Player Dossier

2012-2016

Purdue

Jimmy Herman

LB • 6'4" • Carmel, IN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jimmy Herman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

4

Efficiency

19.6

Consistency

12.5

Season Value

11.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Purdue

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Purdue
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin

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.

Jimmy Herman, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Purdue. Jimmy Herman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

Purdue paired 3 primary output with 19.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 19.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin

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 · Purdue

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.4

Efficiency

19.6

Usage

4

Consistency

12.5

Best Game by takeover score

Indiana

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 1. Maryland: 0. Illinois: 0. Iowa: 0. Nebraska: 1. Northwestern: 0. Wisconsin: 1. Indiana: 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. Unknown: 3 by 22.5. Maryland: 1 by 4.2. Illinois: 7 by 29.2. Iowa: 4 by 16.7. Northwestern: 7 by 29.2. Wisconsin: 3 by 22.5. Indiana: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Losses0.3 · n=6
First Half0.3 · n=4 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=4 · +0.3 vs First Half
All Games0.4 · n=8

Game Log

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

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Wisconsin

Best efficiency game

29.2 vs Northwestern

Result
Sat 11/26@ IndianaL 24-2633000
Sat 11/19vs WisconsinL 20-4931100
Sat 11/12vs NorthwesternL 17-4575000
Sat 10/22@ NebraskaL 14-271
Sat 10/15vs IowaL 35-4941000
Sat 10/8@ IllinoisW 34-3172000
Sat 10/1@ MarylandL 7-5011000
Sat 9/3vs Unknown31001

Career Arc

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

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    Purdue

    2012-2016

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20122013201420152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonPurdue0
2013 Regular SeasonPurdue00
2014 Regular SeasonPurdue00
2015 Regular SeasonPurdue00
2016 Regular SeasonPurdue319.643

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Wisconsin

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.2 takeover score.

#2

Nebraska

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.4 takeover score.

#4

Northwestern

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 11.3 takeover score.

#5

Illinois

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 11 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Regular Season · Purdue

3 primary output · 19.6 efficiency · 4 usage

11.6

#2

2012 Regular Season · Purdue

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · Purdue

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2012 · Rating 0.8358

Carmel · Carmel, IN

Committed To
Purdue
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

28

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 8 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jimmy Herman quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
28