Aidan Armenta

2024 – Redshirt Freshman CSC Academic All-District Team Appeared in all 12 games, completing 104 passes on 190 attempts and totaling nine touchdowns for 1,292 yards Assumed starting quarterback duties in week five versus James Madison and started under center in the remaining eight games of the season Tossed his first career touchdown pass on his first career attempt with a 28-yard reception to Javon Campbell in week one versus Jackson State (Aug. 29) Completed a season-long 57-yard pass to Jake Godfrey that setup the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter at Troy (Sept. 28) Threw 17 completions for 147 yards and a touchdown in first career start and led Warhawks to a victory over James Madison (Oct. 5) Recorded his first career rushing touchdown and two touchdown passes to go along with a season-high 186 passing yards in win versus Southern Miss (Oct. 12) Passed a pair of touchdowns and racked up 149 yards in the air at Marshall (Nov. 2) 2023 - Freshman (New Mexico) Redshirted his freshman season at New Mexico and learned under offensive coordinator Bryant Vincent La Cueva High School Played for Coach Brandon Back at La Cueva High School in New Mexico Helped the team win District 2-6A Championships in 2021 & 2022 Led the team to an 11-2 record his senior year Totaled 4,303 passing yards, 50 passing touchdowns and a 64% completion percentage his senior season, ranking ninth nationally in passing yards Threw for 555 yards in a single game, which is the fifth-highest all-time in New Mexico High School football history and 541 yards in the 2022 New Mexico State Championship Holds several New Mexico High School Football records including single-season passing yards (fifth) single-season passing touchdowns (seventh) and single-game passing touchdowns (second with 8.) 2022 6A Metro Player of the Year Two-time District 2-6A Offensive Player of the Year 2022 First Team All-State Two-time First Team All District 2022 First Team All-Metro 2022 La Cueva Male Athlete of the Year NM State (Red-Green) All Star game participant Two-time Academic All District 2022 ABQ Journal First-Team All-Metro 2022 NM Heisman Prep Redzone 2022 KRQE Player of the Year 2022 New Mexico Preps Quarterback of the Year Also played baseball and was an outfielder Personal Born Nov. 8, 2004 in Albuquerque, New Mexico Son of Jonas and Tania Armenta His father, Jonas, pitched on the University of Nebraska baseball team from 1994-97 Has one sister: Ashton Nickname is "Double A" Majoring in Communications (Integrated Media) Enjoys fishing, playing golf, and camping in free time Listens to Frank Sinatra and Classic Country Dream job is to be an NFL general manager