Running back, Oregon State (from Vanderbilt), 2023–26
A.J. Newberry
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Grand Prairie, TX
A.J. Newberry plays running back for Oregon State, after Vanderbilt (2023–25). Last time out, against Washington State: 11 carries, 105 yards; 5 catches, 120 yards, 1 TD, a career high in receiving yards. Newberry leads Oregon State in rushing yards this season.
2026 so far
431 rushing yards, 3 TD
Last game: 11 carries, 105 yards; 5 catches, 120 yards ★, 1 TD vs. Washington State, W 48–30
Next game: at Fresno State, Oct 31
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
111rushing yards, career highat UTEP, 20262rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Georgia State, 2025120receiving yards, career highvs. Washington State, 2026Rushing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 20 | 96 | 4.8 | 0 | 29 |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 41 | 185 | 4.5 | 3 | 20 |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 18 | 57 | 3.2 | 3 | 16 |
| 2026 | Oregon State | 65 | 431 | 6.6 | 3 | 35 |
| Career | 144 | 769 | 5.3 | 9 | 35 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 134 | 19.1 | 2 | 53 |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2026 | Oregon State | 24 | 288 | 12.0 | 1 | 88 |
| Career | 33 | 440 | 13.3 | 3 | 88 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 23 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 23 | RB | So. | ||
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 23 | RB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Oregon State | 23 | RB | Sr. | 6′1″ | 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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 21 | -0.15 | – | – | -3.1 | 8% | – |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 47 | 0.33 | – | – | 15.3 | 7% | 0.11 |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 22 | 0.01 | – | – | 0.3 | 4% | – |
| 2026 | Oregon State | 96 | 0.43 | 98th (n=478) | 0.10 | 41.6 | 19% | 0.29 |
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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Rushing detail
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oregon State | 56% | 3.80 | 1.20 | 2.10 | 8% |
Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.
Game by game
2026 Oregon State 7 games, 431 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at | L 20–33 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | L 24–35 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 52–17 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at | W 33–7 | 11 | 111 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at | W 56–26 | 15 | 90 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 66–14 | 9 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 48–30 | 11 | 105 | 0 | 5 | 120 | 1 |
2025 Vanderbilt 10 games, 57 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 45–3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 13 | at | W 31–7 | 2 | −2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 70–21 | 4 | 17 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 55–35 | 3 | 26 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 4 | at | L 14–30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 31–24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 17–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 1 | at | L 31–34 | 1 | −3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | W 45–38 | 2 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 45–17 | – | – | – | 1 | 12 | 0 |
2024 Vanderbilt 11 games, 185 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 34–27 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 55–0 | 6 | 54 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 14 | at | L 32–36 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 27–30 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 40–35 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at | W 20–13 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 24–14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | L 24–27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 2 | at | W 17–7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 7–28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | at | L 17–24 | 3 | 22 | 0 | – | – | – |
2023 Vanderbilt 4 games, 96 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28 | at | L 7–33 | 3 | 30 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 15–31 | 4 | 26 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | at | L 6–47 | 12 | 38 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 25 | at | L 24–48 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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