Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Georgia Tech
A.J. Hoffler
DL • 6'4" • 255 lbs • Atlanta, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
A.J. Hoffler shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Georgia Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Clemson • Georgia Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Player Story
A.J. Hoffler built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 88, spending time with Clemson and Georgia Tech. The clearest part of A.J. Hoffler's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Clemson
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
A.J. Hoffler, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Georgia Tech. A.J. Hoffler shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 31
- TFL
- 3.5
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
A.J. Hoffler quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia Tech · DL
- Career Tackles
- 31
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Georgia Tech
- Top game
- Virginia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Woodward Academy · Clemson
- High school pipeline
- Woodward Academy · 33 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 88 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 17 tackles · DL 421st (top 39%) · ACC 288th (top 37%) · National 2,245th (top 37%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Clemson | 4 | 3 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24.7 |
| 2024 Postseason | Clemson | 9 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 20.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Clemson | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 20.9 |
| 2025 Postseason | Georgia Tech | 8 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 58.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 8 | 16 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 58.8 |
Related Context
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A.J. Hoffler played DL for Clemson and Georgia Tech. Across 3 tracked seasons, A.J. Hoffler recorded 31 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Georgia Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Georgia Tech paired 7 primary output with 17.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 8.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Clemson, Georgia Tech.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2024 Postseason · Clemson
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
8.4
Usage
2.5
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas: 0. Georgia: 1. App State: 1. NC State: 0. Stanford: 0. Virginia: 0. Pittsburgh: 1. The Citadel: 0. South Carolina: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas: 1 by 4.2. Georgia: 1 by 14.2. App State: 0 by 10. NC State: 1 by 4.2. Stanford: 1 by 4.2. Virginia: 1 by 4.2. Pittsburgh: 0 by 10. The Citadel: 3 by 12.5. South Carolina: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.3 · Games = 6 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 3 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Georgia
Best efficiency game
14.2 vs Georgia
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/21 | @ Texas | L 24-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs South Carolina | L 14-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs The Citadel | W 51-14 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Pittsburgh | W 24-20 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Virginia | W 48-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Stanford | W 40-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs NC State | W 59-35 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/8 | vs App State | W 66-20 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Georgia | L 3-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
A.J. Hoffler story
A.J. Hoffler built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 88, spending time with Clemson and Georgia Tech. The clearest part of A.J. Hoffler's career was his defensive production: 31 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 21 career games in the available record. That gives A.J. Hoffler'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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Clemson
2023-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Georgia Tech
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Clemson | 2 | 8.2 | 1.4 | — |
| 2024 Postseason | Clemson | 3 | 8.4 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Clemson | 3 | 8.4 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Georgia Tech | 7 | 17.6 | 5.9 | 4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 7 | 17.6 | 5.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 105 Virginia Tech
Week 7 · W 35-20 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
#2
@ Georgia
Week 1 · L 3-34
1
Havoc Plays
63.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.
#3
vs App State
Week 2 · W 66-20
1
Havoc Plays
50.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.6 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 6 Georgia
Week 14 · L 9-16 · Ranked opponent
1
Havoc Plays
48.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 36 Pittsburgh
Week 13 · L 28-42 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
47.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Georgia Tech
7 primary output · 17.6 efficiency · 5.9 usage
58.8
#2
2025 Regular Season · Georgia Tech
58.8
7 primary · 17.6 efficiency · 5.9 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Clemson
24.7
2 primary · 8.2 efficiency · 1.4 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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