DescriptionThis exploratory study examines aggressive behavior and alcohol use among college athletes. Scholars have been investigating the problem of off-field aggressive behavior among athletes for several decades and recent media coverage of college and professional athletes as perpetrators of interpersonal violence has put the issue of aggression and sports in the national spotlight. Another persistent concern is the heavy alcohol use of college athletes. Athletes drink more often, have more binge-drinking episodes and more negative alcohol-related consequences than their non-athletic peers. Scientists have conducted numerous empirical investigations of the relationship between aggression and alcohol misuse, and findings support the existence of an enduring connection between the two behaviors. This study employed a person-centered statistical technique, Latent Profile Analysis (LPA), to determine if homogeneous profiles of aggressive behavior and alcohol use could be detected in a heterogeneous sample of 276 college athletes. The analysis identified six profiles ranging in behavioral severity from low aggressive/low drinkers to highly aggressive/high drinkers. A subsequent analysis of the demographic characteristics of each profile found significant differences among some of the profiles in their composition of first-year and second-year students. There were also significant differences among some of the profiles based on gender. These findings have implications for the implementation of tailored prevention and intervention strategies based on each group’s unique characteristics. Colleges and universities are the primary recruiting source for professional sports teams and are uniquely positioned to address problem behaviors before athletes fully enter the national spotlight. Creating customized, effective and efficient behavioral health programs that meet the needs of student-athletes could enhance their well-being and elevate their potential for positive contributions to the communities they inhabit.