Player Dossier

2023-2025

Vanderbilt

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.

Usage Score

9.5

Efficiency

53.3

Consistency

73

Season Value

41.3

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.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Vanderbilt paired 319 primary output with 53 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 53.3 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: Ole Miss

Loss with 30 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 75th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2023 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

Games

4

Scrimmage Yards / G

24

Efficiency

53.3

Usage

9.5

Consistency

73

Best Game by takeover score

Tennessee

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ole Miss: 30. Auburn: 26. South Carolina: 38. Tennessee: 2

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. Ole Miss: 3 by 91.7. Auburn: 4 by 67.7. South Carolina: 12 by 33. Tennessee: 1 by 20.8

Split Comparison

Losses24 · n=4
First Half28 · n=2 · +8 vs Second Half
Second Half20 · n=2 · -8 vs First Half
All Games24 · n=4

Game Log

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

4 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Ole Miss

Best efficiency game

91.7 vs Ole Miss

Result
Sat 11/25@ TennesseeL 24-4812202
Sat 11/11@ South CarolinaL 6-4712383.2003.2
Sat 11/4vs AuburnL 15-314266.5006.5
Sat 10/28@ Ole MissL 7-3333010010

Career Arc

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

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    Vanderbilt

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonVanderbilt9653.39.5
2024 Regular SeasonVanderbilt319538.6223
2025 Regular SeasonVanderbilt7535.13.7-244

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.

Quick Answers

AJ Newberry quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career rushing yards
338