AJ McCarron stats

Last played for the Cincinnati Bengals, 2023

Quarterback · #4

Age 36 · 6' 3"

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AJ McCarron played 7 NFL seasons, 2015 to 2023.

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
18
CMP
113
ATT
179
CMP%
63.1
YDS
1,192
AVG
6.7
TD
6
INT
3

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (CMP, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 100+ ATT; CMP%, AVG: 4+ games, 200+ ATT) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.CMP%: Share of passes completed. The modern league average is around 65%.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
2015CIN77911966.48547.262
2016CIN1———————
2017CIN371450.0664.700
2018LV21333.382.700
2019HOU2213756.82256.101
2020HOU211100.02020.000
2023CIN24580.0193.800

What the columns mean: CMP · CMP% · INT

Career Postseason

GP
1
CMP
23
ATT
41
CMP%
56.1
YDS
212
AVG
5.2
TD
1
INT
1

Per game

Career regular season

GP
18
CMP
6.3
ATT
9.9
CMP%
63.1
YDS
66.2
AVG
6.7
TD
0.3
INT
0.2

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.CMP%: Share of passes completed. The modern league average is around 65%.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
2015CIN711.31766.4122.07.20.90.3
2016CIN1———————
2017CIN32.34.750.022.04.70.00.0
2018LV20.51.533.34.02.70.00.0
2019HOU210.518.556.8112.56.10.00.5
2020HOU20.50.5100.010.020.00.00.0
2023CIN22.02.580.09.53.80.00.0

What the columns mean: CMP · CMP% · INT

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
18
PPR
76.5
HALF
76.5
STD
76.5
PPG
4.3

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
2015CIN755.355.355.37.9
2017CIN32.62.62.60.9
2018LV20.10.10.10.1
2019HOU216.916.916.98.5
2020HOU20.80.80.80.4
2023CIN20.80.80.80.4

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Bio

Age
36 yearsSep 13, 1990
Height
6' 3"
Debut
2014
Birthplace
Mobile, AL
Draft
2014Rd 5, Pk 164
College
Alabama

Latest performance

AJ McCarron

Jan 07 · vs CLE · W 31-14

CMP
3
ATT
4
YDS
20
TD
0
INT
0
RTG
85.4

His top receivers, 2023

Cincinnati Bengals's pass catchers by receiving yards.

Receiving lines of his club's top pass catchers
PlayerTGTSRECYDSTD
Ja'Marr ChaseWR1451001,2167
Tyler BoydWR98676672
Tee HigginsWR76426565
Joe MixonRB64523763
Tanner HudsonTE50393521

2014 NFL combine

QB, 6'3", 220 lb · Alabama

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.94s21st
Vertical jump28"13th
Broad jump8' 3"2nd
3-cone drill7.18s40th
20-yard shuttle4.34s48th

Percentile: the share of QBs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2014 combine

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentCMPATTYDSTDINT
Sun, Jan 07vsCLEW 31-14342000
Sun, Dec 10vsINDW 34-1411-100
Sun, Jan 03vsTENL 41-38112000
Sun, Dec 13atCHIL 36-700000
Sun, Jan 12atKCL 51-3100000
Sat, Jan 04vsBUFW 22-19 OT00000

What were AJ McCarron's career stats?

AJ McCarron played 7 seasons for the Bengals, the Raiders and the Texans. He completed 113 of 179 passes for 1,192 yards, 6 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. His best season was 2015: 854 passing yards, 6 passing touchdowns and 2 interceptions thrown.

Best single games

  • Passing Yards: 280 vs PIT on Dec 13, 2015, L 33-20
  • Passing Touchdowns: 2 vs BAL on Jan 3, 2016, W 24-16
  • Rushing Yards: 39 vs TEN on Dec 29, 2019, L 35-14
  • Rushing Touchdowns: 1 vs TEN on Dec 29, 2019, L 35-14
  • Sacks: 4 @ SF on Dec 20, 2015, W 24-14
AJ McCarron's best game in each stat, by season
YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.
202320———1.0
202020———1.0
2019225—3914.0
20188———1.0
201747———1.0
2015280221—4.0

What the columns mean: SACK

Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2015.

AJ McCarron college stats

AJ McCarron played 4 seasons at Alabama Crimson Tide (2010 to 2013): 9,019 passing yards, 77 touchdown passes and 15 interceptions.

passing

AJ McCarron's college passing by season
CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.CMP%: Share of passes that were caught. The league average sits near 65%.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
2010Alabama Crimson Tide304862.53898.130472151.2
2011Alabama Crimson Tide21932866.82,63481656913147.3
2012Alabama Crimson Tide21131467.22,9339.33038522175.3
2013Alabama Crimson Tide22633667.33,0639.12879917167.2

rushing

AJ McCarron's college rushing by season
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2010Alabama Crimson Tide6-10-1.704
2011Alabama Crimson Tide30-22-0.7213
2012Alabama Crimson Tide49-10-0.2124
2013Alabama Crimson Tide34-22-0.6015

defensive

AJ McCarron's college defensive by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2010Alabama Crimson Tide211000000
2011Alabama Crimson Tide110000000

scoring

AJ McCarron's college scoring by season
REC: Passes caught.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2010Alabama Crimson Tide300000000
2011Alabama Crimson Tide16200200012
2012Alabama Crimson Tide3010010006
2013Alabama Crimson Tide2800000000

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for.

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Playoff games

AJ McCarron played 4 games across 3 NFL postseasons — 1 won, 3 lost.

AJ McCarron's line in each playoff game
YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
nullINDL 26-10000
2019BUFW 22-19 OT000
2019KCL 51-31000
2015PITL 18-1621211

What the columns mean: INT

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.