Player Dossier

2023-2025

Georgia

A.J. Harris

CB • 6'1" • 191 lbs • Phenix City, AL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

A.J. Harris shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.9

Efficiency

20.1

Consistency

51.3

Season Value

25.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Georgia

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Georgia • Penn State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UCLA

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. Harris, CB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Georgia. A.J. Harris shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Georgia paired 0 primary output with 11.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 20.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Georgia, Penn State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Illinois

Win with 2 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Postseason · Penn State

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

20.1

Usage

3.9

Consistency

51.3

Best Game by takeover score

Notre Dame

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 1. Boise State: 0. SMU: 0. West Virginia: 1. Bowling Green: 0. Illinois: 2. UCLA: 0. USC: 1. Wisconsin: 1. Ohio State: 0. Washington: 2. Minnesota: 1. Maryland: 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. Notre Dame: 3 by 22.5. Boise State: 4 by 16.7. SMU: 2 by 8.3. West Virginia: 3 by 22.5. Bowling Green: 4 by 16.7. Illinois: 4 by 36.7. UCLA: 5 by 20.8. USC: 3 by 22.5. Wisconsin: 1 by 14.2. Ohio State: 3 by 12.5. Washington: 3 by 32.5. Minnesota: 5 by 30.8. Maryland: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.7 · n=11 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=2 · -0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · n=7 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=6 · +0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Illinois

Best efficiency game

36.7 vs Illinois

Result
Fri 1/10vs Notre DameL 24-2732001
Wed 1/1@ Boise StateW 31-1441000
Sat 12/21vs SMUW 38-1020000
Sat 11/30vs MarylandW 44-711000
Sat 11/23@ MinnesotaW 26-2554100
Sun 11/10vs WashingtonW 35-632101
Sat 11/2vs Ohio StateL 13-2032000
Sat 10/26@ WisconsinW 28-1311001
Sat 10/12@ USCW 33-3033100
Sat 10/5vs UCLAW 27-1154000
Sat 9/28vs IllinoisW 21-7420011
Sat 9/7vs Bowling GreenW 34-2741000
Sat 8/31@ West VirginiaW 34-1230001

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Georgia

    2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Penn State

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

2023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonGeorgia011.12.4
2024 PostseasonPenn State920.13.99
2024 Regular SeasonPenn State920.13.90
2025 Regular SeasonPenn State215.83.1-7

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UCLA

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.8 takeover score.

#2

Illinois

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.6 takeover score.

#3

Washington

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.2 takeover score.

#4

Minnesota

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 29.9 takeover score.

#5

USC

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 27.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Georgia

0 primary output · 11.1 efficiency · 2.4 usage

37.8

#2

2024 Postseason · Penn State

25.4

9 primary · 20.1 efficiency · 3.9 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Penn State

25.4

9 primary · 20.1 efficiency · 3.9 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.9808

Central · Phenix City, AL

Committed To
Georgia
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

2

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

82

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 26 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

A.J. Harris quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
CB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
82