James Little IV
Northern Illinois Huskies
53
Depth

James Little IV

Northern Illinois HuskiesRebuilding
SSDefenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is James Little IV starting?

James Little IV is listed 2nd string at SS for Northern Illinois Huskies.

Sophomore · #4 · 5'11", 181 lbs

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Depth at SS · Northern Illinois Huskies

  1. 11661Kyon ConyersStarter
  2. 2453James Little IVYou

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Up next for Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois plays San José State away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 04:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Bishop Verot, ranked #1,738 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 2 tackles, 0 INT, 0 PBU. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 53 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,738 NatlTeam Share0%
Fort Myers, FL
Jersey
#4
Class
SO
Height
5'11"
Weight
181 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
2025200

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8500
National Rank
#1738
High School
Bishop Verot
Hometown
Fort Myers, FL

Why this rating?

On a 62-rated defense; 11th-percentile production (×0.76 for competition level) put them -3 vs unit starters → 53.

Team defense (SP+)
62
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 11% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.76)
Depth-chart adjustment
-3 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

No games yet.

Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

James Little IV's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

2 tkl · 0 PD · 0 INT
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