Quarterback, Arkansas State (from Miami (OH)), 2018–⁠22

A.J. Mayer

Number
No. 17
Height
6′3″
Weight
231 lb
Class (2022)
Junior
Hometown
Edgewood, KY

A.J. Mayer played quarterback at Miami (OH) (2018–⁠21) and Arkansas State (2022).

Career highs

259passing yards, career highat Eastern Michigan, 20213touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. Akron, 2021

Team titles: MAC champions, 2019

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2020Miami (OH)234946.93286.741
2021Miami (OH)6812554.49467.662
2022Arkansas State193948.72145.521
Career11021351.61,4887.0124

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Miami (OH)3−11−3.702
2020Miami (OH)710.1013
2021Miami (OH)26893.4121
2022Arkansas State321695.3228
Career682483.6328

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Miami (OH)17QBYr 1
2020Miami (OH)17QBYr 2
2021Miami (OH)17QBYr 3
2022Arkansas State17QBJr. (Yr 4)6′3″231

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. pass
2019Miami (OH)3-0.67––-2.0––
2020Miami (OH)520.30––15.540%0.43
2021Miami (OH)1500.3247th (n=145)0.3347.634%0.32
2022Arkansas State700.20––14.212%–

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

2022 Arkansas State 9 games, 169 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.GramblingW 58–⁠356230074
Sep 10atOhio StateL 12–⁠4558350012
Sep 17atMemphisL 32–⁠44–––––3
Sep 24atOld DominionL 26–⁠29–––––46
Oct 1vs.UL MonroeW 45–⁠28010002
Oct 8vs.James MadisonL 20–⁠42–––––5
Oct 22atLouisianaL 18–⁠388231551130
Nov 12vs.MassachusettsW 35–⁠33–––––−3
Nov 26vs.TroyL 19–⁠4811110–
2021 Miami (OH) 7 games, 946 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4atCincinnatiL 14–⁠499281090012
Sep 11atMinnesotaL 26–⁠312236007
Sep 18vs.Long Island UniversityW 42–⁠78912310–
Sep 25atArmyL 10–⁠231211014
Oct 2vs.Central MichiganW 28–⁠1713181792110
Oct 9atEastern MichiganL 12–⁠1316392590034
Oct 16vs.AkronW 34–⁠2119272293022
2020 Miami (OH) 2 games, 328 passing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Nov 4vs.Ball StateW 38–⁠311624212300
Nov 10atBuffaloL 10–⁠42725116111
2019 Miami (OH) 3 games, −11 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 7vs.Tennessee TechW 48–⁠17–––––−3
Sep 21atOhio StateL 5–⁠76–––––2
Dec 7vs.Central MichiganW 26–⁠21–––––−10

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

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