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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.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Western Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Cincinnati • Western Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Player Story
James Camden built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a linebacker from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 9, spending time with Cincinnati and Western Michigan. The clearest part of James Camden's career was his...
Read the storyJames 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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 93
- TFL
- 5
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 1
Quick Answers
James Camden quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Michigan · LB
- Career Tackles
- 93
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Western Michigan
- Top game
- Michigan State
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 85 tackles · LB 84th (top 7%) · Mid-American 13th (top 3%) · National 113th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 5 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.1 |
| 2025 Postseason | Western Michigan | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 60.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 14 | 75 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | 60.1 |
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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
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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 | — | — |
Player Story
James Camden story
James Camden built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a linebacker from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 9, spending time with Cincinnati and Western Michigan. The clearest part of James Camden's career was his defensive production: 93 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, and 4 sacks across 20 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Western Michigan. 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 Camden's production has multiple signals. With 20 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Cincinnati and Western Michigan.
The arc is straightforward: James Camden 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
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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
@ No. 82 Michigan State
Week 1 · L 6-23
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 89 Kennesaw State
Week 1 · W 41-6 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 82 Miami (OH)
Week 9 · L 17-26 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
68.1 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.1 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 128 Northern Illinois
Week 13 · W 35-19 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 84 Ohio
Week 12 · W 17-13 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
63.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Western Michigan
10 primary output · 32.2 efficiency · 8.2 usage
60.1
#2
2025 Regular Season · Western Michigan
60.1
10 primary · 32.2 efficiency · 8.2 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Cincinnati
39.1
0 primary · 6.7 efficiency · 1.3 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
2
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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