Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Georgia Southern
MJ Stroud
DL • 6'2" • 235 lbs • Covington, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
MJ Stroud shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
54
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
46
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Georgia Southern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Georgia Southern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Maine
Player Story
MJ Stroud built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Covington, GA wearing No. 18, spending time with Georgia Southern. The clearest part of MJ Stroud's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Georgia Southern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
MJ Stroud, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Georgia Southern. MJ Stroud shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 75
- TFL
- 17
- Sacks
- 6.5
- QB hurries
- 10
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
MJ Stroud quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia Southern · DL
- Career Tackles
- 75
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Georgia Southern
- Top game
- Maine
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Alcovy · Georgia Southern
- High school pipeline
- Alcovy · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 18 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 33 tackles · DL 121st (top 12%) · Sun Belt 150th (top 24%) · National 1,247th (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.9 |
| 2023 Postseason | Georgia Southern | 10 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 10 | 13 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 13.6 |
| 2024 Postseason | Georgia Southern | 10 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 16 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 10 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 2025 Postseason | Georgia Southern | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 66.4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 13 | 31 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 66.4 |
Related Context
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MJ Stroud played DL for Georgia Southern. Across 4 tracked seasons, MJ Stroud recorded 75 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Georgia Southern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Georgia Southern paired 30 primary output with 32.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 32.1 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: Maine
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Georgia Southern
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
2.3
Efficiency
32.1
Usage
14.7
Consistency
33.5
Best Game by takeover score
Maine
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. App State: 1. Fresno State: 1. USC: 0. Jacksonville State: 2. Maine: 7. James Madison: 1. Southern Miss: 1. Georgia State: 1. Arkansas State: 4. App State: 4. Coastal Carolina: 0. Old Dominion: 5. Marshall: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. App State: 2 by 18.3. Fresno State: 2 by 18.3. USC: 1 by 4.2. Jacksonville State: 2 by 28.3. Maine: 5 by 70.8. James Madison: 2 by 18.3. Southern Miss: 3 by 22.5. Georgia State: 2 by 18.3. Arkansas State: 3 by 52.5. App State: 2 by 48.3. Coastal Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Old Dominion: 5 by 70.8. Marshall: 3 by 42.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.6 · Games = 7 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 6 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Maine
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Old Dominion
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/29 | @ App State | W 29-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ MarshallSplash game | W 24-19 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Old DominionSplash game | L 10-45 | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 45-40 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/7 | @ App State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 25-23 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Arkansas StateSplash game | L 24-34 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Georgia State | W 41-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/10 | vs Southern Miss | L 35-38 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ James Madison | L 10-35 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Maine2+ sacks · Splash game | W 45-17 | 5 | 3 | — | 3.50 | 2.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Jacksonville StateSplash game | W 41-34 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ USC | L 20-59 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | @ Fresno State | L 14-42 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
MJ Stroud story
MJ Stroud built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Covington, GA wearing No. 18, spending time with Georgia Southern. The clearest part of MJ Stroud's career was his defensive production: 75 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 35 career games in the available record. That gives MJ Stroud's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Georgia Southern
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2022202320232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 0 | 6.3 | 1.3 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Georgia Southern | 3.5 | 9.8 | 2.3 | 3.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 3.5 | 9.8 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Georgia Southern | 4 | 14 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 4 | 14 | 3.2 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Georgia Southern | 30 | 32.1 | 14.7 | 26 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 30 | 32.1 | 14.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Maine
Week 4 · W 45-17
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
7 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 49 Old Dominion
Week 13 · L 10-45 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
80.7 takeover
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Georgia State
Week 5 · W 38-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 100 Arkansas State
Week 9 · L 24-34 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
69.9 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 69.9 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 111 App State
Week 11 · W 25-23 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
68.5 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 68.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Georgia Southern
30 primary output · 32.1 efficiency · 14.7 usage
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#2
2025 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
66.4
30 primary · 32.1 efficiency · 14.7 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
38.9
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.3 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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