Usage / Role
12%
Rotational defensive role
Player Dossier
2025-2025NC State
LB • 6'1" • 245 lbs • Kings Mountain, NC, USA
AJ Richardson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.7 disruption score.
Usage / Role
12%
Rotational defensive role
Impact Production
53
Solid production for a linebacker
Reliability
75
Regular contributor with several takeover games
Star Power
47
Limited ceiling signals so far
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · NC State
Snapshot
AJ Richardson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · NC State. AJ Richardson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Regular Season | NC State | 3 | 12 | - | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 58.9 |
Related Context
Transfer Portal History
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Unlisted to NC State | Unlisted to P4 | 79.1 | Dec 25, 2024 |
AJ Richardson played LB for NC State. Across 1 tracked season, AJ Richardson recorded 12 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with NC State.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
NC State paired 3 primary output with 26.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 26.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
3
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
26.7
Usage
5.7
Consistency
61.7
Best Game by takeover score
North Carolina
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Game by game trend chart. East Carolina: 1. Virginia: 0. North Carolina: 2
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. East Carolina: 3 by 22.5. Virginia: 5 by 20.8. North Carolina: 4 by 36.7
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3 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
North Carolina
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs North Carolina
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NC State
2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Regular Season | NC State | 3 | 26.7 | 5.7 | — |
#1 Featured game
vs No. 91 North Carolina
Week 14 · W 42-19 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Temple
Week 3
0.5
Havoc Plays
37.9 takeover
Game with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 37.9 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 38 East Carolina
Week 1 · W 24-17
1
Havoc Plays
36.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 31 Virginia
Week 2 · W 35-31 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
16.1 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 16.1 takeover score.
#5
@ East Carolina
Week 1
0
Havoc Plays
6.3 takeover
Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.3 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · NC State
3 primary output · 26.7 efficiency · 5.7 usage
58.9
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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