AJ Surace
QB · Junior
6'2" · 210 lbs · Offense
Also wearing #10: Ty Morris (LB)
Background
- Hometown
- Pennington, N.J.
- High school
- Notre Dame
Recruiting
- Rating
- 4-star (0.8949 247 composite)
- National rank
- #421
- Class
- 2024
- Source
- 247 composite
2026 season
passing
rushing
Season by season
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Played in three games ... honored as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (7/13) ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/10) ... completed four passes for 58 yards and two touchdowns ... saw action at No. 1 Ohio State (11/22) and versus No. 8 Oregon (10/18) ... threw two touchdown passes on 4-of-7 passing in collegiate debut against Norfolk State (9/13).
2024tap to read
Did not see game action. Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Sean Clancy at Notre Dame ... a two-time team captain at quarterback ... helped the Irish to a 10-1 overall record, an undefeated regular season and an NJSIAA Non-Public A playoff appearance in 2023 ... completed 122-of-174 passes (70 percent) for 1,839 yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior ... added 975 rushing yards and 15 rushing touchdowns ... WJFL Player of the Year by the Trentonian ... first team all-state offensive selection by USA Today ... first team all-group, first team all-division and second team all-state by The Star-Ledger ... voted the Capitol Division Player of the Year ... a WJFL First Team All-Star by The Star-Ledger ... finished junior season 131-of-231 passing for 1,731 yards and 21 touchdowns ... added three rushing touchdowns during junior campaign ... a four-star prospect by On3 ... the No. 6 overall signee from New Jersey and No. 30 quarterback in the country by Rivals ... the No. 9 prospect from the Garden State by 247Sports ... No. 34 signal caller nationally by ESPN ... also played baseball in high school. Personal: Father, Bob Surace, is the current head football coach at Princeton. Major: Communication
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2026 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar:
2025 Academic All-Big Ten:
2025 (Sophomore): Played in three games ... honored as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (7/13) ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/10) ... completed four passes for 58 yards and two touchdowns ... saw action at No. 1 Ohio State (11/22) and versus No. 8 Oregon (10/18) ... threw two touchdown passes on 4-of-7 passing in collegiate debut against Norfolk State (9/13).
2024 (Freshman): Did not see game action.
Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Sean Clancy at Notre Dame ... a two-time team captain at quarterback ... helped the Irish to a 10-1 overall record, an undefeated regular season and an NJSIAA Non-Public A playoff appearance in 2023 ... completed 122-of-174 passes (70 percent) for 1,839 yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior ... added 975 rushing yards and 15 rushing touchdowns ... WJFL Player of the Year by the Trentonian ... first team all-state offensive selection by USA Today ... first team all-group, first team all-division and second team all-state by The Star-Ledger ... voted the Capitol Division Player of the Year ... a WJFL First Team All-Star by The Star-Ledger ... finished junior season 131-of-231 passing for 1,731 yards and 21 touchdowns ... added three rushing touchdowns during junior campaign ... a four-star prospect by On3 ... the No. 6 overall signee from New Jersey and No. 30 quarterback in the country by Rivals ... the No. 9 prospect from the Garden State by 247Sports ... No. 34 signal caller nationally by ESPN ... also played baseball in high school.
Personal: Father, Bob Surace, is the current head football coach at Princeton.
Major: Communication