AJ Brathwaite: DB · Western Kentucky · #29.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
AJ Brathwaite
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches at Western Kentucky: Mike Sanford Jr. and Tyson Helton. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Florida Atlantic — Week 13, 2022.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 64 | 39 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 96 | 62 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-27vs Austin Peay | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 6 | L 28-31@ UTSA | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-17@ Middle Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-40vs North Texas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 32-31@ Florida Atlantic | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 13 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
60.9%
620 pass / 398 run
Plays / game
72.7
14 games
Team sack rate
2.1%
605 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Five seasons at Western Kentucky, 96 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 29 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Sanford Jr. → Tyson Helton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
