AJ Hairston

Position:
Quarterback
Height:
6-3
Weight:
215
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Pompano Beach, Fla.
High School:
Monarch

2025 • Redshirt Freshman

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)
Threw a career-long 77-yard pass against Buffalo (10/18)
Had a career-best 26 pass completions for a career-high 227 passing yards at Kent State (10/11)
Posted a career-best two touchdown passes against Buffalo (10/18)

2024 • Freshman

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)
Had three touchdown passes vs. UConn (11/30)

Before Massachusetts

• An On3 and 247Sports three-star recruit out of Monarch High School

• A four-year varsity letterwinner at the quarterback position

• Three-time All-County honoree

• A two-time All-State selection

• 2023 Sun Sentinel 2023 Broward County Player of the Year

• Threw for 8,098 yards on 472-for-671 passing with 77 touchdowns in his career

• On the ground, rushed for 769 yards on 113 carries with 14 touchdowns

• Registered 2,571 passing yards on 118 completions and 22 touchdowns as a senior

• Tallied 3,217 passing yards (195-for-287) with 32 touchdowns as a junior and 2,310 passing yards (159-for-217) with 23 touchdowns as a sophomore

• Ran for 214 yards on 37 carries as a senior, adding four touchdowns

• Totaled 347 rushing yards (53 attempts) and 208 rushing yards (23 attempts) as junior and sophomore, respectively

• Eight-time MaxPreps Player of the Game honoree in 2023

• Led team to the 2023 FHSAA Football State Championships 4M, finishing with an 11-3 overall record and a 3-0 record in the 4M District 12 League

• Helped the 9-3 team to the second round of the 2022 FHSAA 4M Playoffs

• A three-sport athlete, also competing in basketball and baseball

• Played basketball for two seasons, earning MaxPreps Player of the Game honors five times as a sophomore

• Became the first junior varsity basketball player in school history to record 25 points and 25 rebounds, while also earning the school’s first ever triple-double

• Played baseball for one season