2026 Merrimack College Football Roster

8 AJ Hairston Jr

  • Class Sophomore
  • Position Quarterback
  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 214
  • Hometown Pompano Beach, FL
  • High School/Prep (Previous College) University of Massachusetts (NCAA)
  • Prev School University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • Major Communications

Biography

2024 • Freshman (Umass)


At UMass, he appeared in four games, completing 40 passes with 73 attempts for 480 yards and five touchdowns. Scored a rushing touchdown and threw 13 completed passes for 163 yards vs. Liberty (11/16), Threw a 75-yard pass and gained 10 rushing yards at Georgia (11/23) and had three touchdown passes vs. UConn (11/30)



2025 • Redshirt Freshman (UMass)

At UMass, he Competed in 10 games, completing 107 passes with 216 attempts for 957 yards and four touchdowns, rushed 43 times with a career-long run of 23 yards vs. NIU (11/12). He then threw a career-long 77-yard pass against Buffalo (10/18) and also had a career-best 26 pass completions for a career-high 227 passing yards at Kent State (10/11). AJ posted a career-best two touchdown passes against Buffalo (10/18)



Before Merrimack: Star quarterback at Monarch High School in Florida ... Named Broward County Player of the Year and helped lead his team to three district championships ... Also competed with Defcon and UMass 7-on-7 programs.

Personal: Born Oct. 21, 2005 ... Son of Candice Thompson ... Has one brother, Landen Hairston ... Native of Pompano Beach, Florida ... Plans to major in Communications ... Chose Merrimack because the coaching staff believed in him after a shoulder injury and gave him an opportunity to prove himself.

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