Player Profile

Ta'Shawn James

DB • 6'1" • 215 lbs • Oklahoma City, OK, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Ta'Shawn James shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.5

Efficiency

23.4

Consistency

43.3

Season Value

21.2

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Iowa State

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Primary stop by seasons
Iowa State
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Iowa State
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona State

Ta'Shawn James, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Iowa State. Ta'Shawn James shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Iowa State paired 0 primary output with 7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 23.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Iowa

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Iowa State

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

23.4

Usage

3.5

Consistency

43.3

Best Game by takeover score

BYU

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Kansas State: 1. Iowa: 2. Arkansas State: 0. Arizona: 0. Cincinnati: 1. Colorado: 0. BYU: 1

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: 1 by 4.2. Kansas State: 1 by 14.2. Iowa: 1 by 24.2. Arkansas State: 5 by 20.8. Arizona: 3 by 12.5. Cincinnati: 9 by 47.5. Colorado: 8 by 33.3. BYU: 5 by 30.8

Split Comparison

Wins0.8 · n=4 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · n=3 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=4 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · 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

Iowa

Best efficiency game

47.5 vs Cincinnati

Result
Sat 10/25vs BYUL 27-4153001
Sat 10/11@ ColoradoL 17-2485000
Sat 10/4@ CincinnatiL 30-3894001
Sat 9/27vs ArizonaW 39-1431000
Sat 9/13@ Arkansas StateW 24-1655000
Sat 9/6vs IowaW 16-1311002
Sat 8/30vs Unknown11000
Sat 8/23@ Kansas StateW 24-2110001

Career Arc

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

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    Iowa State

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonIowa State071.4
2024 PostseasonIowa State118.13.31
2024 Regular SeasonIowa State118.13.30
2025 Regular SeasonIowa State523.43.54

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Arizona State

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.6 takeover score.

#2

Iowa

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 41.7 takeover score.

#3

Cincinnati

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 35.3 takeover score.

#4

BYU

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 28.4 takeover score.

#5

Kansas State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 21.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Iowa State

0 primary output · 7 efficiency · 1.4 usage

36.1

#2

2025 Regular Season · Iowa State

21.2

5 primary · 23.4 efficiency · 3.5 usage

#3

2024 Postseason · Iowa State

6.9

1 primary · 18.1 efficiency · 3.3 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8542

Carl Albert · Oklahoma City, OK

Committed To
Iowa State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

79

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 21 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
79