431 2026 rush yards
4 2026 total TDs
22% Team touch share
13 Explosive plays
33 Career games (7 starts)
Career
| Season | Team | GP | GS | Carries | Rush yds | YPC | Rec | Rec yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Oregon State | 7 | 6 | 65 | 431 | 6.6 | 24 | 288 | 4 |
| 2025 |  Vanderbilt | 11 | 0 | 18 | 57 | 3.2 | 2 | 18 | 3 |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 1 | 41 | 185 | 4.5 | 7 | 134 | 5 |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 0 | 20 | 96 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2026 Percentile vs RBs
Rush yards per game 61.6 81
Yards per carry 6.6 85
Receiving yards per game 41.1 99
Total TDs 4 70
Around AJ
Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
WR-Z Jesse Legree WR · 1,040 rec yds · 7g
WR-SL Aeryn Hampton WR · 245 rec yds · 7g
The situation
Oregon State 2026 offense ›Explosive play rate 12.2% 64
Red zone TD rate 87.0% 97
Line yards per carry 2.9 77
Sack rate allowed 3.4% 85
2026 Game log
| Week | Opponent | Carries | Rushing yards | Rushing TDs | Targets | Receptions | Receiving yards | Receiving TDs | RZ opps | Touch share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 |  @ HOU | 7 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 2 | |
| W2 |  TTU | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 0 | |
| W3 | Montana Grizzlies | 7 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 1 | |
| W4 |  @ UTEP | 11 | 111 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| W5 |  @ CSU | 15 | 90 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 4 | |
| W6 |  SDSU | 9 | 55 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | |
| W7 |  WSU | 11 | 105 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 120 | 1 | 1 |
Recruiting
2023 class · 247 compositeThree-star high school recruit
The 2023 board
#958 AJ Newberry RB · South Grand Prairie VAN
AJ Newberry RB · South Grand Prairie VAN#972 Jack Luttrell S · Colquitt County TENN
#972 Taurean York LB · Temple TXAM
RBs in the class
#62 Ike Daniels Mountain View SYR
#63 AJ Newberry South Grand Prairie VAN
AJ Newberry South Grand Prairie VAN#65 Drew Pickett Russell County WAKE
2026 · 81th pctile of RBs Recruit · 64th pctile of class