#17

AJ Mayer

QB · Arkansas State · Jr. · #17

Arkansas State 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

AJ Mayer

QB · Arkansas State · Jr · #17

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Miami (OH)7-6HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced
2022Arkansas State3-9HC: Butch Jones · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Arkansas State193948.7%2145.521106.6----
2021Miami (OH)6812554.4%9467.662130.6----
Career8716453.0%1,1607.183124.9----
SeasonTeam
2022Arkansas State321695.32--
2021Miami (OH)26893.41--
Career582584.43--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2022

W 35–33

vs Massachusetts

-3 rush yds (1 car)

Edged out Massachusetts at home in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Operates within the system without forcing anything.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Pocket Passer

Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.

QB

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Austin Aune’s 2021 season.

Austin Aune

60%match

North Texas · 2021

#2

Jordon Brookshire

San Diego State · 2021

53%
#3

Sean Chambers

Wyoming · 2021

52%
#4

Cam Ransom

Georgia Southern · 2021

52%
#5

Austin Aune

North Texas · 2020

52%

Matches Austin on

Height

Differs from Austin on

EPA / dropback (adj) (higher)
INT rate (lower)
TD rate (higher)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Davis Alexander’s path through Portland State.

Davis Alexander

81%match

Portland State · 2021

#2

Max Brown

Charlotte · 2024

80%
#3

Calvin Brownholtz

UTEP · 2022

77%
#4

Kai Horton

Tulane · 2023

73%
#5

Gavin Wimsatt

Jacksonville State · 2025

73%

Matches Davis on

Yards per attempt
Completion %
202020212022

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Braylon Braxton's sophomore season at Tulsa (2022).

Tulsa · 2022

All-Sun Belt
#2

Tucker Gleason

Toledo · 2022

All-MAC
61%
#3

Austin Aune

North Texas · 2021

61%
#4

Billy Wiles

Southern Miss · 2023

61%
#5

Ben Wooldridge

Louisiana · 2022

All-Sun Belt
60%

Matches Braylon on

Height

Differs from Braylon on

Class year (lower)
EPA / dropback (adj) (higher)
Completion % (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like AJ Mayer

#1

Max Brown

Charlotte · 2024

80%
#2

Thomas Gotkowski

Miami (OH) · 2025

72%
#3

Katravis Marsh

South Florida · 2022

72%
#4

Tommy Ulatowski

Kent State · 2023

68%
#5

Ethan Crawford

Southern Miss · 2024

65%

Development

Development Trajectory · passing yards

2021–2022
9462021
2142022

-77%

Sharp dropoff (-77%) — career inflection point.