Usage Score
6.7
Player Dossier
2021-2022Georgia Southern
LJ McCloud
DL • 6'0" • 275 lbs • Pike Road, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
LJ McCloud shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.8 disruption score.
Efficiency
16.8
Consistency
45.8
Season Value
23
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
2122
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 2
- Program Path
- Georgia Southern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion
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.
LJ McCloud, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Georgia Southern. LJ McCloud shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.8 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Georgia Southern paired 0 primary output with 2.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 16.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 88.9th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2022 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
16.8
Usage
6.7
Consistency
45.8
Best Game by takeover score
Marshall
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 0. Ball State: 0. Coastal Carolina: 0. Georgia State: 0.5. James Madison: 1. Old Dominion: 1.5. South Alabama: 2. Louisiana: 0. Marshall: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nebraska: 4 by 16.7. Ball State: 1 by 4.2. Coastal Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Georgia State: 4 by 21.7. James Madison: 4 by 26.7. Old Dominion: 5 by 35.8. South Alabama: 1 by 24.2. Louisiana: 2 by 8.3. Marshall: 1 by 9.2
Split Comparison
Wins0.6 · n=4 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · n=5 · -0.0 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=5 · -0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=4 · +0.7 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Old Dominion
Best efficiency game
35.8 vs Old Dominion
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/19 | vs Marshall | L 10-23 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/11 | @ Louisiana | L 17-36 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs South Alabama | L 31-38 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Old Dominion | W 28-23 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs James Madison | W 45-38 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Georgia State | L 33-41 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Coastal Carolina | L 30-34 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Ball State | W 34-23 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Nebraska | W 45-42 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Georgia Southern
2021-2022
Opening stop
Season Progression
20212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 0 | 2.1 | 0.3 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 5.5 | 16.8 | 6.7 | 5.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Old Dominion
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5
Primary metric
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 46.7 takeover score.
#2
South Alabama
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.8 takeover score.
#3
James Madison
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 26.4 takeover score.
#4
Georgia State
0.5
Primary metric
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 17.4 takeover score.
#5
Marshall
0.5
Primary metric
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 13 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2021 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
0 primary output · 2.1 efficiency · 0.3 usage
34.1
#2
2022 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
23
5.5 primary · 16.8 efficiency · 6.7 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2021 · Rating 0.8059
Pike Road · Pike Road, AL
- Committed To
- Georgia Southern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Career Facts
1
Career teams
2
Seasons tracked
24
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 11 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.