Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2022South Alabama
A.J. DeShazor Jr.
LB • 6'0" • 224 lbs • Lakeland, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
A.J. DeShazor Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
57
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
59
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · South Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- South Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Troy
Player Story
A.J. DeShazor Jr. built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Lakeland, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with South Alabama. The clearest part of A.J. DeShazor Jr.'s career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- South Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
A.J. DeShazor Jr., LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · South Alabama. A.J. DeShazor Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 223
- TFL
- 9
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
A.J. DeShazor Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Alabama · LB
- Career Tackles
- 223
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 50 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · South Alabama
- Top game
- Troy
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lake Gibson · South Alabama
- High school pipeline
- Lake Gibson · 28 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 16 tackles · LB 595th (top 49%) · Sun Belt 242nd (top 38%) · National 2,144th (top 37%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | South Alabama | 8 | 34 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 25.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | South Alabama | 12 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 39.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | South Alabama | 11 | 48 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 32 |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Alabama | 12 | 64 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 58.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | South Alabama | 7 | 16 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 33 |
Related Context
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A.J. DeShazor Jr. played LB for South Alabama. Across 5 tracked seasons, A.J. DeShazor Jr. recorded 223 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with South Alabama.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
South Alabama paired 6.5 primary output with 27.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 27.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Alcorn State
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · South Alabama
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
27.6
Usage
6.6
Consistency
51.6
Best Game by takeover score
Alcorn State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Southern Miss: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Alcorn State: 1.5. Louisiana: 0. Texas State: 0. Georgia Southern: 1. UL Monroe: 0.5. Arkansas State: 0.5. Troy: 0. App State: 1. Tennessee: 1. Coastal Carolina: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Southern Miss: 2 by 8.3. Bowling Green: 4 by 16.7. Alcorn State: 6 by 40. Louisiana: 3 by 12.5. Texas State: 8 by 33.3. Georgia Southern: 0 by 10. UL Monroe: 9 by 42.5. Arkansas State: 4 by 21.7. Troy: 9 by 37.5. App State: 10 by 51.7. Tennessee: 4 by 26.7. Coastal Carolina: 5 by 30.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 5 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 7 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Alcorn State
Best efficiency game
51.7 vs App State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/26 | vs Coastal Carolina | L 21-27 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/21 | @ Tennessee | L 14-60 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ App State10+ tackles | L 7-31 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Troy | L 24-31 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Arkansas State | W 31-13 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ UL Monroe | L 31-41 | 9 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/14 | vs Georgia Southern | W 41-14 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Texas State | L 31-33 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/3 | vs Louisiana | L 18-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/19 | vs Alcorn State | W 28-21 | 6 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Bowling Green | W 22-19 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/5 | vs Southern Miss | W 31-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
A.J. DeShazor Jr. story
A.J. DeShazor Jr. built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Lakeland, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with South Alabama. The clearest part of A.J. DeShazor Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 223 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 50 career games in the available record. That gives A.J. DeShazor Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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South Alabama
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20182019202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | South Alabama | 2 | 20.2 | 5.2 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | South Alabama | 5 | 25.3 | 5.3 | 3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | South Alabama | 3.5 | 21.4 | 4.9 | -1.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Alabama | 6.5 | 27.6 | 6.6 | 3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | South Alabama | 4 | 15.2 | 4.9 | -2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Troy
Week 14 · L 0-29 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
83.9 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 83.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Nebraska
Week 1 · L 21-35
2.5
Havoc Plays
81.9 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.
#3
vs UL Monroe
Week 7 · W 41-34 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#4
@ Memphis
Week 4 · L 35-52
1.5
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Alcorn State
Week 3 · W 28-21
1.5
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · South Alabama
6.5 primary output · 27.6 efficiency · 6.6 usage
58.6
#2
2019 Regular Season · South Alabama
39.3
5 primary · 25.3 efficiency · 5.3 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · South Alabama
33
4 primary · 15.2 efficiency · 4.9 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
2
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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