#13 A.J. Haulcy Season 2026
2026 NFL Draft – 3rd Round (78th Overall) – Indianapolis Colts
2025 First-Team All-America (Sporting News)
2025 First-Team All-SEC (Coaches, AP)
2024 First-Team All-Big
2024 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week vs. TCU
2024 Jim Thorpe National Defensive Back of the Week vs TCU
2022 Second-Team All-Mountain West
CAREER
Made the most of his only season at LSU, earning first-team All-America honors from the Sporting News in 2025 … Also a first-team All-SEC selection … Finished second on the team in total tackles with 88 which included 4 consecutive games with double-digit tackles (13 at Ole Miss, 12 vs. South Carolina, 13 at Vanderbilt, 13 vs. Texas A&M) … Added a team-best 3 interceptions and broke up 4 passes for a LSU secondary that ranked No. 3 in the SEC in pass efficiency … LSU was the only team in the SEC to have more interceptions (17) that touchdown passes allowed (14) in 2025 … Joined the Tigers after 2 years as a starter in the secondary at Houston … Played first season at New Mexico … For career, appeared in 48 games with 44 starts … 347 career tackles, including 203 solo stops … 4.5 tackles for loss, 10 interceptions and 19 pass breakups for his career … Started at safety against LSU while at New Mexico in 2022, recording 10 tackles in a 38-0 loss in Tiger Stadium.
SENIOR SEASON (2025 at LSU)
Finished second on the team in total tackles with 88 … four-game stretch with double-digit tackles against Ole Miss (13), South Carolina (12), Vanderbilt (13) and Texas A&M (12) … Led the Tigers with 3 interceptions and added 4 pass breakups … Helped LSU finish No. 3 in the SEC in pass efficiency defense … Named a First Team All-American by Sporting News … Named to First-team All-SEC Honors.
JUNIOR SEASON (2024 at Houston)
First-Team All-Big 12 … Started all 12 games at safety for the Cougars … Finished with 74 tackles, 43 solo tackles, and 8 pass deflections … Had 2 interceptions in a road win at TCU … Named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week and Thorpe Award National Defensive Back of the Week at TCU when he recorded 7 tackles and had a pair of interceptions in 30-19 win … Had 11 tackles against both Oklahoma and Cincinnati … Led the Big 12 with 5 interceptions … Earned First Team All-Big 12 honors.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2023 at Houston)
Started and played in all 12 games … Recorded 98 tackles and 1 tackle for loss … Had 1 forced fumble in the season finale against UCF … Had a team high 15 tackles in a win against West Virginia … Had 3 pass deflections on the season.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2022 at New Mexico)
Appeared in all 12 games with 9 starts at New Mexico … Recorded 87 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, and led team with 2 interceptions …. Added 3 pass breakups … Recorded his first collegiate interception and forced fumble in a win against UTEP… Posted 24 tackles against Fresno State … Named to the Pro Football Focus True Freshman All-America team, making him the first-ever player from New Mexico to receive the honor … Named to Second-team All-Mountain West.
AJ Haulcy’s Career Highs
Tackles: 24 vs. Fresno State, 2022
Tackles for Loss: 1, 2x (Last: at New Mexico State, 2022)
Sacks: 0
Interceptions: 2 vs TCU, 2023