Usage Score
6.7
Player Dossier
2019-2022UAB
A.J. Gates
RB • 5'7" • 195 lbs • Mountain Brook, AL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
A.J. Gates leans balanced backfield option traits and 6.1 efficiency.
Efficiency
6.1
Consistency
11.1
Season Value
19
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · UAB
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Alabama • UAB
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
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. Gates, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · UAB. A.J. Gates leans balanced backfield option traits and 6.1 efficiency.
A.J. Gates played RB for Alabama and UAB. Across 3 tracked seasons, A.J. Gates recorded 37 rushing yards. His top tracked season came in 2021 with UAB.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
UAB paired 24 primary output with 37.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 6.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Alabama, UAB.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee
Win with 14 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2022 Postseason · UAB
Games
3
Scrimmage Yards / G
4.3
Efficiency
6.1
Usage
6.7
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): -1. Middle Tennessee: 14. Louisiana Tech: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami (OH): 2 by 0. Middle Tennessee: 8 by 18.2. Louisiana Tech: 1 by 0
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins4.3 · Games = 3
First Half6.5 · Games = 2
All Games4.3 · Games = 3
Game Log
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3 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
Best efficiency game
18.2 vs Middle Tennessee
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Alabama
2019
Opening stop
- 2
UAB
2021-2022
Final stop
Season Progression
2019202120222022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Alabama | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | UAB | 24 | 37.3 | 4.3 | 24 |
| 2022 Postseason | UAB | 13 | 6.1 | 6.7 | -11 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UAB | 13 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Southern Miss
Win with 17 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
17
Primary metric
17 scrimmage yards and 7.5 usage.
#2
Middle Tennessee
14
Primary metric
Win with 14 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
14 scrimmage yards and 14.5 usage.
#3
UTEP
6
Primary metric
Win with 6 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
6 scrimmage yards and 1.8 usage.
#4
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
1 scrimmage yards and 3.6 usage.
#5
Miami (OH)
-1
Primary metric
Win with -1 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
-1 scrimmage yards and 3.6 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2021 Regular Season · UAB
24 primary output · 37.3 efficiency · 4.3 usage
44.8
#2
2022 Postseason · UAB
19
13 primary · 6.1 efficiency · 6.7 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · UAB
19
13 primary · 6.1 efficiency · 6.7 usage
Milestones
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2019 · Rating 0.76
Mountain Brook · Birmingham, AL
- Committed To
- Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Career Facts
2
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
37
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 6 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.