Receiver, Southern Miss (from Chattanooga), 2023–⁠26

A.J. Little

Number
No. 8
Height
5′11″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Macon, MS

A.J. Little plays receiver for Southern Miss, after Chattanooga (2023–⁠25). Last time out, against Arkansas State: 1 catch, 20 yards.

2026 so far

17 catches, 271 yards, 1 TD

Last game: 1 catch, 20 yards vs. Arkansas State, L 13–⁠23

Next game: vs. Louisiana, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 38ALCN
  2. 27@AUB
  3. 36CONN
  4. 75@TULN
  5. 75@TROY
  6. 20ARST

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

93receiving yards, career highat Samford, 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Chattanooga15757.0157
2024Chattanooga2105.007
2025Chattanooga2734512.8142
2026Southern Miss1727115.9175
Career4768314.5375

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2024Chattanooga7140
2025Chattanooga91231
2026Southern Miss3240
Career191611

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Chattanooga8WRYr 1
2024Chattanooga8WRYr 2
2025Chattanooga8WRYr 3
2026Southern Miss8WRJr. (Yr 4)5′11″200

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Chattanooga (FCS)480.3228th (n=1040)0.4615.17%
2026Southern Miss250.5565th (n=829)0.4313.86%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Southern Miss 6 games, 17 catches, 271 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 5vs.Alcorn StateW 49–⁠333801
Sep 12atAuburnL 8–⁠434270–
Sep 19vs.UConnL 20–⁠484360–
Sep 26atTulaneL 21–⁠2447502
Oct 6atTroyL 34–⁠551751–
Oct 17vs.Arkansas StateL 13–⁠231200–
2025 Chattanooga 11 games, 27 catches, 345 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 6atTennessee TechL 17–⁠454470–
Sep 13vs.StetsonW 63–⁠01−203
Sep 20atTarleton StateL 24–⁠523320–
Sep 27vs.The CitadelL 10–⁠281170–
Oct 4atVMIW 21–⁠141901
Oct 18vs.East Tennessee StateW 42–⁠383760–
Oct 25atSamfordW 49–⁠1349312
Nov 1vs.Western CarolinaL 28–⁠351601
Nov 8vs.FurmanW 45–⁠2833101
Nov 15atMercerL 17–⁠632110–
Nov 22atWoffordL 13–⁠3542501
2024 Chattanooga 6 games, 7 returns, 14 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Oct 5atEast Tennessee StateW 17–⁠10130–
Oct 12atFurmanW 41–⁠10170–
Oct 19vs.WoffordW 37–⁠5–––1
Oct 26vs.VMIW 31–⁠10–––2
Nov 9atThe CitadelW 31–⁠7–––2
Nov 16vs.SamfordL 13–⁠36–––2
2023 Chattanooga 1 game, 1 catch, 57 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 16vs.The CitadelW 48–⁠31571–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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