A.J. Westbrook: DB · Florida State · #19.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
A.J. Westbrook
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for three head coaches at Florida State: Jimbo Fisher, Odell Haggins and Willie Taggart. On tape: 10 tackles against NC State, Week 10, 2018.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
65 tackles. 5 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1.5 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.
The New York Times Nov 1
Saturday Down South Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Florida State | 65 | 37 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2017 | Florida State | 40 | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | -- |
| 2016 | Florida State | 40 | 31 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 145 | 101 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 15 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-24vs No. 20 Virginia Tech | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-26vs Samford | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-30@ Syracuse | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 37-19vs Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-24@ Louisville | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 27-28@ No. 17 Miami | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-17vs Wake Forest | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-59vs No. 2 Clemson | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 28-47@ NC State | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-42@ No. 3 Notre Dame | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 22-21vs No. 22 Boston College | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-41vs No. 13 Florida | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 65 | 37 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
65tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%2 TFL65 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 5 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Taggart
Pass share
54.1%
451 pass / 383 run
Plays / game
69.5
12 games
Team sack rate
7.2%
499 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
65 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Florida State, 145 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 35 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jimbo Fisher → Willie Taggart. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
