Quarterback, UAB (from Middle Tennessee), 2014–⁠18

A.J. Erdely

Number
No. 11
Height
6′4″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Cumming, GA

A.J. Erdely played quarterback at Middle Tennessee (2014) and UAB (2017–⁠18).

Career highs

321passing yards, career highat North Texas, 20174touchdown passes, career highat North Texas, 20173rushing touchdowns, career highat Ball State, 2017

Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2018

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2014Middle Tennessee010.000.000
2017UAB20533860.72,3316.9164
2018UAB11219956.31,5307.777
Career31753858.93,8617.22311

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Middle Tennessee7294.1111
2017UAB1223202.61341
2018UAB842573.1538
Career2136062.81941

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Middle Tennessee11QBYr 1
2017UAB11QBYr 4
2018UAB11QBSr. (Yr 5)6′4″220

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2014Middle Tennessee80.32––2.6–––
2017UAB4590.2342nd (n=160)0.25103.252%0.210.24
2018UAB2790.2342nd (n=160)0.2663.146%0.180.20

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 UAB 10 games, 1,530 passing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.Savannah StateW 52–⁠022282282116
Sep 8atCoastal CarolinaL 24–⁠4712261490168
Sep 15vs.TulaneW 31–⁠2412271801253
Sep 29vs.CharlotteW 28–⁠713162141021
Oct 6atLouisiana TechW 28–⁠78241361176
Oct 13atRiceW 42–⁠011172742029
Oct 20vs.North TexasW 29–⁠2114221890023
Oct 27atUTEPW 19–⁠01018790119
Nov 17atTexas A&ML 20–⁠4111−900–
Nov 24atMiddle TennesseeL 3–⁠279209001−48
2017 UAB 13 games, 2,331 passing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.Alabama A&MW 38–⁠711201522021
Sep 9atBall StateL 31–⁠5115241680077
Sep 16vs.Coastal CarolinaW 30–⁠237141020038
Sep 23atNorth TexasL 43–⁠46173632141−1
Oct 7vs.Louisiana TechW 23–⁠22213218800−1
Oct 14vs.Middle TennesseeW 25–⁠2316311741161
Oct 21atCharlotteL 24–⁠2521291821041
Oct 28atSouthern MissW 30–⁠1216292081010
Nov 4vs.RiceW 52–⁠2120211973012
Nov 11atUTSAW 24–⁠19813491126
Nov 18atFloridaL 7–⁠36141917711−24
Nov 25vs.UTEPW 28–⁠715251592029
Dec 22 ✦vs.OhioL 6–⁠4124452540031
2014 Middle Tennessee 5 games, 0 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.Savannah StateW 61–⁠7–––––10
Sep 6atMinnesotaL 24–⁠35–––––1
Nov 1vs.BYUL 7–⁠27–––––7
Nov 15atFlorida InternationalL 28–⁠38–––––11
Nov 29atUTEPL 21–⁠2401000–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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