AJ McCarty
AJ McCarty
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Dave Aranda and Joey McGuire. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Houston — Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Matt Wells → Joey McGuire. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 21 | 14 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 29 | 18 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Baylor | 34 | 28 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Baylor | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 87 | 63 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 7 | 3 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Texas Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Texas Tech
Returning around him
- 9 Texas Tech players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (22 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas Tech · Last season: 12-2 (AP #4) · Talent rank #29 · 2026 recruiting class #18
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Andre Turrentine’s 2023 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Cameron Williams's graduate season at Georgia Southern (2024).
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