Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Western Kentucky
AJ Brathwaite Jr.
DB • 6'0" • 190 lbs • Miami, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
AJ Brathwaite Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
55
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
46
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Player Story
AJ Brathwaite Jr. built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive back from Miami, FL wearing No. 29, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of AJ Brathwaite Jr.'s career was his...
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- Committed To
- Western Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
AJ Brathwaite Jr., DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Western Kentucky. AJ Brathwaite Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 96
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 2
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
AJ Brathwaite Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Kentucky · DB
- Career Tackles
- 96
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Western Kentucky
- Top game
- Indiana
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Miami Central · Western Kentucky
- High school pipeline
- Miami Central · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 29 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 13 tackles · DB 503rd (top 55%) · Conference USA 220th (top 44%) · National 2,399th (top 41%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 7 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38 |
| 2020 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 6 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 6 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 38.6 |
| 2021 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 12 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 12 | 59 | 2.5 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 51.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 22.8 |
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AJ Brathwaite Jr. played DB for Western Kentucky. Across 5 tracked seasons, AJ Brathwaite Jr. recorded 96 tackles and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Western Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Western Kentucky paired 7 primary output with 27 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 27 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: Indiana
Loss 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 · Western Kentucky
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
27
Usage
5.9
Consistency
31
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. App State: 0.5. UT Martin: 0. Army: 0. Indiana: 2. UTSA: 2. Old Dominion: 1. Florida International: 0. Charlotte: 0. Rice: 1. Florida Atlantic: 0. Marshall: 0. UTSA: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. App State: 5 by 25.8. UT Martin: 5 by 20.8. Army: 3 by 12.5. Indiana: 15 by 70. UTSA: 4 by 36.7. Old Dominion: 10 by 51.7. Florida International: 2 by 8.3. Charlotte: 3 by 12.5. Rice: 2 by 18.3. Florida Atlantic: 6 by 25. Marshall: 1 by 4.2. UTSA: 8 by 38.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 8 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 4 · +0.8 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
Indiana
Best efficiency game
70 vs Indiana
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/18 | @ App State | W 59-38 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/4 | @ UTSA | L 41-49 | 8 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | @ Marshall | W 53-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 52-17 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Rice | W 42-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Charlotte | W 45-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Florida International | W 34-19 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Old Dominion10+ tackles | W 43-20 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs UTSASplash game | L 46-52 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/26 | vs Indiana10+ tackles · Splash game | L 31-33 | 15 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Army | L 35-38 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/3 | vs UT Martin | W 59-21 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
AJ Brathwaite Jr. story
AJ Brathwaite Jr. built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive back from Miami, FL wearing No. 29, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of AJ Brathwaite Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 96 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 2 interceptions across 31 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Western Kentucky. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but AJ Brathwaite Jr.'s production has multiple signals. His career also includes 60 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 31 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Western Kentucky.
The arc is straightforward: AJ Brathwaite Jr. moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Western Kentucky
2018-2022
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | 5.4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 0 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 7 | 27 | 5.9 | 7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 7 | 27 | 5.9 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 2 | 16.8 | 3.9 | -5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Indiana
Week 4 · L 31-33
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#2
vs UTSA
Week 6 · L 46-52 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Middle Tennessee
Week 7 · W 35-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
58.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Austin Peay
Week 1 · W 38-27
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Havoc Plays
57.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Old Dominion
Week 7 · W 43-20 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
49.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Western Kentucky
7 primary output · 27 efficiency · 5.9 usage
51.8
#2
2021 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
51.8
7 primary · 27 efficiency · 5.9 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · Western Kentucky
38.6
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.2 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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