Last confirmed: Syracuse, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · Bethlehem, PA
AJ Long: QB · Syracuse · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
AJ Long
Operates within the system without forcing anything. On tape: 307 passing yards and 2 passing TD against NC State, Week 10, 2014.
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
Checkdown vs gunslinger · 3rd-and-long
Where the completions actually land
45.8% completion on 3rd-and-8+, but only 21.9% conversion-per-dropback — 36.4% of completions land short of the sticks.
Where completions land is fact — whether incompletions were aimed deep is intent, not recorded here, so this card counts completions only. checkdown by design
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2 of the team's 23 inside-the-5 carries (8.7%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Roundtable Oct 23
Syracuse.com Oct 15
247Sports Oct 7Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Syracuse | 89 | 165 | 53.9% | 935 | 5.7 | 4 | 8 | 99.8 | 39 |
| Career | 89 | 165 | 53.9% | 935 | 5.7 | 4 | 8 | 99.8 | 39 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Syracuse | 45 | −4 | −0.1 | 2 |
| Career | 45 | −4 | −0.1 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2014 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 7 | L 20-38vs No. 1 Florida State | 16/27 | 167 | 2 | 2 | 6.2 | 49.8 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-7@ Wake Forest | 22/32 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 54.2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 6-16@ No. 21 Clemson | 12/27 | 82 | 0 | 2 | 3.0 | 1.6 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-24vs NC State | 22/42 | 307 | 2 | 2 | 7.3 | 35.3 | Season-high 307 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 7-30@ Pittsburgh | 10/19 | 149 | 0 | 1 | 7.8 | 58.2 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-28@ Boston College | 7/18 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 3.3 | 9.0 | |
| Total | 89/165 | 935 | 4 | 8 | 5.7 | — |
Week 7 · 2014
L 20-38
The plays that mattered most
Splits · Per-game
2014 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 237 | 2.0 | 6.8 | 2.0 |
| Road4g | 115 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 167 | 2.0 | 6.2 | 2.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 154 | 0.4 | 5.3 | 1.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Shafer
Pass share
47.5%
382 pass / 422 run
Plays / game
67.0
12 games
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2014
About as many passes and runs a game as a typical FBS quarterback who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at Syracuse, 935 passing yards — his college career is complete.
