Usage Score
3.7
Player Dossier
2023-2025Vanderbilt
RB • 6'1" • 197 lbs • Grand Prairie, TX, USA
AJ Newberry leans balanced backfield option traits and 35.1 efficiency.
Usage Score
3.7
Efficiency
35.1
Consistency
26.7
Season Value
22.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
Snapshot
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.
AJ Newberry, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Vanderbilt. AJ Newberry leans balanced backfield option traits and 35.1 efficiency.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Vanderbilt paired 319 primary output with 53 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 35.1 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: Utah State
Win with 26 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
Games
10
Scrimmage Yards / G
7.5
Efficiency
35.1
Usage
3.7
Consistency
26.7
Best Game by takeover score
Kentucky
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 2. South Carolina: -2. Georgia State: 17. Utah State: 26. Alabama: 2. LSU: 3. Missouri: 1. Texas: 3. Auburn: 11. Kentucky: 12
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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. Unknown: 2 by 10.4. South Carolina: 2 by 0. Georgia State: 4 by 44.3. Utah State: 3 by 86.1. Alabama: 1 by 20.8. LSU: 2 by 15.6. Missouri: 1 by 10.4. Texas: 2 by 6.3. Auburn: 2 by 57.3. Kentucky: 1 by 100
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Utah State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Kentucky
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/22 | vs Kentucky | W 45-17 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Auburn | W 45-38 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | — | — | 5.5 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Texas | L 31-34 | 1 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1.5 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Missouri | W 17-10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs LSU | W 31-24 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | — | — | 1.5 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Alabama | L 14-30 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Utah State | W 55-35 | 3 | 26 | 8.70 | 0 | — | — | 8.7 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Georgia State2+ TD | W 70-21 | 4 | 17 | 4.30 | 2 | — | — | 4.3 |
| Sat 9/13 | @ South Carolina | W 31-7 | 2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Unknown | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Vanderbilt
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 96 | 53.3 | 9.5 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 319 | 53 | 8.6 | 223 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 75 | 35.1 | 3.7 | -244 |
#1 Featured game
Utah State
Win with 26 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
26
Primary metric
26 scrimmage yards and 5.6 usage.
#2
Georgia State
67
Primary metric
Loss with 67 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
67 scrimmage yards and 7.7 usage.
#3
Unknown
54
Primary metric
Game with 54 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
54 scrimmage yards and 12 usage.
#4
Ole Miss
30
Primary metric
Loss with 30 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
30 scrimmage yards and 5.8 usage.
#5
South Carolina
38
Primary metric
Loss with 38 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
38 scrimmage yards and 21.8 usage.
#1 Season by value score
2024 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
319 primary output · 53 efficiency · 8.6 usage
54.4
#2
2023 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
41.3
96 primary · 53.3 efficiency · 9.5 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
22.2
75 primary · 35.1 efficiency · 3.7 usage
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
Recruit Profile
Class 2023 · Rating 0.8656
South Grand Prairie · Grand Prairie, TX
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
490
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 25 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
AJ Newberry quick answers
Recruiting profile
3-star recruit