A.J. Green: CB · Oklahoma State · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
A.J. Green
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Four seasons in the Oklahoma State secondary to date. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-Big 12 again in 2019. On tape: 9 tackles against Iowa State, Week 9, 2019.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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 this player by name this season.
The New York Times Nov 1
Sports Illustrated Oct 29
Oklahoma State University Athletics Oct 22
The Oklahoman Oct 22Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Oklahoma State | 49 | 39 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2018 | Oklahoma State | 49 | 39 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2017 | Oklahoma State | 46 | 38 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 4 |
| 2016 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 146 | 117 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 21 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-36@ Oregon State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-14vs McNeese | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 40-21@ Tulsa | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 30-36@ No. 12 Texas | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 26-13vs No. 24 Kansas State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 35-45@ Texas Tech | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-45vs No. 18 Baylor | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-27@ No. 23 Iowa State | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 34-27vs TCU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-13vs Kansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 20-13@ West Virginia | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 16-34vs No. 7 Oklahoma | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 21-24vs Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 39 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
Week 9 · 2019
W 34-27
at Iowa State
9 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 7 solo tackles
A close one, won by 7 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
49tackles this season49 tackles · 1 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Mike Gundy — 35-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road6g | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Gundy
Pass share
39.5%
361 pass / 553 run
Plays / game
70.3
13 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
403 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Four seasons at Oklahoma State, 146 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Big 12 2nd team (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Gundy.
