AJ Pigford

Height:
6-3
Weight:
230
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Snellville, Ga.
High School:
South Gwinnett

Awards:
Ivy Rookie of the Week (Oct. 14, Oct. 21, 2024)

2024: Played in every game, contributing 22 tackles and 4.5 sacks … Had three tackles for a loss including first full sack at No. 7 Mercer (Oct. 12) … Dropped in another sack vs. Brown (Oct. 18) …. Corralled another sack at Yale (Nov. 16) … Finished season with eight tackles, two for loss and a sack vs. Penn (Nov. 23).

Before Princeton:
High School: Honorable Mention All-State twice … Three-time All-County including two first-team honors along with three All-Region accolades … Edge Rusher of the Year (2023) … Kevin Maloof Award twice … MaxPreps Player of the Week 18 times … Gwinnet Player of the Month in August of 2023 … Recruit Georgia Player of the Week twice … Graduated as the school’s all-time sack leader with 28 … Won the team Defensive Player of the Year award three times … Earned the team’s MVP and was the Senior Captain Award … Team’s Player of the Week 20 times … Lettered in basketball … Member of the Black Excellence Organization, Student Council, BETA Club, Comet Coalition, Student Officer Society and Business Entrepreneurship and Hospitality Academy … Principal’s A List … PBIS Student of the Year and B.E.H. Academy Student of the Year in 2024.

Personal: Son of Tamika and Adrian Pigford.