Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-14vs Colorado | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
A.J. Hoffler is a defensive end at Georgia Tech who has played in 1 of Georgia Tech's 8 games this season, most recently Sep 3.
Georgia Tech is 2-6.
Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Dabo Swinney and Brent Key. On tape: 2 tackles against Colorado, Week 1, 2026.
2 tackles · 0 sacks
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 17 | 9 | 2.5 | 1.5 | -- |
| 2024 | Clemson | 11 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Clemson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 33 | 17 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
Game log
Signature game
Teams and coaches
2023Clemson9-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo
2024Clemson10-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced
2025Georgia Tech9-4HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning
2026Georgia Tech2-6HC: Brent Key · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Key
Pass share
53.1%
267 pass / 236 run
Plays / game
62.9
8 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
314 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
2 tackles in 1 game
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #72 of 73 ACC DLs
How the All-ACC base rate is computed
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Four seasons, two schools
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Georgia Tech KeyYear 4 · 1 game
- 2025 Georgia Tech KeyYear 3 · 8 games
- Jan 2025 Entered the transfer portalClemson to Georgia Tech
- 2024 Clemson SwinneyYear 2 · 9 games
- 2023 Clemson SwinneyYear 1 · 4 games
- High school Woodward AcademyAtlanta, GA · Class of 2023Four-star, No. 327 in the 2023 class. Signed with Clemson.Also from Woodward Academy: Blake Stewart (Georgia), Damari Alston (Tulsa), Josiah Abdullah (Virginia) and 8 more.
Moves
- Transferred from Clemson to Georgia Tech, Jan 4, 2025.
A stat line in 22 games over four seasons.
2023 4 games
- Signed with ClemsonFour-star, out of Woodward Academy
2025 8 games
The role got bigger.
- Transferred to Georgia Techfrom Clemson
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2024
Clemson
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dabo Swinney and Brent Key.