Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2025Texas Tech
A.J. McCarty
DB • 6'0" • 195 lbs • Brownwood, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
A.J. McCarty shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
27
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
27
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Texas Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Baylor • Texas Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati
Player Story
A.J. McCarty built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a defensive back from Brownwood, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with Baylor and Texas Tech. The clearest part of A.J. McCarty's career was his...
Read the storyA.J. McCarty, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Texas Tech. A.J. McCarty shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 88
- TFL
- 9.5
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 7
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
A.J. McCarty quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas Tech · DB
- Career Tackles
- 88
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Texas Tech
- Top game
- Cincinnati
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 21 tackles · DB 412th (top 43%) · Big 12 223rd (top 31%) · National 1,938th (top 32%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Baylor | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2021 Postseason | Baylor | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Baylor | 5 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Baylor | 10 | 34 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 2 | 22.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2024 Postseason | Texas Tech | 13 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 57.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 13 | 28 | 6 | 0.5 | - | 2 | 2 | 57.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 8 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34.6 |
Related Context
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A.J. McCarty played DB for Baylor and Texas Tech. Across 6 tracked seasons, A.J. McCarty recorded 88 tackles and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Baylor.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Texas Tech paired 11 primary output with 17.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 17.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Baylor, Texas Tech.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2024 Postseason · Texas Tech
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
17.8
Usage
5.2
Consistency
70.2
Best Game by takeover score
Cincinnati
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arkansas: 0.5. Abilene Christian: 1. Washington State: 0. North Texas: 1. Arizona State: 1. Cincinnati: 2. Arizona: 1. Baylor: 0. TCU: 0.5. Iowa State: 1. Colorado: 1. Oklahoma State: 1. West Virginia: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas: 1 by 9.2. Abilene Christian: 5 by 30.8. Washington State: 1 by 4.2. North Texas: 2 by 18.3. Arizona State: 3 by 22.5. Cincinnati: 3 by 32.5. Arizona: 0 by 10. Baylor: 1 by 4.2. TCU: 3 by 17.5. Iowa State: 1 by 14.2. Colorado: 4 by 26.7. Oklahoma State: 3 by 22.5. West Virginia: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.1 · Games = 8 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 5 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Cincinnati
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs Cincinnati
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | @ Arkansas | L 26-39 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs West Virginia | W 52-15 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Oklahoma State | W 56-48 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Colorado | L 27-41 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Iowa State | W 23-22 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ TCU | L 34-35 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Baylor | L 35-59 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/6 | @ Arizona | W 28-22 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/29 | vs CincinnatiSplash game | W 44-41 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Arizona State | W 30-22 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs North Texas | W 66-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/8 | @ Washington State | L 16-37 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Abilene Christian | W 52-51 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
A.J. McCarty story
A.J. McCarty built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a defensive back from Brownwood, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with Baylor and Texas Tech. The clearest part of A.J. McCarty's career was his defensive production: 88 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 37 career games in the available record. That gives A.J. McCarty's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Baylor
2020-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Texas Tech
2023-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20202021202120222023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Baylor | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Baylor | 1 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Baylor | 1 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Baylor | 4 | 18.2 | 3.2 | 3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0 | — | — | -4 |
| 2024 Postseason | Texas Tech | 11 | 17.8 | 5.2 | 11 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 11 | 17.8 | 5.2 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 5 | 17.2 | 3.9 | -6 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Cincinnati
Week 5 · W 44-41 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
77.2 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Week 1 · W 67-7
2
Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Texas Tech
Week 9 · W 45-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#4
vs Arizona State
Week 4 · W 30-22 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
53.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Oklahoma State
Week 13 · W 56-48 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
50.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Texas Tech
11 primary output · 17.8 efficiency · 5.2 usage
57.9
#2
2024 Regular Season · Texas Tech
57.9
11 primary · 17.8 efficiency · 5.2 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Baylor
36.7
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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