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  • ILB
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Pasco, Washington
    Hometown
  • 6'2
    Height
  • 230
    Weight
  • Chiawana HS
    High School
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AJ Vongphachanh
#10
AJ Vongphachanh
ILB
Position
Senior
Class
Pasco, Washington
Hometown

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Summary

Biography

Has a Super Senior Season Available.

HONORS

Honorable Mention All-Mountain West (2020); Academic All-Mountain West (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022).

2022 (SENIOR SEASON)
Started all 13 games and finished the season leading the team with 101 tackles (36-solo, 65-assist), which included 2.0 sacks and 10.5 tackles for loss, to go along with three pass breakups, three quarterback hurries and two forced fumbles… Tied for the team lead in forced fumbles and was second in tackles for loss… Had four double-digit tackle games during the season, including a season-high 13 stops against Air Force (10/8)… Had 11 tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss, to go along with a forced fumble against Weber State (9/10)… Had 10 tackles, including a career-high-tying 1.0 sacks and a then-career high 2.0 tackles for loss, against UNLV (9/24)… Also had 10 tackles, including a career-high-tying 1.0 sacks and 1.5 tackles for loss, at Wyoming (10/22)… Had nine tackles, including a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss, against Memphis (12/27) in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl… Other forced fumble was against New Mexico (11/5)… Finished the year ninth in the Mountain West and 83rd in the nation in tackles (7.8 pg)… Had nine or more tackles in seven games and at least five stops in all but two games... Earned academic all-MW honors.

2021 (JUNIOR SEASON)
Started all 14 games and finished the season with 55 tackles (18-solo, 37-assist), which included 2.0 sacks and 7.0 tackles for loss, to go along with one fumble recovery… Was sixth on the team in tackles and seventh in tackles for loss… Also tied for second on the team with his one fumble recovery… Had a season-high nine tackles against Boise State (9/25), which included 1.0 tackles for loss… Had a career-high 1.5 tackles for loss against No. 13 BYU… Tied his career high with 1.0 sacks against both New Mexico State (11/6) and No. 19 San Diego State (12/4) in the Mountain West Championship Game… Recovered his first-career fumble against Oregon State (12/18) in the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl… Added seven stops at Air Force (9/18) and six tackles against UNLV (10/16)… Began the season with five tackles at Washington State (9/4)... Earned academic all-Mountain West honors.

2020 (SOPHOMORE SEASON)
Earned honorable mention all-Mountain West honors as he finished the season leading the team with 50 tackles, which included 3.0 sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss, while adding one forced fumble, one safety, one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry… Also tied for the team lead in sacks and tied for third in tackles for loss… Started five of the six games he played in during the season… Ranked seventh in the MW and 65th in the nation in tackles with 8.3 per game… Best game of the year was at Nevada (11/5), as he recorded a career-high 17 tackles, which included a career-high-tying 1.0 sacks and a season-high-tying 1.0 tackles for loss, that resulted in a safety… Those 17 tackles tied for the third most in the MW and tied for 18th nationally… Had nine tackles, including 1.0 sacks, to go along with a pass breakup and quarterback hurry, against New Mexico (11/26)… Also had nine tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss, against Fresno State (11/24)… Added eight stops against Air Force (12/3)… Other sack on the year was at Boise State (10/24) in the season opener… Earned academic all-Mountain West honors.

2019 (FRESHMAN SEASON)
Played in seven games, making his first-career start at Fresno State (11/9)… Finished the season with 17 tackles (7-solo, 10-assist)… Had a season-high five tackles at No. 5 LSU (10/5)… Also had five tackles against both Air Force (10/26) and FS... Earned academic all-Mountain West honors.

HIGH SCHOOL
Three-star recruit that was rated as the 122nd-best linebacker in the country and the 22nd-best overall prospect in the state of Washington by 247Sports.com… Earned
Washington Class 3A/4A first-team all-state honors as a senior at Chiawana High School in Pasco, Washington, after recording 113 tackles, including eight sacks… Also scored nine total touchdowns, including one pick-six… Helped lead the Riverhawks to an 8-3 overall record in 2018, including 7-1 in district play, good enough for first place… Earned all-conference accolades his sophomore, junior and senior seasons at Chiawana HS… Also played baseball for the Riverhawks.

PERSONAL
One of two children of Chith and Mireya Vongphachanh... Last name is pronounced Vong-puh-chawn... Majoring in mechanical engineering.

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