Player Dossier

2012-2016

Duke

A.J. Wolf

DT • 6'4" • Greenwich, CT, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

A.J. Wolf shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.4 disruption score.

Usage / Role

69%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman

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Reliability

68

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

87

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Duke

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Duke
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina Central

Player Story

A.J. Wolf built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive tackle from Greenwich, CT wearing No. 93, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of A.J. Wolf's career was his defensive production: 40...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2012 · Rating 0.8131

Hackley School · Tarrytown, NY

Committed To
Duke
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

A.J. Wolf, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Duke. A.J. Wolf shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.4 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
40
TFL
8.5
Sacks
5.5
QB hurries
5
Passes defended
2

Quick Answers

A.J. Wolf quick answers

Latest team and position
Duke · DT
Career Tackles
40
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 11 games
Best season
2016 Regular Season · Duke
Top game
North Carolina Central
Recruit profile
3-star · Hackley School · Duke
High school pipeline
Hackley School · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 93 · Class 2016
2016 Tackles rank
40 tackles · DT 34th (top 15%) · ACC 109th (top 18%) · National 991st (top 18%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2012 Regular SeasonDuke00-0--0-
2013 Regular SeasonDuke00-0--0-
2014 Regular SeasonDuke00-0--0-
2015 Regular SeasonDuke00-0--0-
2016 Regular SeasonDuke11408.55.552067.3

Related Context

A.J. Wolf played DT for Duke. Across 5 tracked seasons, A.J. Wolf recorded 40 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Duke.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

Duke paired 21 primary output with 32.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 32.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina Central

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2016 Regular Season · Duke

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

1.9

Efficiency

32.4

Usage

9.8

Consistency

55

Best Game by takeover score

North Carolina Central

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. North Carolina Central: 7. Wake Forest: 0. Northwestern: 2. Notre Dame: 3. Virginia: 2. Louisville: 2. Georgia Tech: 1. Virginia Tech: 2. North Carolina: 0. Pittsburgh: 0. Miami: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Carolina Central: 4 by 66.7. Wake Forest: 5 by 20.8. Northwestern: 0 by 20. Notre Dame: 5 by 50.8. Virginia: 2 by 28.3. Louisville: 2 by 28.3. Georgia Tech: 8 by 43.3. Virginia Tech: 8 by 53.3. North Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Pittsburgh: 2 by 8.3. Miami: 3 by 32.5

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins3.3 · Games = 3 · +2.0 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 8 · -2.0 vs Wins

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

North Carolina Central

Best efficiency game

66.7 vs North Carolina Central

Result
Sat 11/26@ MiamiSplash gameL 21-4031100
Sat 11/19@ PittsburghL 14-5621000
Fri 11/11vs North CarolinaW 28-2711000
Sat 11/5vs Virginia TechSplash gameL 21-24831.500.500
Sat 10/29@ Georgia TechL 35-3888100
Fri 10/14@ LouisvilleSplash gameL 14-2420000
Sat 10/1vs VirginiaSplash gameL 20-3421110
Sat 9/24@ Notre DameSplash gameW 38-3554110
Sun 9/18@ NorthwesternSplash gameL 13-2400002
Sat 9/10vs Wake ForestL 14-2452000
Sat 9/3vs North Carolina Central2+ sacks · Splash gameW 49-643330

Player Story

A.J. Wolf story

A.J. Wolf built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive tackle from Greenwich, CT wearing No. 93, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of A.J. Wolf's career was his defensive production: 40 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 11 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Duke. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but A.J. Wolf's production has multiple signals. With 11 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Duke.

The arc is straightforward: A.J. Wolf moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Duke

    2012-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20122013201420152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonDuke0
2013 Regular SeasonDuke00
2014 Regular SeasonDuke00
2015 Regular SeasonDuke00
2016 Regular SeasonDuke2132.49.821

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs North Carolina Central

Week 1 · W 49-6

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

7

Havoc Plays

88.9 takeover

7 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.

#2

@ Notre Dame

Week 4 · W 38-35

3

Havoc Plays

64.6 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 64.6 takeover score.

#3

vs Virginia Tech

Week 10 · L 21-24 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

60.6 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.6 takeover score.

#4

@ Miami

Week 13 · L 21-40 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

53.7 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.7 takeover score.

#5

@ Georgia Tech

Week 9 · L 35-38 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

52.5 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Regular Season · Duke

21 primary output · 32.4 efficiency · 9.8 usage

67.3

#2

2012 Regular Season · Duke

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · Duke

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

7

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games