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AJ Newberry

Class  RS JR/TRFrom  Vanderbilt (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'1" · 199 lbHometown  Grand Prairie, TX · South Grand Prairie

Depth-chart placement

Current role

RB2

Placement

Backup

Room

Running Back

Experience

4-JR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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RB room context

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AJ Newberry holds the RB · Backup spot in Oregon State Beavers’s running back room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

RB · StarterCornell Hatcher Jr.Starter

RB · BackupAJ NewberryBackup

Transfer history

2026Vanderbilt→Oregon State Beavers

Background & career

AJ Newberry is a running back from Grand Prairie, Texas who transfers to Oregon State as a redshirt junior. A unanimous three-star prospect at South Grand Prairie High School, he was rated the No. 35 running back in his class by Rivals and surpassed 2,000 yards of total offense with 24 touchdowns as a senior. At Vanderbilt, Newberry appeared in 26 games over three seasons with one start, accumulating 338 rushing yards on 79 attempts and six touchdowns, adding nine receptions for 152 yards and two scores. In 2024, he posted 185 yards on 41 carries with three touchdowns and seven receptions for 134 yards and two scores.

Vanderbiltthrough 2025

Oregon State2026 — present

Previous schoolVanderbiltRecruiting3-star · No. 958 nationalOriginGrand Prairie, TX · South Grand Prairie