Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/15Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 15 inside-the-5 carries (20.0%).
AJ Mayer
AJ Mayer: QB · Arkansas State · #17.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
AJ Mayer
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. First career honor, 2020: MAC Offensive Player of the Week. On tape: 155 passing yards and 30 rushing yards against Louisiana, Week 8, 2022.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Arkansas State | 19 | 39 | 48.7% | 214 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | 106.6 | -- |
| 2021 | Miami (OH) | 68 | 125 | 54.4% | 946 | 7.6 | 6 | 2 | 130.6 | 54 |
| 2020 | Miami (OH) | 23 | 49 | 46.9% | 328 | 6.7 | 4 | 1 | 126.0 | 51 |
| 2019 | Miami (OH) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 110 | 213 | 51.6% | 1,488 | 7.0 | 12 | 4 | 125.2 | 53 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Arkansas State | 32 | 169 | 5.3 | 2 | 28 |
| 2021 | Miami (OH) | 26 | 89 | 3.4 | 1 | 21 |
| 2020 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 13 |
| 2019 | Miami (OH) | 3 | −11 | −3.7 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 68 | 248 | 3.6 | 3 | 28 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 58-3vs Grambling | 5/6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | 12.3 | |
| Wk 2 | L 12-45@ No. 3 Ohio State | 5/8 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | 7.1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 32-44@ Memphis | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | L 26-29@ Old Dominion | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-28vs UL Monroe | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-42vs James Madison | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | L 18-38@ Louisiana | 8/23 | 155 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | 27.0 | Season-high 155 yds |
| Wk 11 | W 35-33vs Massachusetts | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | L 19-48vs Troy | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 100.0 | |
| Total | 19/39 | 214 | 2 | 1 | 5.5 | — |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2022
W 58-3
vs Grambling
74 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · 23 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 12.3
Dominant 55-point win at home against Grambling.
With J. Lang — 124 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD · 1 rec · 23 yds · J. Blackman — 210 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 97.8 · 11 rush yds (2 car) · 2 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Grambling · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA −4.21AJ Mayer run for a loss of 1 yard to the Gramb 2
- Week 8 · Louisiana · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +3.80AJ Mayer pass complete to Daverrick Jenkins for 53 yds to the LaLaf 27 for a
- Week 2 · Ohio State · 3rd and 11 · Q4 · EPA +2.92AJ Mayer pass complete to Jaden Milliner for 18 yds to the OhSt 27 for a
- Week 4 · Old Dominion · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.85AJ Mayer 23 Yd Run
- Week 1 · Grambling · 4th and 5 · Q4 · EPA +2.78AJ Mayer run for 28 yds to the Gramb 10 for a
- Week 8 · Louisiana · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.74AJ Mayer pass complete to Seydou Traore for 27 yds for a TD, (Dominic Zvada PAT BLOCKED)
4 more plays
- Week 13 · Troy · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.45Mayer to Tyler: a 1-yard pass.
- Week 8 · Louisiana · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.11AJ Mayer pass complete to Jeff Foreman for 38 yds to the LaLaf 22 for a
- Week 1 · Grambling · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.05AJ Mayer run for 10 yds to the Gramb 35 for a
- Week 2 · Ohio State · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA −1.72AJ Mayer pass complete to Ja'Quez Cross for a loss of 3 yards to the OhSt 45
Teams and coaches
2019Miami (OH)8-6HC: Chuck Martin · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2020Miami (OH)2-1HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2021Miami (OH)7-6HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced
2022Arkansas State3-9HC: Butch Jones · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 47.5 | 0.2 | 5.6 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 9.7 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 52.0 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Pass share
51.6%
396 pass / 372 run
Plays / game
64.0
12 games
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
39 pass attempts and 32 carries in 9 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons, two schools
- 2022 Arkansas State JonesYear 4 · 9 games
- Jan 2022 Entered the transfer portal
- 2021 Miami (OH) MartinYear 3 · 7 games
- 2020 Miami (OH) MartinYear 2 · 2 games
- 2019 Miami (OH) MartinYear 1 · 3 games
Moves
- Entered the transfer portal from Miami (OH), Jan 26, 2022.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Miami (OH) and Arkansas State, 1,488 passing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 21 games over four seasons.
2022 9 games
- Entered the portalfrom Miami (OH)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
2 coaches2019–2021
Miami (OH)
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Chuck Martin and Butch Jones.