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

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 50NCAT
  2. 0@UCF
  3. -1ODU
  4. 51@JMU

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, 2025

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2023Maine11100.01313.000
2024Merrimack9215459.71,1207.382
2025Merrimack15931051.31,8466.097
2026Georgia State91752.91005.901
Career26148254.13,0796.41710

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Maine284.0012
2024Merrimack1285684.4234
2025Merrimack1938564.4732
2026Georgia State11474.3217
Career3341,4794.41134

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Maine2QBRS
2023Maine2QBFr.
2024Merrimack2QBSo.
2025Merrimack2QBJr.
2026Georgia State2QBSr.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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023Maine (FCS)30.08––0.2–
2024Merrimack (FCS)2260.3566th (n=238)0.3078.237%
2025Merrimack (FCS)4690.1318th (n=314)0.2462.362%
2026Georgia State260.22––5.87%

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
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.North Carolina A&TW 59–⁠1057500028
Sep 19atUCFL 30–⁠4402001–
Sep 26vs.Northern IllinoisW 35–⁠14–––––3
Oct 3vs.Old DominionW 42–⁠1014−10013
Oct 17atJames MadisonL 22–⁠493451003
2025 Merrimack 12 games, 1,846 passing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30atKent StateL 17–⁠21153117610103
Sep 6vs.Saint AnselmW 31–⁠620272391038
Sep 13atKennesaw StateL 13–⁠2712231810062
Sep 20vs.Central ConnecticutW 16–⁠1412291240271
Sep 27atStony BrookL 10–⁠35622601066
Oct 4vs.Robert MorrisW 24–⁠7513730120
Oct 11vs.MaineL 13–⁠20141912910131
Oct 18atHarvardL 7–⁠3113261180173
Nov 1atColgateL 20–⁠2321312370235
Nov 8atNew HavenL 31–⁠4110191721111
Nov 15atSacred HeartL 37–⁠42204017020169
Nov 22vs.FordhamW 27–⁠2611301672077
2024 Merrimack 11 games, 1,120 passing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31atAir ForceL 6–⁠2139291015
Sep 7atUConnL 17–⁠632860013
Sep 14atBucknellW 31–⁠2111151471031
Sep 21vs.MaineL 15–⁠2651230003
Sep 28vs.DartmouthL 14–⁠161215990021
Oct 12atMorgan StateW 32–⁠2458650066
Oct 19vs.StonehillW 48–⁠28814942051
Oct 26vs.ColgateW 51–⁠17152029230103
Nov 2atRobert MorrisL 0–⁠69171170054
Nov 16vs.Sacred HeartL 20–⁠3110211100275
Nov 23atFordhamW 19–⁠3121513110136
2023 Maine 1 game, 13 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 30vs.Stony BrookW 56–⁠281113008

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

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