Quarterback, Georgia State (from Maine, Merrimack), 2022–26
Ayden Pereira
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Auburn, NH
Ayden Pereira plays quarterback for Georgia State, after Maine (2022–23) and Merrimack (2024–25). Last time out, at James Madison: 3 of 4, 51 yards; 3 carries, 3 yards, 1 TD.
2026 so far
100 passing yards
Last game: 3 of 4, 51 yards; 3 carries, 3 yards, 1 TD at James Madison, L 22–49
Next game: at Arkansas State, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
292passing yards, career highvs. Colgate, 20243touchdown passes, career highvs. Colgate, 2024169rushing yards, career highat Sacred Heart, 20252rushing touchdowns, career highat Sacred Heart, 2025Passing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Maine | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Merrimack | 92 | 154 | 59.7 | 1,120 | 7.3 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | Merrimack | 159 | 310 | 51.3 | 1,846 | 6.0 | 9 | 7 |
| 2026 | Georgia State | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 100 | 5.9 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 261 | 482 | 54.1 | 3,079 | 6.4 | 17 | 10 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Maine | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2024 | Merrimack | 128 | 568 | 4.4 | 2 | 34 |
| 2025 | Merrimack | 193 | 856 | 4.4 | 7 | 32 |
| 2026 | Georgia State | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 2 | 17 |
| Career | 334 | 1,479 | 4.4 | 11 | 34 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Maine | 2 | QB | RS | ||
| 2023 | Maine | 2 | QB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Merrimack | 2 | QB | So. | ||
| 2025 | Merrimack | 2 | QB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Georgia State | 2 | QB | Sr. | 5′11″ | 205 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Maine (FCS) | 3 | 0.08 | – | – | 0.2 | – |
| 2024 | Merrimack (FCS) | 226 | 0.35 | 66th (n=238) | 0.30 | 78.2 | 37% |
| 2025 | Merrimack (FCS) | 469 | 0.13 | 18th (n=314) | 0.24 | 62.3 | 62% |
| 2026 | Georgia State | 26 | 0.22 | – | – | 5.8 | 7% |
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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2026 Georgia State 5 games, 100 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 59–10 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Sep 19 | at | L 30–44 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 35–14 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 42–10 | 1 | 4 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Oct 17 | at | L 22–49 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2025 Merrimack 12 games, 1,846 passing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at | L 17–21 | 15 | 31 | 176 | 1 | 0 | 103 |
| Sep 6 | vs.Saint Anselm | W 31–6 | 20 | 27 | 239 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| Sep 13 | at | L 13–27 | 12 | 23 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 16–14 | 12 | 29 | 124 | 0 | 2 | 71 |
| Sep 27 | at | L 10–35 | 6 | 22 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 66 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 24–7 | 5 | 13 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | L 13–20 | 14 | 19 | 129 | 1 | 0 | 131 |
| Oct 18 | at | L 7–31 | 13 | 26 | 118 | 0 | 1 | 73 |
| Nov 1 | at | L 20–23 | 21 | 31 | 237 | 0 | 2 | 35 |
| Nov 8 | at | L 31–41 | 10 | 19 | 172 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Nov 15 | at | L 37–42 | 20 | 40 | 170 | 2 | 0 | 169 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 27–26 | 11 | 30 | 167 | 2 | 0 | 77 |
2024 Merrimack 11 games, 1,120 passing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 6–21 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Sep 7 | at | L 17–63 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Sep 14 | at | W 31–21 | 11 | 15 | 147 | 1 | 0 | 31 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | L 15–26 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | L 14–16 | 12 | 15 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Oct 12 | at | W 32–24 | 5 | 8 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 48–28 | 8 | 14 | 94 | 2 | 0 | 51 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 51–17 | 15 | 20 | 292 | 3 | 0 | 103 |
| Nov 2 | at | L 0–6 | 9 | 17 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | L 20–31 | 10 | 21 | 110 | 0 | 2 | 75 |
| Nov 23 | at | W 19–3 | 12 | 15 | 131 | 1 | 0 | 136 |
2023 Maine 1 game, 13 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 56–28 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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