Last confirmed: Mississippi State, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · Summit, MS · North Pike
A.J. Jefferson: DL · Mississippi State · #47.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
A.J. Jefferson
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. On tape: 7 tackles and 4 tackles for loss against South Alabama, Week 1, 2016.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 0 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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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Mississippi State | 30 | 9 | 10.5 | 4.0 |
| Career | 30 | 9 | 10.5 | 4.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-21vs South Alabama | 7 | 5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 27-14vs South Carolina | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-23@ No. 20 LSU | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 47-35@ Massachusetts | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 6 | L 14-38vs Auburn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-28@ BYU | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-28vs No. 7 Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-51@ No. 1 Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 42-58vs Arkansas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 9 | 10.5 | 4.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
35%10 TFLSack rate
13%4 sacksHurry rate
7%2 hurries30 tackles · 10.5 for loss · 4 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
44.3%
411 pass / 517 run
Plays / game
71.4
13 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
440 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at Mississippi State, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dan Mullen.
