Usage / Role
18%
Rotational defensive role
Player Dossier
2024-2025James Madison
DL • 6'4" • 270 lbs • Baltimore, MD, USA
Sahir West shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.3 disruption score.
Usage / Role
18%
Rotational defensive role
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a defensive lineman
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · James Madison
Snapshot
Player Story
Sahir West built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Baltimore, MD wearing No. 95, spending time with James Madison. The clearest part of Sahir West's career was his defensive...
Read the storySahir West, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · James Madison. Sahir West shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | James Madison | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2025 Postseason | James Madison | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 67.4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | James Madison | 13 | 44 | 14 | 6.5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 67.4 |
Related Context
Sahir West played DL for James Madison. Across 2 tracked seasons, Sahir West recorded 46 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with James Madison.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
James Madison paired 31.5 primary output with 36.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 36.3 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: Troy
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
2.4
Efficiency
36.3
Usage
9.7
Consistency
52.6
Best Game by takeover score
Troy
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Game by game trend chart. Oregon: 0. Weber State: 0. Louisville: 2.5. Liberty: 0. Georgia Southern: 2.5. Georgia State: 5. Louisiana: 3.5. Old Dominion: 0.5. Marshall: 3. App State: 3.5. Washington State: 1.5. Coastal Carolina: 1. Troy: 8.5
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oregon: 2 by 8.3. Weber State: 1 by 4.2. Louisville: 3 by 37.5. Liberty: 4 by 16.7. Georgia Southern: 2 by 33.3. Georgia State: 2 by 58.3. Louisiana: 6 by 60. Old Dominion: 3 by 17.5. Marshall: 5 by 50.8. App State: 3 by 47.5. Washington State: 4 by 31.7. Coastal Carolina: 1 by 14.2. Troy: 10 by 91.7
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Troy
Best efficiency game
91.7 vs Troy
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/21 | @ Oregon | L 34-51 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/6 | vs Troy10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | W 31-14 | 10 | 5 | — | 5.50 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Coastal Carolina | W 59-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Washington State | W 24-20 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs App StateSplash game | W 58-10 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ MarshallSplash game | W 35-23 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Old Dominion | W 63-27 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs LouisianaSplash game | W 24-14 | 6 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Georgia StateSplash game | W 14-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Georgia SouthernSplash game | W 35-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Liberty | W 31-13 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/5 | @ LouisvilleSplash game | L 14-28 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Weber State | W 45-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Sahir West built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Baltimore, MD wearing No. 95, spending time with James Madison. The clearest part of Sahir West's career was his defensive production: 46 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 13 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with James Madison. 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 Sahir West's production has multiple signals. With 13 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across James Madison.
The arc is straightforward: Sahir West moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
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James Madison
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | James Madison | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2025 Postseason | James Madison | 31.5 | 36.3 | 9.7 | 31.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | James Madison | 31.5 | 36.3 | 9.7 | 0 |
#1 Featured game
vs No. 87 Troy
Week 15 · W 31-14 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
8.5
Havoc Plays
97.2 takeover
8.5 disruption/tackle impact with 97.2 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 133 Georgia State
Week 6 · W 14-7 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
72.4 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 72.4 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 105 Louisiana
Week 7 · W 24-14 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
67.1 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.1 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 111 App State
Week 12 · W 58-10 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
62.9 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 62.9 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 25 Louisville
Week 2 · L 14-28 · Ranked opponent
2.5
Havoc Plays
53.1 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 53.1 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · James Madison
31.5 primary output · 36.3 efficiency · 9.7 usage
67.4
#2
2025 Regular Season · James Madison
67.4
31.5 primary · 36.3 efficiency · 9.7 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · James Madison
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
4
Impact games
7
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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