AJ McCarron Class: Junior Hometown: Mobile, Ala. High School: Saint Paul's Episcopal School Height / Weight: 6-4 / 210 Position: Quarterback Experience: 2L

2011 (SOPHOMORE): AJ McCarron has started all 12 of the Crimson Tide's games in 2011 at quarterback ... he has shown poise, confidence and excellent decision-making while leading the Alabama offense ... has a 11-1 record and a No. 2 national ranking as the starting quarterback ... has completed 66.7 percent of his passes for 2,400 yards and 16 touchdowns ... has thrown five interceptions ... went a span of 152 pass attempts without an interception from the end of the Kent State game to the first drive of the Tennessee game, which was the third-longest streak in school history and longer than any of Greg McElroy's streaks ... 20th nationally and second in the SEC in passing efficiency at 149.8 ... ranks third in the league in total offense per game at 197.3 ypg ... leads an offense that ranks 30th nationally in total offense (433.4 ypg) and 16th in scoring offense (36.0 ppg). Kent State: Completed 61 percent of his passes for a career-best 226 yards and one touchdown ... did throw two interceptions, the second of which hit a receivers hands and was picked off on the deflection ... did split time with Phillip Sims. Penn State: Was poised in his first road start, coming at the legendary Beaver Stadium ... completed a career-high 19 passes in a career-best 31 attempts for 163 yards and a touchdown. North Texas: Precise in his execution, throwing for 190 yards on 15 completions ... connected on 71.4 percent of his passes ... averaged 12.7 yards per completion while splitting time with Sims. Arkansas: Completed 75 percent of his passes for 200 yards and a career-best two touchdowns ... hit his career-best pass to this point with a 61-yard hookup with Trent Richardson. Florida: Made all of the right decisions while leading the Alabama offense to a 38-10 win over the No. 12 Gators in the Swamp ... threw for 140 yards on 12 completions ... scored his first career rushing touchdown on a one-yard sneak. Vanderbilt: Registered his best game to date with a then-career-best 237 yards on 23-of-30 passing ... had a career-high four touchdown passes, which is the second-best total in school history. Mississippi: Connected on 79.2 percent of his passes (19-of-24) for 224 yards and one touchdown ... named the Offensive Player of the Week by the Crimson Tide coaching staff ... connected with senior Brandon Gibson on an 11-yard scoring strike in the third quarter, his final drive of the game ... long connection was a 36-yard hookup with Darius Hanks. Tennessee: Hit 17-of-26 passes for a career-best 284 yards and a touchdown ... did throw his first interception in a span of 152 passes going back to the season opener vs. Kent State ... connected on his longest pass of the season to date, a 69-yard strike to Marquis Maze. LSU: Completed 16-of-28 passes for 199 yards and one interception ... suffered his first loss of the season. Mississippi State: Connected on 14-of-24 passes for 163 yards ... threw one interception ... completed a long of 38 yards. Georgia Southern: Threw for three touchdowns ... completed 14-of-19 passes for 190 yards ... ran three times for a career-high 11 yards. Auburn: Turned in possibly his most complete game to date in the 42-14 win over the Tigers ... completed 18-of-23 passes (78.3 percent) for 184 yards and three scores ... did not attempt a pass after the third quarter ... connected on touchdown passes of 41, 35 and five yards ... posted a quarterback rating of 188.5.

2010 (FRESHMAN): McCarron played in all 13 games, eight of which were at the quarterback position ... was the primary holder on field goals and extra point attempts ... threw for 389 yards on 30-for-48 passing with three touchdowns ... posted a 151.20 quarterback rating. San Jose State: Earned his first collegiate playing time in the season opener ... threw for 116 yards on 9-for-14 passing ... tossed his first career touchdown on a 34-yard strike to Julio Jones. Penn State: Did play under center but was the holder on field goals. Duke: Was 3-of-6 passing for 53 yards with a long of 20 yards. Florida: Came off the bench late but did not throw a pass ... rushed one time for two yards. South Carolina: Had a pass dropped off a fake field goal attempt as the holder. Tennessee: Was a perfect 3-for-3 passing with a touchdown ... connected with Julio Jones on a 47 yard pass ... tossed a touchdown to Trent Richardson for his second of the season. Mississippi State: Came off the bench to complete two of five pass attempts for 50 yards with a long pass completion of 39 yards. Georgia State: Completed seven passes in nine attempts with a touchdown as a reserve quarterback ... tossed a seven-yard touchdown strike to Chris Underwood in the third quarter. Auburn: Came off the bench on the last drive of the game ... was 0-for-4 on a drive that started deep in his own territory. Michigan State: Played most of the second half at quarterback and completed all six passes for 51 yards and no interceptions ... long was 17 yards.

2009 (REDSHIRT): He redshirted during his first season at Alabama.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: McCarron was the lone quarterback in the Crimson Tide's 2009 recruiting class ... the Elite 11 quarterback has a strong and accurate arm ... SuperPrep All-American and listed as the publication's No. 9 quarterback ... U.S. Army All-American ... also SuperPrep's fifth-ranked player in the state of Alabama ... ranked as the nation's No. 37 overall prospect in the ESPNU 150 and the No. 4 quarterback ... the No. 7 pro-style quarterback by Rivals.com and the No. 5 prospect in the state of Alabama by the website ... Scout.com rated him as the No. 17 quarterback ... a four-star prospect ... rated No. 5 on The Birmingham News Super Senior list ... the nation's No. 83 prospect by Tom Lemming's Prep Football ... the No. 26 player in The Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120 ... No. 4 on the Press-Register's Elite 18 ... member of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 ... played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... two-time 5A All-State selection (2007-08) ... Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Football Classic MVP ... No. 41 on Scout.com's Southeast 150 list ... threw for 6,066 yards, 66 touchdowns and just nine interceptions as a three-year starting quarterback at Saint Paul's Episcopal School ... threw for 1,560 yards, 15 touchdowns and just two interceptions as a senior ... was impressive as a junior with 2,532 yards, 26 touchdowns and three picks as he led the Saints to the Alabama 5A State Championship ... threw for 1,974 yards and 25 touchdowns as a sophomore with four interceptions ... coached by Mike Bates ... chose Alabama over Miami (Fla.), Oklahoma, Auburn, Mississippi, Tennessee, Florida State, Georgia, West Virginia and Purdue.