Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Vanderbilt
Alston Orji
LB • 6'2" • 236 lbs • Rockwall, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Alston Orji shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 49.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
98
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: East Tennessee State
Player Story
Alston Orji built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a linebacker from Rockwall, TX wearing No. 26, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Alston Orji's career was his defensive production: 43...
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- Committed To
- Vanderbilt
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Alston Orji, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Vanderbilt. Alston Orji shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 49.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 43
- TFL
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 1
Quick Answers
Alston Orji quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Vanderbilt · LB
- Career Tackles
- 43
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
- Top game
- East Tennessee State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Rockwall · Vanderbilt
- High school pipeline
- Rockwall · 26 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 26 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 21 tackles · LB 574th (top 46%) · SEC 208th (top 33%) · National 1,910th (top 32%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 4 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 6 | 16 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 27.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 2 | 21 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 74.8 |
Related Context
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Alston Orji played LB for Vanderbilt. Across 4 tracked seasons, Alston Orji recorded 43 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Vanderbilt.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Vanderbilt paired 1.5 primary output with 49.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 49.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: East Tennessee State
Loss 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 · Vanderbilt
Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
49.2
Usage
14.3
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
East Tennessee State
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Game by game trend chart. East Tennessee State: 1.5. Colorado State: 0
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Wins0 · Games = 1 · -1.5 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 1 · +1.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
East Tennessee State
Best efficiency game
50 vs Colorado State
Player Story
Alston Orji story
Alston Orji built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a linebacker from Rockwall, TX wearing No. 26, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Alston Orji's career was his defensive production: 43 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss across 14 career games in the available record. That gives Alston Orji's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Vanderbilt
2018-2021
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Season Value Progression
2018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 1 | 12.8 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 1.5 | 49.2 | 14.3 | 0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs East Tennessee State
Week 1 · L 3-23
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Mississippi State
Week 10 · L 17-24 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
58.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Colorado State
Week 2 · W 24-21
0
Havoc Plays
41.4 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 41.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Missouri
Week 13 · L 0-41 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
14.2 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 14.2 takeover score.
#5
vs LSU
Week 5 · L 7-41 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
13.6 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 13.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
1.5 primary output · 49.2 efficiency · 14.3 usage
74.8
#2
2018 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
36.7
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
36.7
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
0
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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