AJ Newberry
Oregon State Beavers
78
Solid

AJ Newberry

RBOffenseSolidTRANSFER · Vanderbilt
Projected Starter

Is AJ Newberry starting?

AJ Newberry is the projected starter at RB for Oregon State Beavers.

AJ Newberry is the projected starting RB on a Average Oregon State — 78 OVR.

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What's Next

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of South Grand Prairie, ranked #958 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 57 rushing yards, 3 rush TD. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 78 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #958 NatlTeam Share4%
Grand Prairie, TX
Jersey
#23
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
200 lbs
Transfer
Vanderbilt

Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
573

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8656
National Rank
#958
High School
South Grand Prairie
Hometown
Grand Prairie, TX

Why this rating?

On a 73-rated offense; 49th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.95 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 78.

Team offense (SP+)
73
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 49% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 19% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.95)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 12LTTUYDS 8
CAR
5
YDS
8
AVG
1.6
TD
0
REC
5
YDS
43
AVG
8.6
TD
0

Final L 35-24

Sep 5LHOUYDS 17
CAR
7
YDS
17
AVG
2.4
TD
1
REC
2
YDS
29
AVG
14.5
TD
0

Final L 33-20

AJ Newberry's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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78
Solid
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Team Role

57 rush yds · 3 TD · 4% of carries
Usage / Involvement21%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.