A.J. Erdely

Prev School:
Middle Tennessee/Mississippi Gulf Coast
Height:
6-4
Weight:
220
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Cumming, Ga.
High School:
West Forsyth

AS A JUNIOR (2017):
All-Conference USA Honorable Mention…Started all 13 games…Threw for 2,331 yards and 16 touchdowns…Rushed for 326 yards and 13 additional touchdowns…Tied the school record for rushing touchdowns in a season…Accounted for 29 total touchdowns, the second most in school history…Set the Conference USA record for completion percentage in a game (20-for-21, 95.2 percent) vs. Rice (11/4)…Named the CFPA National Performer of the Week (11/6)…Named the Manning Star of the Week (11/6)…Threw for a career high 321-yards and four touchdowns at North Texas (9/23)…Rushed for a career high 77-yards and three touchdowns at Ball State (9/9)…Scored a rushing touchdown in eight of 12 regular season games…Ranks third in program history single season completion percentage (61.8 percent)…Ranks seventh in UAB history in single season touchdown passes with 16.

2015 AT MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST:
Connected on 64% of his passes (163-253) for 1,881 yards and 14 touchdowns in 11 games… Rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown as well.

2014 AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE:
Played in five games primarily in the Wildcat package… Finished with seven carries for 29 yards and one touchdown as a Blue Raider.

2013 AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE:
Redshirt as true freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Played at West Forsyth (Ga.) High School earning honorable mention All-State, all region and team MVP in 2012… Had 37 straight starts at quarterback finishing with a 29-8 record… Threw for 2,373 yards, 18 touchdown and only three interceptions while completing 141-232 passes as a senior… Also added 888 yards on the ground and nine scores… Competed in the 2012 GACA North South All-Star Game where he thre the game-winning touchdown pass with 1:20 to play and earned MVP honors… threw 1,695 yards and 15 touchdown as a junior… Received offers from Georgia State, Jacksonville State, Marshall, and Mississippi State… Also played lacrosse scoring 38 goals

PERSONAL:
Son of Greg and Wendy Erdely… Has one sister, Nikki… Majoring in Communication Studies… Dad played lacrosse at St. Johns, and sister played lacrosse at Jacksonville State… Born August 23, 1994.