Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2010-2013Alabama
AJ McCarron
QB • 6'4" • Mobile, AL, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
AJ McCarron is a balanced quarterback profile with 10 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
47
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
52
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M
Player Story
AJ McCarron built his college career from 2010 through 2013 as a quarterback from Mobile, AL wearing No. 10, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of AJ McCarron's career was his passing role: 9,019 passing...
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- Committed To
- Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2014
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 24
- Overall
- No. 164
- NFL Team
- Cincinnati Bengals
AJ McCarron, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Alabama. AJ McCarron is a balanced quarterback profile with 10 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 8,955
- Passing yards
- 9,019
- Touchdowns
- 80
Quick Answers
AJ McCarron quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Alabama · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 8,955
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 49 games
- Best season
- 2012 Postseason · Alabama
- Top game
- Texas A&M
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · St. Paul's Episcopal · Alabama
- High school pipeline
- St. Paul's Episcopal · 31 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2014 · Round 5 · Pick 24 · Cincinnati Bengals
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Class 2013
- 2013 Total offense rank
- 3,041 total offense · QB 40th (top 13%) · SEC 5th (top 4%) · National 40th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Postseason | Alabama | 9 | 55 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 33.6 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Alabama | 9 | 324 | 338 | -14 | 3 | 33.6 |
| 2011 Postseason | Alabama | 13 | 245 | 234 | 11 | 0 | 62.4 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Alabama | 13 | 2,367 | 2,400 | -33 | 18 | 62.4 |
| 2012 Postseason | Alabama | 14 | 273 | 264 | 9 | 4 | 67 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Alabama | 14 | 2,650 | 2,669 | -19 | 27 | 67 |
| 2013 Postseason | Alabama | 13 | 344 | 387 | -43 | 2 | 64.8 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Alabama | 13 | 2,697 | 2,676 | 21 | 26 | 64.8 |
Related Context
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AJ McCarron played QB for Alabama. Across 4 tracked seasons, AJ McCarron recorded 9,019 passing yards, -64 rushing yards, and 80 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Alabama.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason
Alabama paired 2,923 primary output with 66.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 68.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2013 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M
Win with 334 yards of offense and 88.3 efficiency. It landed in the 84.6th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Postseason · Alabama
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
233.9
Efficiency
68.8
Usage
10
Consistency
68.2
Best Game by takeover score
Texas A&M
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma: 344. Virginia Tech: 87. Texas A&M: 334. Colorado State: 251. Ole Miss: 181. Georgia State: 166. Kentucky: 367. Arkansas: 180. Tennessee: 276. LSU: 177. Mississippi State: 199. Chattanooga: 186. Auburn: 293
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oklahoma: 40 by 59.2. Virginia Tech: 27 by 41.5. Texas A&M: 29 by 88.3. Colorado State: 29 by 61.1. Ole Miss: 35 by 54. Georgia State: 16 by 93.4. Kentucky: 37 by 71.4. Arkansas: 21 by 81. Tennessee: 28 by 66.3. LSU: 23 by 61.1. Mississippi State: 35 by 55. Chattanooga: 17 by 92.6. Auburn: 33 by 69.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins218.5 · Games = 11 · -100.0 vs Losses
Losses318.5 · Games = 2 · +100.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Texas A&M
Best efficiency game
93.4 vs Georgia State
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/3 | vs Oklahoma300-yard game | L 31-45 | 19 | 30 | 387 | 63.3 | 2 | 2 | 59.2 | 10 | -43 | -4.30 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 11/30 | @ Auburn3+ TD | L 28-34 | 17 | 29 | 277 | 58.6 | 3 | 0 | 69.6 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Chattanooga | W 49-0 | 13 | 16 | 171 | 81.3 | 2 | 0 | 92.6 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Sun 11/17 | @ Mississippi State | W 20-7 | 18 | 32 | 187 | 56.3 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Sun 11/10 | vs LSU3+ TD | W 38-17 | 14 | 20 | 179 | 70.0 | 3 | 0 | 61.1 | 3 | -2 | -0.70 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Tennessee | W 45-10 | 19 | 27 | 275 | 70.4 | 2 | 0 | 66.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Arkansas3+ TD | W 52-0 | 15 | 21 | 180 | 71.4 | 3 | 0 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Kentucky300-yard game | W 48-7 | 21 | 35 | 359 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 71.4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Georgia State3+ TD | W 45-3 | 15 | 16 | 166 | 93.8 | 4 | 0 | 93.4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Ole Miss | W 25-0 | 25 | 32 | 180 | 78.1 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 0.30 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Colorado State | W 31-6 | 20 | 26 | 258 | 76.9 | 1 | 1 | 61.1 | 3 | -7 | -2.30 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Texas A&M300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 49-42 | 20 | 29 | 334 | 69.0 | 4 | 0 | 88.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Virginia Tech | W 35-10 | 10 | 23 | 110 | 43.5 | 1 | 1 | 41.5 | 4 | -23 | -5.80 | 0 | 0 |
Player Story
AJ McCarron story
AJ McCarron built his college career from 2010 through 2013 as a quarterback from Mobile, AL wearing No. 10, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of AJ McCarron's career was his passing role: 9,019 passing yards, 77 touchdown passes, and 1,026 attempts across 49 career games in the available record. That gives AJ McCarron's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Alabama
2010-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20102010201120112012201220132013
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Postseason | Alabama | 379 | 55.1 | 2.8 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Alabama | 379 | 55.1 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 2011 Postseason | Alabama | 2,612 | 59.1 | 6.2 | 2,233 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Alabama | 2,612 | 59.1 | 6.2 | 0 |
| 2012 Postseason | Alabama | 2,923 | 66.2 | 9.4 | 311 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Alabama | 2,923 | 66.2 | 9.4 | 0 |
| 2013 Postseason | Alabama | 3,041 | 68.8 | 10 | 118 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Alabama | 3,041 | 68.8 | 10 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Texas A&M
Week 3 · W 49-42 · Conference game
Win with 334 yards of offense and 88.3 efficiency.
334
Total Offense
89.7 takeover
334 total offense with 88.3 efficiency.
#2
vs Oklahoma
Week 1 · L 31-45 · Postseason
344
Total Offense
72.2 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
344 total offense with 59.2 efficiency.
#3
vs Georgia State
Week 6 · W 45-3
166
Total Offense
69.3 takeover
Win with 166 yards of offense and 93.4 efficiency.
166 total offense with 93.4 efficiency.
#4
vs Arkansas
Week 8 · W 52-0 · Conference game
180
Total Offense
65 takeover
Win with 180 yards of offense and 81 efficiency.
180 total offense with 81 efficiency.
#5
vs Georgia State
Week 12 · W 63-7
57
Total Offense
63.5 takeover
Win with 57 yards of offense and 76.9 efficiency.
57 total offense with 76.9 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Postseason · Alabama
2,923 primary output · 66.2 efficiency · 9.4 usage
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#2
2012 Regular Season · Alabama
67
2,923 primary · 66.2 efficiency · 9.4 usage
#3
2013 Postseason · Alabama
64.8
3,041 primary · 68.8 efficiency · 10 usage
Milestones
10
250+ passing yards
4
300+ total offense
13
3+ TD games
29
Above avg efficiency
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