Player Dossier

2006-2009

Michigan State

A.J. Jimmerson

RB • 5'10" • St. Louis, MO, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

A.J. Jimmerson leans balanced backfield option traits and 28.7 efficiency.

Usage / Role

1%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

3

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

0

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

15

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2006 Regular Season · Michigan State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Michigan State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan

Player Story

A.J. Jimmerson built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a running back from St. Louis, MO wearing No. 20, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of A.J. Jimmerson's career was his backfield...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8117

Whitehall · Whitehall, PA

Committed To
Temple
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

A.J. Jimmerson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2006 Regular Season · Michigan State. A.J. Jimmerson leans balanced backfield option traits and 28.7 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
292
Rushing yards
215
Receiving yards
77
Touchdowns
4

Quick Answers

A.J. Jimmerson quick answers

Latest team and position
Michigan State · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
292
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 23 games
Best season
2006 Regular Season · Michigan State
Top game
Eastern Michigan
Recruit profile
3-star · Whitehall · Temple
High school pipeline
Whitehall · 3 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 20 · Class 2009
2009 Scrimmage yards rank
10 scrimmage yards · RB 419th (top 93%) · Big Ten 173rd (top 92%) · National 1,875th (top 90%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2006 Regular SeasonMichigan State1020314063444.2
2007 PostseasonMichigan State3505027.2
2007 Regular SeasonMichigan State360519027.2
2008 Regular SeasonMichigan State414140016.4
2009 PostseasonMichigan State6000010.5
2009 Regular SeasonMichigan State610100010.5

Related Context

A.J. Jimmerson played RB for Michigan State. Across 4 tracked seasons, A.J. Jimmerson recorded 215 rushing yards, 77 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2006 with Michigan State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2006 Regular Season

Michigan State paired 203 primary output with 34.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2009 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 28.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan

Win with 11 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2009 Postseason · Michigan State

Games

6

Scrimmage Yards / G

1.7

Efficiency

28.7

Usage

1.1

Consistency

5.6

Best Game by takeover score

Western Michigan

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Texas Tech: 0. Montana State: -1. Iowa: 0. Western Michigan: 11. Purdue: 0. Penn State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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Wins3.3 · Games = 3 · +3.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -3.3 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

6 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Western Michigan

Best efficiency game

57.3 vs Western Michigan

Result
Sun 1/3@ Texas TechL 31-41
Sat 11/21vs Penn StateL 14-42
Sat 11/14@ PurdueW 40-37
Sat 11/7vs Western MichiganW 49-142115.5005.5
Sat 10/24vs IowaL 13-15
Sat 9/5vs Montana StateW 44-32-1-0.500-0.5

Player Story

A.J. Jimmerson story

A.J. Jimmerson built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a running back from St. Louis, MO wearing No. 20, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of A.J. Jimmerson's career was his backfield work: 215 rushing yards, 61 carries, 2 rushing touchdowns, and 77 receiving yards across 23 career games in the available record. His career also includes 77 receiving yards and 163 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives A.J. Jimmerson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Michigan State

    2006-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200620072007200820092009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2006 Regular SeasonMichigan State20334.49.1
2007 PostseasonMichigan State6539.16.6-138
2007 Regular SeasonMichigan State6539.16.60
2008 Regular SeasonMichigan State1411.34.1-51
2009 PostseasonMichigan State1028.71.1-4
2009 Regular SeasonMichigan State1028.71.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Eastern Michigan

Week 2 · W 52-20

Win with 127 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

81.3 takeover

127 scrimmage yards and 18.8 usage.

#2

vs UAB

Week 1 · W 55-18

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Scrimmage Yards

64.8 takeover

Win with 55 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

55 scrimmage yards and 15.7 usage.

#3

vs Western Michigan

Week 10 · W 49-14

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Scrimmage Yards

55.2 takeover

Win with 11 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

11 scrimmage yards and 2.9 usage.

#4

vs Eastern Michigan

Week 2 · W 42-10

10

Scrimmage Yards

49.5 takeover

Win with 10 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

10 scrimmage yards and 4.8 usage.

#5

@ Northwestern

Week 8 · W 41-38 · Conference game

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Scrimmage Yards

41.7 takeover

Win with 43 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

43 scrimmage yards and 15.3 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2006 Regular Season · Michigan State

203 primary output · 34.4 efficiency · 9.1 usage

44.2

#2

2007 Postseason · Michigan State

27.2

65 primary · 39.1 efficiency · 6.6 usage

#3

2007 Regular Season · Michigan State

27.2

65 primary · 39.1 efficiency · 6.6 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games