#13

A.J. Haulcy

Former safety at LSU. 2025: 3 interceptions, 4 pass breakups, 88 tackles.

S · LSU · Sr. · #13

6′0″ · 222 lb · Houston, TX

CFB Index 84 · #27 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceDrafted by Indianapolis — Rd 3, Pick 14, #78 overall

How he plays

Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.

Solo tackles: 97th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

interceptions · 2025

4 PBU · 88 tackles · 0.5 TFL

Best game: 1 INT, 1 PBU, 12 tackles, vs Texas A&M

Statement game24 tackles · 0.5 TFLvs Fresno State (FBS) · L 9-41

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former safety at LSU. 2025: 3 interceptions, 4 pass breakups, 88 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to New Mexico in 2022.
Transferred from Houston to LSU in 2025.
Drafted round 3 by the Indianapolis in 2026.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at LSU, 338 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2024) — drafted at #78 overall by Indianapolis.

His career

He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.

202211 games

Signed with New Mexico3-star out of Fort Bend Marshall
All-Mountain Westsecond

202412 games

All-Big 12first

202512 games

Entered the portal

2026

Drafted by Indianapolisround 3, pick 78

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#2079 national

CFB

College

3 teams

2022–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #78

Indianapolis · 2026

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

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ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM

All-Big 12 1st team (2024)

Coaching lineage · 2022–2025

2 coaches

2022–2024

Brian Kelly

LSU

2025

Frank Wilson

LSU

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Brian Kelly → Frank Wilson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Indianapolis2026 NFL rookie season

#78Rd 3 · Pick 14

Indianapolis2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022New Mexico2-10HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2023Houston4-8HC: Dana Holgorsen · Balanced

2024Houston4-8HC: Dana Holgorsen · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2025LSU7-6HC: Frank Wilson · Balanced, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

84All-Conference level #27 of 544?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (97th percentile). Strength: tackles (97th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (18th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#77 / 2975 · 97th pct

Tackles#97 / 2975 · 97th pct

Interceptions#56 / 817 · 90th pct

Passes defended#340 / 2975 · 86th pct

Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct

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QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd pct

Tackles for loss#2332 / 2975 · 18th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	7.4	0.1	0.0	0.1
Road5g	7.2	0.0	0.0	0.6

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	6.3	0.1	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	8.3	0.0	0.0	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Lane Kiffin

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Impact starter

Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

84 · #27 of 544 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #27 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	LSU	88	50	0.5	4	3	--
2024	Houston	74	43	0.0	7	5	--
2023	Houston	90	69	1.0	2	--	--
2022	New Mexico	86	38	3.0	3	2	--
Career		338	200	4.5	16	10	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 17–10

at Clemson

1 PD · 2 SOLO · 2 TOT

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.

With G. Chadwick — 41 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 52 LONG · G. Nussmeier — 232 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR -1.0 · 2 rush yds (4 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week