Player Dossier

2014-2018

UCF

A.J. Wooten

DL • 6'5" • 285 lbs • Alapaha, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

A.J. Wooten shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.6 disruption score.

Usage / Role

12%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

14

Developing production for a defensive lineman

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

21

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · UCF

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
UCF
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: South Florida

Player Story

A.J. Wooten built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Alapaha, GA wearing No. 54, spending time with UCF. The clearest part of A.J. Wooten's career was his defensive production: 75...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2014 · Rating 0.8078

Berrien · Nashville, GA

Committed To
UCF
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

A.J. Wooten, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · UCF. A.J. Wooten shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.6 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
75
TFL
5
Sacks
1.5
QB hurries
3

Quick Answers

A.J. Wooten quick answers

Latest team and position
UCF · DL
Career Tackles
75
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 33 games
Best season
2018 Postseason · UCF
Top game
South Florida
Recruit profile
3-star · Berrien · UCF
High school pipeline
Berrien · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 54 · Senior
2018 Tackles rank
38 tackles · DL 79th (top 10%) · American Athletic 107th (top 20%) · National 1,016th (top 18%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2014 Regular SeasonUCF00-0--0-
2015 Regular SeasonUCF00-0--0-
2016 PostseasonUCF1030.50--015.2
2016 Regular SeasonUCF101910--015.2
2017 PostseasonUCF113-0--011
2017 Regular SeasonUCF111210.5--011
2018 PostseasonUCF122-0--041.3
2018 Regular SeasonUCF12362.513-041.3

Related Context

A.J. Wooten played DL for UCF. Across 5 tracked seasons, A.J. Wooten recorded 75 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with UCF.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason

UCF paired 6.5 primary output with 18.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 18.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: South Florida

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

Analysis workspace

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2018 Postseason · UCF

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

18.6

Usage

3.9

Consistency

13.9

Best Game by takeover score

South Florida

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. LSU: 0. UConn: 0. South Carolina State: 0. Florida Atlantic: 0.5. Pittsburgh: 0. SMU: 0. East Carolina: 2. Temple: 1. Navy: 0. Cincinnati: 0. South Florida: 2. Memphis: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. LSU: 2 by 8.3. UConn: 1 by 4.2. South Carolina State: 2 by 8.3. Florida Atlantic: 3 by 17.5. Pittsburgh: 2 by 8.3. SMU: 2 by 8.3. East Carolina: 4 by 36.7. Temple: 6 by 35. Navy: 3 by 12.5. Cincinnati: 6 by 25. South Florida: 3 by 32.5. Memphis: 4 by 26.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.6 · Games = 11 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -0.6 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

South Florida

Best efficiency game

36.7 vs East Carolina

Result
Tue 1/1vs LSUL 32-4021000
Sat 12/1vs MemphisW 56-4141000
Fri 11/23@ South FloridaSplash gameW 38-1033110
Sun 11/18vs CincinnatiW 38-1361000
Sat 11/10vs NavyW 35-2431000
Thu 11/1vs TempleW 52-4063100
Sat 10/20@ East CarolinaSplash gameW 37-1041000
Sat 10/6vs SMUW 48-2021000
Sat 9/29vs PittsburghW 45-1421000
Fri 9/21vs Florida AtlanticW 56-36310.5000
Sat 9/8vs South Carolina StateW 38-022000
Thu 8/30@ UConnW 56-1710000

Player Story

A.J. Wooten story

A.J. Wooten built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Alapaha, GA wearing No. 54, spending time with UCF. The clearest part of A.J. Wooten's career was his defensive production: 75 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks across 33 career games in the available record. That gives A.J. Wooten's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    UCF

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonUCF0
2015 Regular SeasonUCF00
2016 PostseasonUCF1.510.721.5
2016 Regular SeasonUCF1.510.720
2017 PostseasonUCF1.57.11.30
2017 Regular SeasonUCF1.57.11.30
2018 PostseasonUCF6.518.63.95
2018 Regular SeasonUCF6.518.63.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ South Florida

Week 13 · W 38-10 · Conference game

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

77.5 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.

#2

@ East Carolina

Week 8 · W 37-10 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

65 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.

#3

@ Maryland

Week 4 · W 38-10

1.5

Havoc Plays

54.2 takeover

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 54.2 takeover score.

#4

vs Temple

Week 10 · W 52-40 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

47.2 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.

#5

vs Memphis

Week 14 · W 56-41 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

42.8 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · UCF

6.5 primary output · 18.6 efficiency · 3.9 usage

41.3

#2

2018 Regular Season · UCF

41.3

6.5 primary · 18.6 efficiency · 3.9 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · UCF

15.2

1.5 primary · 10.7 efficiency · 2 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games