Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 13 | W 62-17vs Mercer | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#18
J.J. Faulk
Sophomore linebacker for Auburn. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 260 lb · Highland Home, AL · Highland Home
Returning to Auburn for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2025
1 TFL · 4 tackles
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 4 tackles, vs Mercer
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Auburn. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Auburn in 2025.
Buzz vs Tape
Country hotter than the fans
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 18.8 points in belief.
7.4own fans
26.2national conversation
J.J. Faulk
The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 1 TFL against Mercer, Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Auburn4-star out of Highland Home
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Auburn
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Auburn5-7HC: Hugh Freeze · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 4.0 TKL/g, 1.0 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
Alex Golesh
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Auburn | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2025
W 62–17
vs Mercer
4 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 TFL
Dominant 45-point win at home against Mercer.
With D. Knight — 239 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.8 · 162 rush yds (9 car) · 4 TD · M. Simmons — 5 rec · 149 yds · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Auburn
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Edge · Auburn
Returning around him
- 5 Auburn players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (39 in / 39 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Auburn · Last season: 5-7 (AP #22) · Talent rank #18 · 2026 recruiting class #31
The defensive line · Auburn
- #94Cody Sigler7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Da'Shawn Womack4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #41Jared Smith4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #13Chris Murray3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #18J.J. Faulk1 tackle for loss · 2025
12 more on the roster · Auburn team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology