Last confirmed: UTEP, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 230 lb · Portland, OR
A.J. Hotchkins: LB · UTEP · #45.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
A.J. Hotchkins
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Three head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 15 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against UAB — Week 9, 2018.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
126 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 10.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-30vs Northern Arizona | 13 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-52@ UNLV | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-24@ Tennessee | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-27vs New Mexico State | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-30@ UTSA | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-27vs North Texas | 14 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-31@ Louisiana Tech | 11 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-19vs UAB | 15 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 34-26@ Rice | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 32-48vs Middle Tennessee | 14 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 16-40@ Western Kentucky | 12 | 8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 13 | L 7-39vs Southern Miss | 9 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Total | 126 | 53 | 10.5 | 7.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
126tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%10 TFLSack rate
6%7 sacksPD rate
2%2 pass breakups126 tackles · 10.5 for loss · 7 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 12.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 8.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 9.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 11.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Dimel
Pass share
43.0%
325 pass / 430 run
Plays / game
62.9
12 games
Team sack rate
10.4%
365 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
126 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Oregon and UTEP, 168 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Mark Helfrich, Willie Taggart and Dana Dimel.
