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Player Dossier
2017-2021South Carolina
Aaron Sterling
LB • 6'1" • 245 lbs • Atlanta, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Aaron Sterling shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
44
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
39
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · South Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- South Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Player Story
Aaron Sterling built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 15, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Aaron Sterling's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- South Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Aaron Sterling, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · South Carolina. Aaron Sterling shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 114
- TFL
- 20.5
- Sacks
- 12
- QB hurries
- 15
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Aaron Sterling quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Carolina · LB
- Career Tackles
- 114
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · South Carolina
- Top game
- Vanderbilt
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Tucker · South Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Tucker · 54 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 27 tackles · LB 510th (top 41%) · SEC 161st (top 25%) · National 1,538th (top 26%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | South Carolina | 12 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 25.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Carolina | 12 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 25.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Carolina | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | 40.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | South Carolina | 12 | 40 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 70.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | South Carolina | 4 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 13.4 |
| 2021 Postseason | South Carolina | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 50.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Carolina | 12 | 25 | 4 | 2.5 | 6 | - | 0 | 50.3 |
Related Context
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Aaron Sterling played LB for South Carolina. Across 5 tracked seasons, Aaron Sterling recorded 114 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with South Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
South Carolina paired 22 primary output with 32.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 20.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Auburn
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · South Carolina
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
20.6
Usage
6.5
Consistency
65.2
Best Game by takeover score
Auburn
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Carolina: 1. Eastern Illinois: 1. East Carolina: 2. Kentucky: 0. Troy: 1. Tennessee: 2. Vanderbilt: 1.5. Texas A&M: 1. Florida: 2. Missouri: 0. Auburn: 2. Clemson: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Carolina: 2 by 18.3. Eastern Illinois: 3 by 22.5. East Carolina: 3 by 32.5. Kentucky: 4 by 16.7. Troy: 0 by 10. Tennessee: 1 by 24.2. Vanderbilt: 3 by 27.5. Texas A&M: 5 by 30.8. Florida: 1 by 24.2. Missouri: 1 by 4.2. Auburn: 1 by 24.2. Clemson: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.5 · Games = 7 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 5 · -0.9 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
Auburn
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs East Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/30 | vs North Carolina | W 38-21 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/28 | vs Clemson | L 0-30 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/21 | vs AuburnSplash game | W 21-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Missouri | L 28-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs FloridaSplash game | W 40-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Texas A&M | L 14-44 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Vanderbilt | W 21-20 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ TennesseeSplash game | L 20-45 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Troy | W 23-14 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Kentucky | L 10-16 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ East CarolinaSplash game | W 20-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Eastern Illinois | W 46-0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Aaron Sterling story
Aaron Sterling built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 15, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Aaron Sterling's career was his defensive production: 114 tackles, 20.5 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 46 career games in the available record. That gives Aaron Sterling's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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South Carolina
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201720182019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | South Carolina | 7 | 13.8 | 4.9 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Carolina | 7 | 13.8 | 4.9 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Carolina | 7 | 22.1 | 6.7 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | South Carolina | 22 | 32.2 | 11.1 | 15 |
| 2020 Regular Season | South Carolina | 1 | 11.9 | 3.5 | -21 |
| 2021 Postseason | South Carolina | 13.5 | 20.6 | 6.5 | 12.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Carolina | 13.5 | 20.6 | 6.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Vanderbilt
Week 10 · W 24-7 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Texas A&M
Week 7 · L 23-26 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Missouri
Week 4 · L 14-34 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Auburn
Week 12 · W 21-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#5
@ North Carolina
Week 1 · L 20-24
3
Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · South Carolina
22 primary output · 32.2 efficiency · 11.1 usage
70.3
#2
2021 Postseason · South Carolina
50.3
13.5 primary · 20.6 efficiency · 6.5 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · South Carolina
50.3
13.5 primary · 20.6 efficiency · 6.5 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
14
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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