A.J. Haulcy: S · LSU · #13.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
A.J. Haulcy
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for three head coaches at three programs in four seasons: Danny Gonzales, Dana Holgorsen and Frank Wilson. That makes two seasons with an honor, the latest All-Big 12 in 2024. On tape: 13 tackles against Vanderbilt, Week 8, 2025.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
88 tackles. 4 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 0.5 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | LSU | 88 | 50 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | Houston | 74 | 43 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 5 |
| 2023 | Houston | 90 | 69 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | New Mexico | 86 | 38 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
| Career | 338 | 200 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 16 | 10 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-10@ No. 4 Clemson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 23-7vs Louisiana Tech | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 20-10vs Florida | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 56-10vs SE Louisiana | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 19-24@ No. 13 Ole Miss | 13 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 20-10vs South Carolina | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-31@ No. 17 Vanderbilt | 13 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 25-49vs No. 3 Texas A&M | 12 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 9-20@ No. 4 Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 23-22vs Arkansas | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 13-10vs Western Kentucky | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 13-17@ No. 8 Oklahoma | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 88 | 50 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
88tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL88 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
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
Head Coach
Frank Wilson
Pass share
55.0%
443 pass / 363 run
Plays / game
62.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
462 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
88 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #27 at the position.
The No. 2,079 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the SEC as a senior.
How it ended
Four seasons, at New Mexico, Houston and LSU, 338 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2024) — drafted at #78 overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Big 12 1st team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 3 schools: Danny Gonzales, Dana Holgorsen, Willie Fritz, Brian Kelly and Frank Wilson.
Next stop · NFL
Indianapolis Colts2026 NFL rookie season
Indianapolis Colts2026 NFL rookie season
