AJ Newberry
Oregon State Beavers
91
Elite

AJ Newberry

RBOffenseEliteTRANSFER · Vanderbilt
Projected Starter

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

Redshirt junior · #23 · 6'1", 200 lbs

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The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

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 91 overall (Elite 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 87-rated offense; 49th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.95 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 91.

Team offense (SP+)
87
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

Oct 10WSDSUYDS 55
CAR
9
YDS
55
AVG
6.1
TD
1
REC
2
YDS
9
AVG
4.5
TD
0

Final W 66-14

Oct 3WCSUYDS 90
CAR
15
YDS
90
AVG
6.0
TD
0
REC
5
YDS
26
AVG
5.2
TD
0

Final W 56-26

Sep 27WUTEPYDS 111
CAR
11
YDS
111
AVG
10.1
TD
1
REC
1
YDS
6
AVG
6.0
TD
0

Final W 33-7

Sep 20WMONTYDS 55
CAR
7
YDS
45
AVG
6.4
TD
0
REC
4
YDS
55
AVG
13.8
TD
0

Final W 52-17

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

Final L 35-24

Sep 5LHOUYDS 29
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.

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Team Role

57 rush yds · 3 TD · 4% of carries
Usage / Involvement21%
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