Usage / Role
83%
Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2012Iowa State
A.J. Klein
LB • 6'2" • Kimberly, WI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
A.J. Klein shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
65
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Player Story
A.J. Klein built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a linebacker from Kimberly, WI wearing No. 47, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of A.J. Klein's career was his defensive production: 5...
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- Committed To
- Iowa State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2013
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 15
- Overall
- No. 148
- NFL Team
- Carolina Panthers
A.J. Klein, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Iowa State. A.J. Klein shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
A.J. Klein quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 5 games
- Best season
- 2010 Regular Season · Iowa State
- Top game
- Texas Tech
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Kimberly · Iowa State
- High school pipeline
- Kimberly · 11 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2013 · Round 5 · Pick 15 · Carolina Panthers
- Latest roster
- No. 47 · Class 2012
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2010 Regular Season | Iowa State | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | 73.3 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Iowa State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 51.1 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Iowa State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 51.1 |
Related Context
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A.J. Klein played LB for Iowa State. Across 4 tracked seasons, A.J. Klein recorded 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Iowa State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season
Iowa State paired 3 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2012 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Missouri
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Regular Season · Iowa State
Games
1
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
20
Usage
—
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Missouri
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All Games1 · Games = 1
Game Log
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1 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Missouri
Best efficiency game
20 vs Missouri
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/15 | @ Missouri | L 17-52 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Player Story
A.J. Klein story
A.J. Klein built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a linebacker from Kimberly, WI wearing No. 47, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of A.J. Klein's career was his defensive production: 5 interceptions across 5 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Iowa 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 A.J. Klein's production has multiple signals. With 5 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa State.
The arc is straightforward: A.J. Klein 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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Iowa State
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2009201020112012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Iowa State | 3 | 20 | — | 3 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Iowa State | 1 | 20 | — | -2 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Iowa State | 1 | 20 | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Texas Tech
Week 5 · W 52-38 · Conference game
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#2
vs Northern Iowa
Week 4 · W 27-0
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
@ Kansas State
Week 3 · L 20-27 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
@ Missouri
Week 7 · L 17-52 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
vs Texas Tech
Week 5 · L 13-24 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Regular Season · Iowa State
3 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
73.3
#2
2011 Regular Season · Iowa State
51.1
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Iowa State
51.1
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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