Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023BYU
AJ Vongphachanh
LB • 6'3" • 235 lbs • Pasco, WA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
AJ Vongphachanh shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
81
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
82
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · BYU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Utah State • BYU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
Player Story
AJ Vongphachanh built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Pasco, WA wearing No. 10, spending time with BYU and Utah State. The clearest part of AJ Vongphachanh's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Utah State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
AJ Vongphachanh, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · BYU. AJ Vongphachanh shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 298
- TFL
- 23
- Sacks
- 7
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
AJ Vongphachanh quick answers
- Latest team and position
- BYU · LB
- Career Tackles
- 298
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · BYU
- Top game
- UNLV
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Chiawana · Utah State
- High school pipeline
- Chiawana · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 85 tackles · LB 79th (top 7%) · Big 12 13th (top 3%) · National 108th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Utah State | 4 | 16 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah State | 6 | 50 | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 61.2 |
| 2021 Postseason | Utah State | 14 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah State | 14 | 53 | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 44.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Utah State | 12 | 92 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 60.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | BYU | 12 | 85 | 5.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 70.6 |
Related Context
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AJ Vongphachanh played LB for Utah State and BYU. Across 5 tracked seasons, AJ Vongphachanh recorded 298 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Utah State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
BYU paired 11.5 primary output with 38.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 38.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 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 Utah State, BYU.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · BYU
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
38.1
Usage
11.6
Consistency
59.1
Best Game by takeover score
Texas Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Sam Houston: 1.5. Southern Utah: 2. Arkansas: 0. Kansas: 1.5. Cincinnati: 1.5. TCU: 0. Texas Tech: 2. Texas: 0.5. West Virginia: 0. Iowa State: 0. Oklahoma: 1.5. Oklahoma State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Sam Houston: 5 by 35.8. Southern Utah: 2 by 28.3. Arkansas: 10 by 41.7. Kansas: 7 by 44.2. Cincinnati: 10 by 56.7. TCU: 5 by 20.8. Texas Tech: 7 by 49.2. Texas: 7 by 34.2. West Virginia: 3 by 12.5. Iowa State: 8 by 33.3. Oklahoma: 6 by 40. Oklahoma State: 15 by 60
Split Comparison
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Wins1.4 · Games = 5 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 7 · -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
Texas Tech
Best efficiency game
60 vs Oklahoma State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ Oklahoma State10+ tackles | L 34-40 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Oklahoma | L 24-31 | 6 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | vs Iowa State | L 13-45 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ West Virginia | L 7-37 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Texas | L 6-35 | 7 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Texas TechSplash game | W 27-14 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ TCU | L 11-44 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Cincinnati10+ tackles | W 35-27 | 10 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Kansas | L 27-38 | 7 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Arkansas10+ tackles | W 38-31 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Southern UtahSplash game | W 41-16 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | vs Sam Houston | W 14-0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
AJ Vongphachanh story
AJ Vongphachanh built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Pasco, WA wearing No. 10, spending time with BYU and Utah State. The clearest part of AJ Vongphachanh's career was his defensive production: 298 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 48 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Utah State. 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 Vongphachanh's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 16 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 48 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across BYU and Utah State.
The arc is straightforward: AJ Vongphachanh 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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Utah State
2019-2022
Opening stop
- 2
BYU
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | 16.7 | 2.7 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah State | 8.5 | 45.4 | 10.6 | 8.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Utah State | 11 | 24.2 | 5.3 | 2.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah State | 11 | 24.2 | 5.3 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Utah State | 13 | 42.4 | 9.5 | 2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | BYU | 11.5 | 38.1 | 11.6 | -1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UNLV
Week 4 · L 24-34 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
93.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 93.9 takeover score.
#2
vs New Mexico
Week 13 · W 41-27 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
92.5 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Texas Tech
Week 8 · W 27-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Cincinnati
Week 5 · W 35-27 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
77.2 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Wyoming
Week 8 · L 14-28 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · BYU
11.5 primary output · 38.1 efficiency · 11.6 usage
70.6
#2
2020 Regular Season · Utah State
61.2
8.5 primary · 45.4 efficiency · 10.6 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Utah State
60.8
13 primary · 42.4 efficiency · 9.5 usage
Milestones
14
Impact games
12
Splash games
8
10+ tackle games
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