Usage Score
5.9
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 35.5 disruption score.
Efficiency
23.3
Consistency
13.9
Season Value
13.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida
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.
Alex Afari Jr., LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Kentucky. Alex Afari Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.5 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Kentucky paired 13.5 primary output with 35.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 23.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from 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.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2023 Postseason · Kentucky
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
23.3
Usage
5.9
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Clemson
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 0. Ball State: 1.5. Unknown: 0. Akron: 0. Vanderbilt: 0. Florida: 1. Georgia: 0. Missouri: 0. Mississippi State: 3. Alabama: 1. South Carolina: 1. Louisville: 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. Clemson: 5 by 20.8. Ball State: 8 by 48.3. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Akron: 1 by 4.2. 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
Wins0.9 · n=6 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · n=5 · -0.5 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · n=6 · -0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=6 · +0.4 vs First Half
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 State | 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 Unknown | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Ball State | W 44-14 | 8 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Kentucky
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
20222023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Kentucky | 4 | 15.9 | 6.1 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Kentucky | 7.5 | 23.3 | 5.9 | 3.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kentucky | 7.5 | 23.3 | 5.9 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kentucky | 13.5 | 35.8 | 11.6 | 6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Kentucky | 10.5 | 35.5 | 9.3 | -3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Florida
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 64.8 takeover score.
#2
Auburn
5
Primary metric
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
#3
Miami (OH)
2.5
Primary metric
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.
#4
Toledo
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 55.6 takeover score.
#5
Mississippi State
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Regular Season · Kentucky
13.5 primary output · 35.8 efficiency · 11.6 usage
28.6
#2
2025 Regular Season · Kentucky
20.7
10.5 primary · 35.5 efficiency · 9.3 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Kentucky
13.7
7.5 primary · 23.3 efficiency · 5.9 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
5
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2022 · Rating 0.906
Lakota West · West Chester, OH
- Committed To
- Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
193
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 41 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.