Usage Score
3.7
Player Dossier
2023-2025Vanderbilt
AJ Newberry
RB • 6'1" • 197 lbs • Grand Prairie, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
AJ Newberry leans balanced backfield option traits and 35.1 efficiency.
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
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Utah State
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.
AJ Newberry played RB for Vanderbilt. Across 3 tracked seasons, AJ Newberry recorded 338 rushing yards, 152 receiving yards, and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Vanderbilt.
Player insights
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.
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2025 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
Games
10
Scrimmage Yards / G
7.5
Efficiency
35.1
Usage
3.7
Consistency
26.7
Best Game by takeover score
Kentucky
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Game-by-Game Trend
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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
Volume vs Efficiency
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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
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins9.7 · Games = 7 · +7.2 vs Losses
Losses2.5 · Games = 2 · -7.2 vs Wins
First Half9 · Games = 5 · +3 vs Second Half
Second Half6 · Games = 5 · -3 vs First Half
Game Log
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 |
Career Arc
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Vanderbilt
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
202320242025
| 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 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#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.
Top Seasons
#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
Milestones
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.8656
South Grand Prairie · Grand Prairie, TX
- Committed To
- —
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
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.