Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2017California
James Looney
DE • 6'3" • 280 lbs • Lake Worth, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
James Looney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
79
High-end production for an edge defender
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Reliability
75
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
86
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · California
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- California
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon
Player Story
James Looney built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive end from Lake Worth, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with California. The clearest part of James Looney's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Ohio
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 14
- Overall
- No. 232
- NFL Team
- Green Bay Packers
James Looney, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · California. James Looney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 96
- TFL
- 17
- Sacks
- 7
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
James Looney quick answers
- Latest team and position
- California · DE
- Career Tackles
- 96
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · California
- Top game
- Oregon
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · St. Francis de Sales · Ohio
- High school pipeline
- St. Francis de Sales · 24 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 7 · Pick 14 · Green Bay Packers
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 41 tackles · DE 56th (top 16%) · Pac-12 90th (top 18%) · National 948th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | California | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | California | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | California | 12 | 55 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 60.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | California | 12 | 41 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 63.5 |
Related Context
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James Looney played DE for California. Across 4 tracked seasons, James Looney recorded 96 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with California.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
California paired 16 primary output with 27.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 27.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Washington State
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · California
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
27.6
Usage
9
Consistency
51
Best Game by takeover score
Washington State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Carolina: 1.5. Weber State: 1. Ole Miss: 1. USC: 0.5. Oregon: 2. Washington: 1. Washington State: 3.5. Arizona: 1. Colorado: 2. Oregon State: 1.5. Stanford: 0. UCLA: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Carolina: 4 by 31.7. Weber State: 5 by 30.8. Ole Miss: 1 by 14.2. USC: 4 by 21.7. Oregon: 3 by 32.5. Washington: 4 by 26.7. Washington State: 4 by 51.7. Arizona: 6 by 35. Colorado: 3 by 32.5. Oregon State: 2 by 23.3. Stanford: 2 by 8.3. UCLA: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.7 · Games = 5 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 7 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Washington State
Best efficiency game
51.7 vs Washington State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ UCLA | L 27-30 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | @ Stanford | L 14-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Oregon State | W 37-23 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ ColoradoSplash game | L 28-44 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/22 | vs Arizona | L 44-45 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Washington StateSplash game | W 37-3 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | @ Washington | L 7-38 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/1 | @ OregonSplash game | L 24-45 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs USC | L 20-30 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/17 | vs Ole Miss | W 27-16 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Weber State | W 33-20 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ North Carolina | W 35-30 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
James Looney story
James Looney built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive end from Lake Worth, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with California. The clearest part of James Looney's career was his defensive production: 96 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with California. 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 James Looney's production has multiple signals. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across California.
The arc is straightforward: James Looney moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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California
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | California | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | California | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | California | 14 | 30.8 | 10.2 | 14 |
| 2017 Regular Season | California | 16 | 27.6 | 9 | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Oregon
Week 8 · W 52-49 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Washington State
Week 7 · W 37-3 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#3
vs UCLA
Week 13 · W 36-10 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Utah
Week 5 · W 28-23 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Oregon
Week 5 · L 24-45 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
63.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · California
16 primary output · 27.6 efficiency · 9 usage
63.5
#2
2016 Regular Season · California
60.3
14 primary · 30.8 efficiency · 10.2 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · California
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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