James Wiggins: S · Cincinnati · #1.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
James Wiggins
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Third year in the Cincinnati secondary. The first one came in 2020: All-America (The Athletic). One game to point at: 7 tackles against Army — Week 4, 2020.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 6 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 24
Front Office Sports Oct 22Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Cincinnati | 32 | 25 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 1 | -- |
| 2018 | Cincinnati | 51 | 35 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2017 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 84 | 61 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 55-20vs Austin Peay | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-10vs No. 22 Army | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 28-7vs South Florida | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-13@ No. 16 SMU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-10vs Memphis | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-10vs Houston | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 55-17vs East Carolina | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 36-33@ UCF | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 16 | W 27-24vs No. 20 Tulsa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 25 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 |
Week 9 · 2020
W 49-10
vs Memphis
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 39-point win at home against Memphis.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
19%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
32tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFL32 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack · 6 pass breakups · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Luke Fickell — 24-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
44.4%
295 pass / 370 run
Plays / game
73.9
9 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
316 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2020
First team on a list outside the NCAA-recognized selectors.
Selector Grid · 2020
How it ended
Three seasons at Cincinnati, 84 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — drafted at #243 overall by the Arizona Cardinals.
A stat line in 23 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2020)
named by 1 selector
ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM
All-AAC 1st team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tommy Tuberville → Luke Fickell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Arizona CardinalsEntering 6th NFL season
Arizona CardinalsEntering 6th NFL season
