Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Kentucky
Alex Afari Jr.
LB • 6'2" • 227 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Alex Afari Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
60
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
52
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida
Player Story
Alex Afari Jr. built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 3, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of Alex Afari Jr.'s career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Alex Afari Jr., LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Kentucky. Alex Afari Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 193
- TFL
- 26.5
- Sacks
- 6
- QB hurries
- 10
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Alex Afari Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kentucky · LB
- Career Tackles
- 193
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Kentucky
- Top game
- Florida
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Lakota West · Kentucky
- High school pipeline
- Lakota West · 36 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 61 tackles · LB 214th (top 17%) · SEC 48th (top 7%) · National 387th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Kentucky | 8 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 31.1 |
| 2023 Postseason | Kentucky | 12 | 5 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 45.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kentucky | 12 | 44 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kentucky | 11 | 62 | 11 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 61.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Kentucky | 10 | 61 | 7 | 2.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 61.4 |
Related Context
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Alex Afari Jr. played LB for Kentucky. Across 4 tracked seasons, Alex Afari Jr. recorded 193 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Kentucky paired 14.5 primary output with 36.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 24.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Kentucky
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
24.9
Usage
5.8
Consistency
52.8
Best Game by takeover score
Mississippi State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 1. Ball State: 1.5. Eastern Kentucky: 0. Akron: 1. Vanderbilt: 0. Florida: 1. Georgia: 0. Missouri: 0. Mississippi State: 3. Alabama: 1. South Carolina: 1. Louisville: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 5 by 30.8. Ball State: 8 by 48.3. Eastern Kentucky: 1 by 4.2. Akron: 1 by 14.2. Vanderbilt: 3 by 12.5. Florida: 9 by 47.5. Georgia: 2 by 8.3. Missouri: 5 by 20.8. Mississippi State: 4 by 46.7. Alabama: 2 by 18.3. South Carolina: 4 by 26.7. Louisville: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 7 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 5 · -0.3 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
Mississippi State
Best efficiency game
48.3 vs Ball State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/29 | vs Clemson | L 35-38 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Louisville | W 38-31 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | @ South Carolina | L 14-17 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Alabama | L 21-49 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Mississippi StateSplash game | W 24-3 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Missouri | L 21-38 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Georgia | L 13-51 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Florida | W 33-14 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Vanderbilt | W 45-28 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Akron | W 35-3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 28-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Ball State | W 44-14 | 8 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Alex Afari Jr. story
Alex Afari Jr. built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 3, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of Alex Afari Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 193 tackles, 26.5 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 41 career games in the available record. That gives Alex Afari Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Kentucky
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20222023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Kentucky | 5 | 17.2 | 5.7 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Kentucky | 9.5 | 24.9 | 5.8 | 4.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kentucky | 9.5 | 24.9 | 5.8 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kentucky | 14.5 | 36.7 | 10.6 | 5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Kentucky | 16.5 | 38.5 | 9.8 | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Florida
Week 8 · L 20-48 · Conference game
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 29 Auburn
Week 10 · W 10-3 · Conference game
8
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Win with 8 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
8 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Miami (OH)
Week 1 · W 37-13
2.5
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Mississippi State
Week 10 · W 24-3 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
75.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.8 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 48 Toledo
Week 1 · W 24-16
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Havoc Plays
72.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Kentucky
14.5 primary output · 36.7 efficiency · 10.6 usage
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#2
2025 Regular Season · Kentucky
61.4
16.5 primary · 38.5 efficiency · 9.8 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Kentucky
45.9
9.5 primary · 24.9 efficiency · 5.8 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
8
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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