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AJ Hairston Jr

QB · Merrimack

AJ Hairston Jr

QB · #8 · Merrimack

Profile

Measurements: 6'3" · 215 lb
Seasons: 3
Recruiting: ★★★☆☆ · 0.8269
Class rank: #2345 · 2024
Hometown: Pompano Beach, FL
High school: Monarch

Previously at Massachusetts.

Career

2,029 Pass yds · 13 TD · 8 Int · 52.1 Cmp% · 85 Rush yds

On a roster 2024–2026. Statistics held for 2024–2026.

2026

Merrimack

Touchdowns and giveaways

TouchdownsGiveaways

−1

−2

Total yards

144

138

211

119

Passing yards300 total yds

145

214

Rushing yards100 total yds

−8

−1

−3

Completion %

@ Delaware

Rhode Island

@ Maine

@ Tarleton State

New Haven

@ Yale

@ Dartmouth

New Hampshire

Wagner

@ Wake Forest

@ Monmouth

Sacred Heart

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Fixtures still to play are faint — an empty column under a bold or plain opponent is a game he did not appear in. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

592 Pass yds · 4 TD · 4 Int · 55.6 Cmp% · 87 Rush yds

Passing

Wk	Opponent	Result	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
4	vs New Haven	W 17–10	6/8	85	10.6	1	0	—
3	@ Tarleton State	L 20–45	17/32	214	6.7	3	1	—
2	@ Maine	W 23–14	9/16	73	4.6	0	1	—
1	@ Delaware	L 7–42	11/20	75	3.8	0	1	--
1	vs Rhode Island	L 7–34	12/23	145	6.3	0	1	—

Rushing

Wk	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
4	vs New Haven	W 17–10	9	34	3.8	11
3	@ Tarleton State	L 20–45	9	-3	-0.3	20
2	@ Maine	W 23–14	10	65	6.5	25
1	@ Delaware	L 7–42	4	-8	-2.0	6
1	vs Rhode Island	L 7–34	5	-1	-0.2	7

Fumbles

Wk	Opponent	Result	FUM	LOST
3	@ Tarleton State	L 20–45	1	1
2	@ Maine	W 23–14	2	1
1	vs Rhode Island	L 7–34	1	1

2025

Massachusetts

Touchdowns and giveaways

TouchdownsGiveaways

−1

Total yards

106

198

119

205

114

Passing yards300 total yds

131

227

119

176

Rushing yards100 total yds

−15

−25

−29

−1

Completion %

Temple

Bryant

@ Iowa

@ Missouri

Western Michigan

@ Kent State

Buffalo

@ Central Michigan

@ Akron

Northern Illinois

@ Ohio

Bowling Green

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

957 Pass yds · 4 TD · 4 Int · 49.5 Cmp% · 3 Rush yds

Passing

Wk	Opponent	Result	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
13	@ Ohio	L 14–42	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	97.8
12	vs Northern Illinois	L 3–45	13/21	91	4.3	0	0	28.1
11	@ Akron	L 10–44	12/20	54	2.7	1	0	24.9
9	@ Central Michigan	L 13–38	21/51	176	3.5	0	1	11.5
8	vs Buffalo	L 21–28	6/14	119	8.5	2	0	31.4
7	@ Kent State	L 6–42	26/48	227	4.7	0	1	12.7
6	vs Western Michigan	L 3–21	11/18	131	7.3	0	1	5.2
5	@ Missouri	L 6–42	11/31	75	2.4	1	1	16.7
3	@ Iowa	L 7–47	4/8	56	7.0	0	0	38.1
2	vs Bryant	L 26–27	3/4	28	7.0	0	0	25.9

Rushing

Wk	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
13	@ Ohio	L 14–42	1	19	19.0	19
12	vs Northern Illinois	L 3–45	3	23	7.7	23
11	@ Akron	L 10–44	2	-1	-0.5	6
9	@ Central Michigan	L 13–38	9	29	3.2	21
8	vs Buffalo	L 21–28	13	0	0.0	21
7	@ Kent State	L 6–42	7	-29	-4.1	4
6	vs Western Michigan	L 3–21	5	-25	-5.0	2
5	@ Missouri	L 6–42	1	-15	-15.0	0
3	@ Iowa	L 7–47	1	2	2.0	2
2	vs Bryant	L 26–27	1	0	0.0	0

Receiving

Wk	Opponent	Result	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
12	vs Northern Illinois	L 3–45	1	5	5.0	0	5
7	@ Kent State	L 6–42	1	-13	-13.0	0	0

Fumbles

Wk	Opponent	Result	FUM	LOST	REC
7	@ Kent State	L 6–42	1	0	0

2024

Massachusetts

Touchdowns and giveaways

TouchdownsGiveaways

−1

Total yards

170

106

143

Passing yards300 total yds

163

121

134

Rushing yards100 total yds

−6

−15

Completion %

Eastern Michigan

@ Toledo

@ Buffalo

Central Connecticut

@ Miami (OH)

@ Northern Illinois

Missouri

Wagner

@ Mississippi State

Liberty

@ Georgia

UConn

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

480 Pass yds · 5 TD · 0 Int · 54.8 Cmp% · -5 Rush yds

Passing

Wk	Opponent	Result	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
14	vs UConn	L 42–47	13/21	134	6.4	3	77.0
13	@ Georgia	L 21–59	7/16	121	7.6	1	78.0
12	vs Liberty	L 34–35	13/25	163	6.5	0	43.8
10	@ Mississippi State	L 20–45	7/11	62	5.6	1	25.8

Rushing

Wk	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
14	vs UConn	L 42–47	4	9	2.3	0	7
13	@ Georgia	L 21–59	9	-15	-1.7	0	10
12	vs Liberty	L 34–35	6	7	1.2	1	5
10	@ Mississippi State	L 20–45	5	-6	-1.2	0	3

Fumbles

Wk	Opponent	Result	FUM	LOST	REC
14	vs UConn	L 42–47	1	0	0
13	@ Georgia	L 21–59	2	1	0

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