Player Career

James Looney Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

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

  1. 1

    California

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2014201520162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonCalifornia0
2015 Regular SeasonCalifornia00
2016 Regular SeasonCalifornia1430.810.214
2017 Regular SeasonCalifornia1627.692

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.

4

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

2

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

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

7

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games