Player Dossier

2024-2025

James Madison

Sahir West

DL • 6'4" • 270 lbs • Baltimore, MD, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Sahir West shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

9.9

Efficiency

30.9

Consistency

39.4

Season Value

33.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · James Madison

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
James Madison
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Troy

Scouting Read

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Sahir West, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · James Madison. Sahir West shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

James Madison paired 24.5 primary output with 30.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 30.9 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Postseason · James Madison

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

1.9

Efficiency

30.9

Usage

9.9

Consistency

39.4

Best Game by takeover score

Oregon

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Oregon: 0. Unknown: 0. Louisville: 1.5. Liberty: 0. Georgia Southern: 2.5. Georgia State: 1. Louisiana: 2.5. Old Dominion: 0.5. Marshall: 2. App State: 3.5. Washington State: 1.5. Coastal Carolina: 1. Troy: 8.5

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. Oregon: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Louisville: 3 by 27.5. Liberty: 4 by 16.7. Georgia Southern: 2 by 33.3. Georgia State: 2 by 18.3. Louisiana: 6 by 50. Old Dominion: 3 by 17.5. Marshall: 5 by 40.8. App State: 3 by 47.5. Washington State: 4 by 31.7. Coastal Carolina: 1 by 14.2. Troy: 10 by 91.7

Split Comparison

Wins2.3 · n=10 · +1.5 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · n=2 · -1.5 vs Wins
First Half1.1 · n=7 · -1.8 vs Second Half
Second Half2.8 · n=6 · +1.8 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Troy

Best efficiency game

91.7 vs Troy

Result
Sun 12/21@ OregonL 34-5120000
Sat 12/6vs Troy10+ tackles · 2+ sacksW 31-141055.5030
Sat 11/29@ Coastal CarolinaW 59-1010001
Sat 11/22vs Washington StateW 24-20421.5000
Sat 11/15vs App StateW 58-10311.5011
Sat 11/8@ MarshallW 35-2350002
Sat 10/18vs Old DominionW 63-27300.5000
Sat 10/11vs LouisianaW 24-14641.5010
Sat 10/4@ Georgia StateW 14-7210.500.500
Sat 9/27vs Georgia SouthernW 35-10211.5010
Sat 9/20@ LibertyW 31-1341000
Fri 9/5@ LouisvilleL 14-28311.5000
Sat 8/30vs Unknown11000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    James Madison

    2024-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 Regular SeasonJames Madison0
2025 PostseasonJames Madison24.530.99.924.5
2025 Regular SeasonJames Madison24.530.99.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Troy

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

8.5

Primary metric

8.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73 takeover score.

#2

App State

3.5

Primary metric

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 36 takeover score.

#3

Louisiana

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 34 takeover score.

#4

Georgia Southern

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 24 takeover score.

#5

Marshall

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 22.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · James Madison

24.5 primary output · 30.9 efficiency · 9.9 usage

33.7

#2

2025 Regular Season · James Madison

33.7

24.5 primary · 30.9 efficiency · 9.9 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · James Madison

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

46

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 13 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Sahir West quick answers

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
46