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

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 17@HOU
  2. 8TTU
  3. 45MONT
  4. 111@UTEP
  5. 90@CSU
  6. 55SDSU
  7. 105WSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

111rushing yards, career highat UTEP, 20262rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Georgia State, 2025120receiving yards, career highvs. Washington State, 2026

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Vanderbilt20964.8029
2024Vanderbilt411854.5320
2025Vanderbilt18573.2316
2026Oregon State654316.6335
Career1447695.3935

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Vanderbilt713419.1253
2025Vanderbilt2189.0012
2026Oregon State2428812.0188
Career3344013.3388

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Vanderbilt23RBFr.
2024Vanderbilt23RBSo.
2025Vanderbilt23RBJr.
2026Oregon State23RBSr.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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2023Vanderbilt21-0.15––-3.18%–
2024Vanderbilt470.33––15.37%0.11
2025Vanderbilt220.01––0.34%–
2026Oregon State960.4398th (n=478)0.1041.619%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

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2026Oregon State56%3.801.202.108%

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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5atHoustonL 20–⁠3371712290
Sep 12vs.Texas TechL 24–⁠355805430
Sep 19vs.MontanaW 52–⁠1774504550
Sep 26atUTEPW 33–⁠7111111160
Oct 3atColorado StateW 56–⁠26159005260
Oct 10vs.San Diego StateW 66–⁠149551290
Oct 17vs.Washington StateW 48–⁠3011105051201
2025 Vanderbilt 10 games, 57 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30vs.Charleston SouthernW 45–⁠3221–––
Sep 13atSouth CarolinaW 31–⁠72−20–––
Sep 20vs.Georgia StateW 70–⁠214172–––
Sep 27vs.Utah StateW 55–⁠353260–––
Oct 4atAlabamaL 14–⁠30120–––
Oct 18vs.LSUW 31–⁠24230–––
Oct 25vs.MissouriW 17–⁠10110–––
Nov 1atTexasL 31–⁠341−30160
Nov 8vs.AuburnW 45–⁠382110–––
Nov 22vs.KentuckyW 45–⁠17–––1120
2024 Vanderbilt 11 games, 185 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.Virginia TechW 34–⁠27190–––
Sep 7vs.Alcorn StateW 55–⁠06541–––
Sep 14atGeorgia StateL 32–⁠3631411530
Sep 21atMissouriL 27–⁠306181180
Oct 5vs.AlabamaW 40–⁠3573401140
Oct 12atKentuckyW 20–⁠1361502261
Oct 19vs.Ball StateW 24–⁠14130150
Oct 26vs.TexasL 24–⁠27250–––
Nov 2atAuburnW 17–⁠73701281
Nov 9vs.South CarolinaL 7–⁠28340–––
Nov 23atLSUL 17–⁠243220–––
2023 Vanderbilt 4 games, 96 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 28atOle MissL 7–⁠333300–––
Nov 4vs.AuburnL 15–⁠314260–––
Nov 11atSouth CarolinaL 6–⁠4712380–––
Nov 25atTennesseeL 24–⁠48120–––

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

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