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Southern Miss · Through Week 8

AJ Little

#8 · WR · Fr. · 5'11" · 200 lbs · Macon, MS

#148

of 368 wide receivers · Top 40%

+0.46

points added per game vs an average WR

Receiving +0.466 games
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What the numbers say about AJ

  • •Best among 286 qualified wide receivers on 2nd down (+2.16 points per play).
  • •Heating up: +0.95 points per play over his last three games, up from +0.78 for the season.
  • •Top 6% of wide receivers in yards per target (12.2).

Against every FBS WR

Where he ranks among qualified players at his position.

  • EPA per target0.69Top 21%
  • Target success rate59.1%Top 16%
  • Catch rate72.7%Top 18%
  • Yards per target12.2Top 6%
  • Average depth of target11.3Top 20%
  • Yards after catch5.4Top 35%
  • Target share11.1%Bottom 9%

What he does best

  • Yards per target (Top 6%)
  • Target success rate (Top 16%)
  • Catch rate (Top 18%)

What to work on

  • Yards after catch (Top 35%, his lowest mark)
  • EPA per target (Top 21%, his lowest mark)
  • 1st down (+0.20 per play, vs +2.16 2nd down)

No true weak spots at his position, so these are his lowest marks.

Coaching notes

  • By down. Best: 2nd down (+2.16 per play). Toughest: 1st down (+0.20).
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Situational splits

Points added per play (adjusted for opponents) and success rate in each situation.

By down

  • 1st down+0.20 EPA · 60% succ · 10 plays
  • 2nd down+2.16 EPA · 88% succ · 8 plays
  • 3rd/4th down-1.06 EPA · 0% succ · 4 plays

Standard vs passing downs

  • Standard downs+0.60 EPA · 73% succ · 15 plays
  • Passing downs+0.85 EPA · 29% succ · 7 plays

Red zone

  • Red zone-3.42 EPA · 0% succ · 1 plays

Against top defenses

  • vs everyone else+0.71 EPA · 56% succ · 18 plays
  • vs top-40 defenses+0.56 EPA · 75% succ · 4 plays

Short vs deep

  • Short targets+0.23 EPA · 55% succ · 20 plays
  • Deep targets+5.25 EPA · 100% succ · 2 plays

Season stats

TgtRecCatch%Rec YdsY/TgtRec TDaDOTYACTgt Shr
221672.7%26812.2111.35.411.1%

Game log

WkOpponentReceivingEPA/play
1vsAlcorn State2/2, 35 yds, 0 TD+0.74
2atAuburn4/4, 27 yds, 0 TD+0.56
3vsUConn4/4, 36 yds, 0 TD+0.52
4atTulane4/7, 75 yds, 0 TD+0.86
6atTroy1/4, 75 yds, 1 TD+0.43
7vsArkansas State1/1, 20 yds, 0 TD+1.55