AJ Watts
AJ Watts
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. AJ Watts has played for three head coaches across three seasons and three programs. The receipt: 6 tackles, 1 TFL against Charlotte — Week 9, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Memphis, 162 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2019–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Ryan Silverfield.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2024
W 34–24
at Tulane
5 TOT · 5 SOLO · 1 REC
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Morice Norris’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Abraham Camara's graduate season at TCU (2024).
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