Usage Score
5.5
Player Dossier
2012-2016Mississippi State
Nick James
DL • 6'5" • Long Beach, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nick James shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.4 disruption score.
Efficiency
13.4
Consistency
13.3
Season Value
15.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Mississippi State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Scouting Read
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Nick James, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Mississippi State. Nick James shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.4 disruption score.
Nick James played DL for Mississippi State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nick James recorded 19 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Mississippi State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Mississippi State paired 5.5 primary output with 13.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 13.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2016 Postseason · Mississippi State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
13.4
Usage
5.5
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): 3. South Carolina: 1. LSU: 0. Massachusetts: 0. Auburn: 0. BYU: 0. Kentucky: 0. Unknown: 0.5. Texas A&M: 0. Alabama: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami (OH): 2 by 38.3. South Carolina: 1 by 14.2. LSU: 4 by 16.7. Massachusetts: 2 by 8.3. Auburn: 1 by 4.2. BYU: 3 by 12.5. Kentucky: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 4 by 21.7. Texas A&M: 1 by 4.2. Alabama: 0 by 10
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 4 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 5 · -0.8 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · Games = 5 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · Games = 5 · -0.5 vs First Half
Game Log
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10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
Best efficiency game
38.3 vs Miami (OH)
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/26 | vs Miami (OH)Splash game | W 17-16 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Alabama | L 3-51 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Texas A&M | W 35-28 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Unknown | — | 4 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Kentucky | L 38-40 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ BYU | L 21-28 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Auburn | L 14-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Massachusetts | W 47-35 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ LSU | L 20-23 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs South Carolina | W 27-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Mississippi State
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Progression
201220132014201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Mississippi State | 5.5 | 13.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 5.5 | 13.4 | 5.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Miami (OH)
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 59.1 takeover score.
#2
South Carolina
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 17.2 takeover score.
#3
Alabama
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 14.4 takeover score.
#4
Unknown
0.5
Primary metric
Game with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 14.3 takeover score.
#5
LSU
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2016 Postseason · Mississippi State
5.5 primary output · 13.4 efficiency · 5.5 usage
15.7
#2
2016 Regular Season · Mississippi State
15.7
5.5 primary · 13.4 efficiency · 5.5 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Mississippi State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2012 · Rating 0.9275
Long Beach · Long Beach, MS
- Committed To
- Mississippi State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
19
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 10 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.