Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Penn State
A.J. Lytton
DB • 5'11" • 179 lbs • Upper Marlboro, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
A.J. Lytton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
40
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
36
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
54
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Florida State
181921
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Florida State • Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Player Story
A.J. Lytton built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive back from Upper Marlboro, MD wearing No. 12, spending time with Florida State and Penn State. The clearest part of A.J. Lytton's career was...
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- Committed To
- Florida State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
A.J. Lytton, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Florida State. A.J. Lytton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 28
- TFL
- 2
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
A.J. Lytton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 28
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Florida State
- Top game
- Clemson
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Dr. Henry Wise · Florida State
- High school pipeline
- Dr. Henry Wise · 20 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Sophomore
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 1 tackles · DB 826th (top 90%) · Big Ten 490th (top 78%) · National 4,621st (top 78%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida State | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 50 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida State | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 19.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
Related Context
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A.J. Lytton played DB for Florida State and Penn State. Across 3 tracked seasons, A.J. Lytton recorded 28 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Florida State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Florida State paired 4 primary output with 14.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 14.1 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Florida State, Penn State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Florida State
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
14.1
Usage
3.5
Consistency
56.8
Best Game by takeover score
Clemson
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Samford: 1. Syracuse: 1. Northern Illinois: 0. Louisville: 0. Miami: 0. Wake Forest: 1. Clemson: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Samford: 0 by 10. Syracuse: 4 by 26.7. Northern Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Louisville: 1 by 4.2. Miami: 4 by 16.7. Wake Forest: 2 by 18.3. Clemson: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.5 · Games = 4 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Clemson
Best efficiency game
26.7 vs Syracuse
Player Story
A.J. Lytton story
A.J. Lytton built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive back from Upper Marlboro, MD wearing No. 12, spending time with Florida State and Penn State. The clearest part of A.J. Lytton's career was his defensive production: 28 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 2 passes defended across 13 career games in the available record. That gives A.J. Lytton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Florida State
2018-2019
Opening stop
- 2
Penn State
2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201820192021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida State | 4 | 14.1 | 3.5 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida State | 1 | 12.8 | 3 | -3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | -1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Clemson
Week 9 · L 10-59 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Syracuse
Week 3 · L 7-30 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
61.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Wake Forest
Week 8 · W 38-17 · 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.
#4
@ Florida
Week 14 · L 17-40
0.5
Havoc Plays
38.9 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 38.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Samford
Week 2 · W 36-26
1
Havoc Plays
36.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Florida State
4 primary output · 14.1 efficiency · 3.5 usage
50
#2
2021 Regular Season · Penn State
37
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Florida State
19.1
1 primary · 12.8 efficiency · 3 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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