Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Pittsburgh
Nick James
DL • 6'2" • 280 lbs • Bradenton, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nick James shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
54
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
48
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Pittsburgh
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Indiana • Pittsburgh
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida State
Player Story
Nick James built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Bradenton, FL wearing No. 11, spending time with Indiana and Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Nick James' career was his...
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- Committed To
- Indiana
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Nick James, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Pittsburgh. Nick James shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 48
- TFL
- 9.5
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Nick James quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Pittsburgh · DL
- Career Tackles
- 48
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Pittsburgh
- Top game
- Florida State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · IMG Academy · Indiana
- High school pipeline
- IMG Academy · 130 FBS recruits · 13 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 21 tackles · DL 339th (top 32%) · ACC 263rd (top 34%) · National 1,988th (top 33%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Indiana | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Indiana | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 44.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 11 | 20 | 2.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 15.8 |
| 2025 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 57.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 11 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 57.1 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Indiana to Pittsburgh | P4 to P4 | 80.7 | Nov 27, 2023 |
Nick James played DL for Indiana and Pittsburgh. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nick James recorded 48 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Pittsburgh.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Pittsburgh paired 13 primary output with 19.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 19.8 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 Indiana, Pittsburgh.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida State
Win 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 · Pittsburgh
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
19.8
Usage
5.2
Consistency
65.6
Best Game by takeover score
Florida State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. East Carolina: 1. Central Michigan: 2. West Virginia: 1. Louisville: 1. Boston College: 1. Florida State: 2.5. NC State: 2. Stanford: 0.5. Notre Dame: 1.5. Georgia Tech: 0. Miami: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. East Carolina: 2 by 18.3. Central Michigan: 1 by 24.2. West Virginia: 6 by 35. Louisville: 1 by 14.2. Boston College: 1 by 14.2. Florida State: 3 by 37.5. NC State: 1 by 24.2. Stanford: 1 by 9.2. Notre Dame: 3 by 27.5. Georgia Tech: 1 by 4.2. Miami: 1 by 9.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.3 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 5 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Florida State
Best efficiency game
37.5 vs Florida State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/27 | @ East Carolina | L 17-23 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Miami | L 7-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ Georgia Tech | W 42-28 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Notre Dame | L 15-37 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Stanford | W 35-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs NC StateSplash game | W 53-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Florida StateSplash game | W 34-31 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Boston College | W 48-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Louisville | L 27-34 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ West Virginia | L 24-31 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Central MichiganSplash game | W 45-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nick James story
Nick James built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Bradenton, FL wearing No. 11, spending time with Indiana and Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Nick James' career was his defensive production: 48 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 27 career games in the available record. That gives Nick James' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Indiana
2022-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Pittsburgh
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20222023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Indiana | 0 | 6.3 | 0.8 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Indiana | 3 | 15.6 | 9.4 | 3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 3 | 10.3 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 13 | 19.8 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 13 | 19.8 | 5.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 41 Florida State
Week 7 · W 34-31 · Conference game
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
79.2 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Rutgers
Week 8 · L 14-31 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 55 NC State
Week 9 · W 53-34 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
62.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.8 takeover score.
#4
vs West Virginia
Week 3 · W 38-34
1.5
Havoc Plays
62.5 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 62.5 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 100 Central Michigan
Week 2 · W 45-17
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Havoc Plays
47.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Pittsburgh
13 primary output · 19.8 efficiency · 5.2 usage
57.1
#2
2025 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
57.1
13 primary · 19.8 efficiency · 5.2 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Indiana
44.7
3 primary · 15.6 efficiency · 9.4 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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