AJ Vongphachanh: LB · BYU · #10.
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AJ Vongphachanh
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for four head coaches across five seasons and two programs. On tape: 15 tackles against Oklahoma State, Week 13, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
85 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | BYU | 85 | 33 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Utah State | 92 | 33 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 3 |
| 2021 | Utah State | 55 | 18 | 7.0 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Utah State | 50 | 27 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 1 |
| 2019 | Utah State | 16 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 298 | 117 | 23.0 | 7.0 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 14-0vs Sam Houston | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-16vs Southern Utah | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-31@ Arkansas | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-38@ Kansas | 7 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-27vs Cincinnati | 10 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 11-44@ TCU | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-14vs Texas Tech | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 6-35@ No. 7 Texas | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-37@ West Virginia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-45vs Iowa State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-31vs No. 14 Oklahoma | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 34-40@ No. 21 Oklahoma State | 15 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Total | 85 | 33 | 5.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
85tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%6 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups85 tackles · 5.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 7.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Pass share
52.7%
395 pass / 355 run
Plays / game
62.5
12 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
413 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
85 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #289 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Utah State and BYU, 298 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Gary Andersen, Frank Maile, Blake Anderson and Kalani Sitake.
