Linebacker, Rhode Island, 2021–25
A.J. Pena
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 243 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Branchburg, NJ
A.J. Pena played linebacker at Rhode Island (2021–25).
Team titles: Coastal Athletic Association Football champions, 2024 and 2025
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Rhode Island | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023* | Rhode Island | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Rhode Island | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Rhode Island | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Rhode Island | 8 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Rhode Island | 8 | LB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Rhode Island | 8 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Rhode Island | 8 | LB | Sr. | 6′2″ | 243 |
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.
Game by game
2025 Rhode Island 1 game, 6 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | at Western Michigan | L 14–47 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Rhode Island 1 game, 7 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Minnesota | L 0–48 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Rhode Island 2 games, 4 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Georgia State | L 35–42 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at UAlbany | L 10–35 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2022 Rhode Island 2 games, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | at Pittsburgh | L 24–45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.UAlbany | W 35–21 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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