Player Dossier

2023-2025

Clemson

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 13.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.8

Efficiency

6.2

Consistency

3.7

Season Value

4.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Georgia Tech

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Clemson • Georgia Tech
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech

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. Hoffler, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Georgia Tech. A.J. Hoffler shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Georgia Tech paired 4 primary output with 13.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 6.2 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2024 Postseason · Clemson

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.1

Efficiency

6.2

Usage

1.8

Consistency

3.7

Best Game by takeover score

Texas

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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: 0. NC State: 0. Stanford: 0. Virginia: 0. Pittsburgh: 0. Unknown: 0. South Carolina: 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. Texas: 1 by 4.2. Georgia: 1 by 14.2. App State: 0 by 0. NC State: 1 by 4.2. Stanford: 1 by 4.2. Virginia: 1 by 4.2. Pittsburgh: 0 by 0. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. South Carolina: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=5 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=3 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · n=5 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=4 · -0.2 vs First Half

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@ TexasL 24-3810000
Sat 11/30vs South CarolinaL 14-1731000
Sat 11/23vs Unknown31000
Sat 11/16@ PittsburghW 24-2000000
Sat 10/19vs VirginiaW 48-3111000
Sat 9/28vs StanfordW 40-1410000
Sat 9/21vs NC StateW 59-3511000
Sun 9/8vs App StateW 66-2000000
Sat 8/31@ GeorgiaL 3-3411100

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Clemson

    2023-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Georgia Tech

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonClemson15.70.7
2024 PostseasonClemson16.21.80
2024 Regular SeasonClemson16.21.80
2025 PostseasonGeorgia Tech413.94.23
2025 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech413.94.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Virginia Tech

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.4 takeover score.

#2

Georgia

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.2 takeover score.

#3

Florida Atlantic

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.3 takeover score.

#4

Georgia

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 28.3 takeover score.

#5

Pittsburgh

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 28.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · Georgia Tech

4 primary output · 13.9 efficiency · 4.2 usage

13.5

#2

2025 Regular Season · Georgia Tech

13.5

4 primary · 13.9 efficiency · 4.2 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Clemson

5.1

1 primary · 5.7 efficiency · 0.7 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.9025

Woodward Academy · Atlanta, GA

Committed To
Clemson
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

31

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 21 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. Hoffler quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
31