 1. Rhode Island: 1. Massachusetts: 0. Ball State: 0. Miami (OH): 1.5. Central Michigan: 0. Ohio: 1. Northern Illinois: 1. Eastern Michigan: 0. Miami (OH): 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kennesaw State: 10 by 61.7. Michigan State: 6 by 50. North Texas: 4 by 16.7. Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Toledo: 7 by 39.2. Rhode Island: 5 by 30.8. Massachusetts: 5 by 20.8. Ball State: 3 by 12.5. Miami (OH): 7 by 44.2. Central Michigan: 6 by 25. Ohio: 10 by 51.7. Northern Illinois: 13 by 60. Eastern Michigan: 4 by 16.7. Miami (OH): 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 10 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 4 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan State
Best efficiency game
61.7 vs Kennesaw State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/19 | vs Kennesaw State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 41-6 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/6 | vs Miami (OH) | W 23-13 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/26 | @ Eastern Michigan | W 31-21 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/19 | @ Northern Illinois10+ tackles | W 35-19 | 13 | 7 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/12 | vs Ohio10+ tackles | W 17-13 | 10 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Central Michigan | W 24-21 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Miami (OH) | L 17-26 | 7 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Ball State | W 42-0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Massachusetts | W 21-3 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Rhode Island | W 47-14 | 5 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Toledo | W 14-13 | 7 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Illinois | L 0-38 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs North Texas | L 30-33 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | @ Michigan StateSplash game | L 6-23 | 6 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Cincinnati
2020-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Western Michigan
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202020212022202320252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Western Michigan | 10 | 32.2 | 8.2 | 10 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 10 | 32.2 | 8.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Michigan State
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Primary metric
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 53.9 takeover score.
#2
Kennesaw State
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51 takeover score.
#3
Miami (OH)
1.5
Primary metric
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 41.6 takeover score.
#4
Northern Illinois
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.9 takeover score.
#5
Ohio
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Western Michigan
10 primary output · 32.2 efficiency · 8.2 usage
45.1
#2
2025 Regular Season · Western Michigan
45.1
10 primary · 32.2 efficiency · 8.2 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Cincinnati
36
0 primary · 6.7 efficiency · 1.3 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
2
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
2
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
93
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 20 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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