Player Dossier

2012-2016

Bowling Green

James Sanford

LB • 6'1" • Xenia, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

James Sanford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.8

Efficiency

11.2

Consistency

4.2

Season Value

5.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Bowling Green

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Bowling Green
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo

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 Sanford, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Bowling Green. James Sanford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season

Bowling Green paired 1 primary output with 20 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 11.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2016 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee

Loss with 1 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2016 Regular Season · Bowling Green

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.1

Efficiency

11.2

Usage

1.8

Consistency

4.2

Best Game by takeover score

Buffalo

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 0. Unknown: 0. Middle Tennessee: 1. Memphis: 0. Toledo: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Akron: 0. Buffalo: 0

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. Ohio State: 5 by 20.8. Unknown: 5 by 20.8. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 18.3. Memphis: 3 by 12.5. Toledo: 1 by 4.2. Miami (OH): 1 by 4.2. Akron: 1 by 4.2. Buffalo: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=2 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · n=5 · +0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=4 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=4 · -0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Middle Tennessee

Best efficiency game

20.8 vs Unknown

Result
Fri 11/25vs BuffaloW 27-1911000
Thu 11/10@ AkronW 38-2811000
Sat 10/22vs Miami (OH)L 26-4011000
Sat 10/15@ ToledoL 35-4211000
Sun 9/25@ MemphisL 3-7732000
Sat 9/17vs Middle TennesseeL 21-4121001
Sat 9/10vs Unknown53000
Sat 9/3@ Ohio StateL 10-7753000

Career Arc

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

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    Bowling Green

    2012-2016

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20122013201420152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonBowling Green0
2013 Regular SeasonBowling Green00
2014 Regular SeasonBowling Green00
2015 Regular SeasonBowling Green1201
2016 Regular SeasonBowling Green111.21.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Buffalo

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#2

Middle Tennessee

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.9 takeover score.

#3

Ohio State

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 8.7 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 7.9 takeover score.

#5

Memphis

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2015 Regular Season · Bowling Green

1 primary output · 20 efficiency · usage

41.7

#2

2016 Regular Season · Bowling Green

5.5

1 primary · 11.2 efficiency · 1.8 usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · Bowling Green

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2012 · Rating 0.8442

Xenia · Xenia, OH

Committed To
Bowling Green
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

19

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 9 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

James Sanford quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
19