A. J. McCarron

AJ McCarron

McCarron in 2013
No. 5 Cincinnati Bengals
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1990-09-13) September 13, 1990 (age 26)
Place of birth:	Mobile, Alabama
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:	Mobile (AL) St. Paul's Episcopal
College:	Alabama
NFL Draft:	2014 / Round: 5 / Pick: 164
Career history
Cincinnati Bengals (2014–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
Maxwell Award (2013) Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (2013) First-team All-American (2013) 2× Second-team All-SEC (2012, 2013) 3× BCS national champion (2010, 2012, 2013) 2× SEC champion (2009, 2012)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015
Passing attempts: 119 Passing completions: 79 Percentage: 66.4 TD–INT: 6–2 Passing yards: 854 Passer rating: 97.1 Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Raymond Anthony "AJ" McCarron Jr. (born September 13, 1990) is an American football quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Bengals in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Alabama. Following the 2013 BCS National Championship Game against Notre Dame, McCarron became the first quarterback to win back-to-back consensus national championships in the BCS era. McCarron is one of only seven quarterbacks in history to win back-to-back titles in some form and the first FBS quarterback to win back-to-back consecutive titles since Nebraska's Tommie Frazier in 1994 and 1995. In addition, since his freshman/redshirt year, McCarron has been associated with three national title teams under coach Nick Saban: 2009, 2011, and 2012.

McCarron was born and raised in Mobile, Alabama. He attended Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School from kindergarten to fourth grade before transferring to St. Paul's Episcopal School. At the age of 5, McCarron was severely injured in a jet-ski accident and almost died. He first played football at Trimmier Park and then Langan Park in Mobile. He played on the same park team as Mark Barron. During McCarron's junior season of high school, St. Paul's went 14-1 and went on to win the state championship against Briarwood Christian School off a missed PAT. While attending St. Paul's, McCarron was recruited by several football programs in the Southeastern Conference, including Alabama, Auburn, Mississippi, and Tennessee. He committed to the Crimson Tide on May 3, 2008, becoming the only quarterback signed by Alabama for their 2009 recruiting class.