Usage Score
2.2
Player Dossier
2023-2025West Virginia
James Heard
LB • 6'2" • 230 lbs • Camden, NJ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
James Heard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.9 disruption score.
Efficiency
7.9
Consistency
4.8
Season Value
4.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Syracuse
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- West Virginia • Syracuse
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
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 Heard, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Syracuse. James Heard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.9 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Syracuse paired 1.5 primary output with 8.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 7.9 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 West Virginia, Syracuse.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech
Loss with 0.5 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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Season Explorer
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2025 Regular Season · Syracuse
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.1
Efficiency
7.9
Usage
2.2
Consistency
4.8
Best Game by takeover score
Boston College
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tennessee: 0. UConn: 0. Unknown: 0. Duke: 0. Georgia Tech: 0.5. Miami: 0. Boston College: 0
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. Tennessee: 1 by 4.2. UConn: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Duke: 2 by 8.3. Georgia Tech: 1 by 9.2. Miami: 3 by 12.5. Boston College: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Losses0.1 · n=5
First Half0 · n=4 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=3 · +0.2 vs First Half
All Games0.1 · n=7
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Georgia Tech
Best efficiency game
12.5 vs Miami
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
West Virginia
2023
Opening stop
- 2
Syracuse
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Progression
2023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 Postseason | Syracuse | 1.5 | 8.8 | 2.3 | 1.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Syracuse | 1.5 | 8.8 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Syracuse | 0.5 | 7.9 | 2.2 | -1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Ohio
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.5 takeover score.
#2
Unknown
0.5
Primary metric
Game with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 22.4 takeover score.
#3
Georgia Tech
0.5
Primary metric
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 21.6 takeover score.
#4
Miami
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 5.1 takeover score.
#5
Boston College
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Postseason · Syracuse
1.5 primary output · 8.8 efficiency · 2.3 usage
9
#2
2024 Regular Season · Syracuse
9
1.5 primary · 8.8 efficiency · 2.3 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Syracuse
4.7
0.5 primary · 7.9 efficiency · 2.2 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.8804
Camden · Camden, NJ
- Committed To
- —
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
2
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
19
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 12 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.