Usage Score
4.7
Player Dossier
2022-2025Illinois
James Kreutz
LB • 6'2" • 225 lbs • Bannockburn, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
James Kreutz shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.
Efficiency
17.3
Consistency
46.4
Season Value
20.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
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 Kreutz, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Illinois. James Kreutz shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Illinois paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 17.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Win with 2 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 Postseason · Illinois
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
17.3
Usage
4.7
Consistency
46.4
Best Game by takeover score
Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tennessee: 1. Duke: 0. Indiana: 0. USC: 1. Purdue: 0. Ohio State: 0.5. Washington: 1. Rutgers: 2. Maryland: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Northwestern: 1
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: 3 by 22.5. Duke: 2 by 8.3. Indiana: 5 by 20.8. USC: 4 by 26.7. Purdue: 1 by 4.2. Ohio State: 3 by 17.5. Washington: 1 by 14.2. Rutgers: 5 by 40.8. Maryland: 1 by 4.2. Wisconsin: 2 by 8.3. Northwestern: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
Wins0.7 · n=7 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · n=4 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · n=6 · -0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=5 · +0.4 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Rutgers
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs Rutgers
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/30 | vs Tennessee | W 30-28 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | vs Northwestern | W 20-13 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ Wisconsin | L 10-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Maryland | W 24-6 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Rutgers | W 35-13 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Washington | L 25-42 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Ohio State | L 16-34 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Purdue | W 43-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs USC | W 34-32 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Indiana | L 10-63 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Duke | W 45-19 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Illinois
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
202220232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Illinois | 2 | 8.6 | 2.7 | 2 |
| 2024 Postseason | Illinois | 1.5 | 18.5 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Illinois | 1.5 | 18.5 | 4.1 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Illinois | 6.5 | 17.3 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Illinois | 6.5 | 17.3 | 4.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Rutgers
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.
#2
Purdue
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.9 takeover score.
#3
Central Michigan
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.5 takeover score.
#4
Rutgers
0.5
Primary metric
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 41.6 takeover score.
#5
USC
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 29.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2022 Regular Season · Illinois
0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
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#2
2025 Postseason · Illinois
20.3
6.5 primary · 17.3 efficiency · 4.7 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Illinois
20.3
6.5 primary · 17.3 efficiency · 4.7 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2022 · Rating 0.8304
Loyola Academy · Wilmette, IL
- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
103
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 36 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.