Player profileMerrimack Football
Merrimack · Football
AJ Hairston Jr
QB · Sophomore · #8 · 6' 3" · 215 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Pompano Beach, FL
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Estimated NIL value
$120K
Merrimack · Football
AJ Hairston Jr
QB · Sophomore · #8 · 6' 3" · 215 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Pompano Beach, FL
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Estimated NIL value
$120K
Merrimack · Football
QB · Sophomore · #8 · 6' 3" · 215 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 29, 2026
Position
Quarterback
Class
Sophomore
Jersey
#8
Height
6' 3"
Weight
215 lbs
Hometown
From Pompano Beach, FL
Estimated NIL value
$120K
Modeled from role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $382K
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AJ Hairston Jr is a 6' 3" 215 lbs Sophomore Quarterback for Merrimack and is listed by ESPN from Pompano Beach, FL. AJ Hairston Jr ranks 1st within the current Merrimack football roster. The modeled value is $120K, with $382K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
23.9%
Football pool: $1.6M
Pool share of school
12.3%
Merrimack roster market: $3.1M
Roster dollars tracked
$1.6M
Merrimack Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Pompano Beach, FL
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Merrimack Warriors
Recruit rating
3-star
2026 season production
ESPN player feedPassing
12
Completions
23
Attempts
52.2
Completion %
145
Yards
6.3
Average
0
Touchdowns
Rushing
5
Carries
-1
Yards
-0.2
Average
0
Touchdowns
7
Long
Career history
| Season | Team | CMP | ATT | CMP% | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Massachusetts Minutemen | 40 | 73 | 54.8 | 480 | 6.6 | 5 | 0 | 75 |
| 2025 | Massachusetts Minutemen | 107 | 216 | 49.5 | 957 | 4.4 | 4 | 4 | 77 |
| 2026 | Merrimack Warriors | 12 | 23 | 52.2 | 145 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| Career | All teams | 159 | 312 | 51.0 | 1,582 | 5.1 | 9 | 5 | 77 |
| Season | Team | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Massachusetts Minutemen | 24 | -5 | -0.2 | 1 | 10 |
| 2025 | Massachusetts Minutemen | 43 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 23 |
| 2026 | Merrimack Warriors | 5 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | 7 |
| Career | All teams | 72 | -3 | 0.0 |
| Season | Team | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Massachusetts Minutemen | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Career | All teams | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | 0 | 5 |
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Quarterbacks receive the strongest football premium because role scarcity, weekly visibility, and offensive control compound their market value. For AJ Hairston Jr, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $120K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $120K. The pool-accounting allocation is $382K, equal to about 23.9% of the Merrimack football market. The player ranks 1st on that roster.
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