Player Dossier

2020-2025

Baylor

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 15.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.7

Efficiency

15.9

Consistency

50

Season Value

20.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Baylor

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Baylor • Texas Tech
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

A.J. McCarty, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Baylor. A.J. McCarty shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Baylor paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 15.9 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: Kent State

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Texas Tech

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

15.9

Usage

3.7

Consistency

50

Best Game by takeover score

West Virginia

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 1. Kent State: 1. Oregon State: 0. Houston: 0. Kansas: 1. Oklahoma State: 0. UCF: 1. West Virginia: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 2 by 18.3. Kent State: 4 by 26.7. Oregon State: 1 by 4.2. Houston: 4 by 16.7. Kansas: 3 by 22.5. Oklahoma State: 3 by 12.5. UCF: 2 by 18.3. West Virginia: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Wins0.4 · n=7
First Half0.5 · n=4 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=4 · +0 vs First Half
All Games0.5 · n=8

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Kent State

Best efficiency game

26.7 vs Kent State

Result
Sat 11/29@ West VirginiaW 49-021000
Sat 11/15vs UCFW 48-922100
Sat 10/25vs Oklahoma StateW 42-031000
Sat 10/11vs KansasW 42-1732100
Sat 10/4@ HoustonW 35-1144000
Sat 9/13vs Oregon StateW 45-1411000
Sat 9/6vs Kent StateW 62-1442001
Sat 8/30vs Unknown21100

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Baylor

    2020-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Texas Tech

    2023-2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20202021202120222023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonBaylor04.20.7
2021 PostseasonBaylor14.50.51
2021 Regular SeasonBaylor14.50.50
2022 Regular SeasonBaylor418.23.33
2023 Regular SeasonTexas Tech0-4
2024 PostseasonTexas Tech1117.87.111
2024 Regular SeasonTexas Tech1117.87.10
2025 Regular SeasonTexas Tech415.93.7-7

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Cincinnati

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.6 takeover score.

#2

Texas Tech

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.

#3

Kent State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.4 takeover score.

#4

Kansas

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.1 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Baylor

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage

35

#2

2024 Postseason · Texas Tech

31.2

11 primary · 17.8 efficiency · 7.1 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Texas Tech

31.2

11 primary · 17.8 efficiency · 7.1 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

2

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

88

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 37 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

A.J. McCarty quick answers

Position
DB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
88