A. J. Haulcy

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A. J. Haulcy
Houston CougarsNo. 24
Position Defensive back
ClassSophomore
Personal information
Born: (2004-01-10) January 10, 2004 (age 20)
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career history
College
High school Thurgood Marshall
(Missouri City, Texas)
Career highlights and awards

Adari "A. J." Haulcy (born January 10, 2004) is an American football safety who plays for the Houston Cougars. He previously played for the New Mexico Lobos.

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Early life and high school

Haulcy grew up in Missouri City, Texas and attended Thurgood Marshall High School. [1] He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at New Mexico over offers from Houston Christian, Incarnate Word, Kansas, Louisiana, Southeastern Louisiana and Texas Southern. [2] [3]

College career

New Mexico

During Haulcy's true freshman season in 2022, he played in all 12 games and started the last nine of them. He finished the season with 87 total tackles, 38 solo stops, 49 assisted tackles, three tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and two interceptions. [4] Haulcy was also named to the Pro Football Focus True Freshman All-America team which makes him the first ever player from New Mexico to receive the honor. [5]

On December 8, 2022, Haulcy announced that he would be entering the transfer portal. [6] On December 31, 2022, he announced that he would be transferring to Houston. [7]

Houston

During the 2023 season, Haulcy made his debut game at Houston in the Week 1 game against UTSA where he completed 5 tackles and 3 solo stops. [8]

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References

  1. "Boys athlete of the week: Adari Haulcy, Fort Bend Marshall". Houston Chronicle . October 18, 2021.
  2. "Adari Haulcy, Fort Bend Marshall, Safety". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  3. Navarro, Manny (October 27, 2022). "The True Freshman Report: New Mexico's A.J. Haulcy has gone from ballhawk to tackling machine". The Athletic .
  4. "A.J. Haulcy 2022 Gamelog". Sports Reference . Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  5. "Freshman Haulcy hauls in biggest of Lobo football's postseason honors". Albuquerque Journal . November 29, 2022.
  6. Backus, Will (December 9, 2022). "New Mexico safety A.J. Haulcy, a freshman All-American, enters NCAA transfer portal". 247sports.com.
  7. Wright, Rick (December 31, 2022). "Former Lobo A.J. Haulcy commits to Houston". Albuquerque Journal .
  8. Schofield, Jimmy (September 3, 2023). "Cougars open Big12 era with a 17-14 win". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.