Jayden Maiava
.jpg) Maiava ahead of the 2024 Vegas Kickoff Classic | |
| USC Trojans – No. 14 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| Bowl games | |
| High school | Liberty (Henderson, Nevada) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jayden Ikaika Maiava is an American football quarterback for the USC Trojans. He previously played for the UNLV Rebels.
High school career
[edit]Maiava attended Liberty High School in Henderson, Nevada. He also attended Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas, Nevada and Kaimuki High School in Honolulu, Hawaii.[1] With Kaimuki in 2019, Maiava threw for 3,317 yards and 41 touchdowns.[2] A three-star recruit, Maiava committed to play college football at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas over offers from Auburn, Louisville, and Tennessee.[3]
College career
[edit]UNLV
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After redshirting in 2022, Maiava began the 2023 season as a backup.[4] After an injury to Doug Brumfield against Vanderbilt, Maiava led UNLV to a comeback victory, throwing for 261 yards and combining for two touchdowns.[5][6] The following week against UTEP, he made his first career start leading UNLV to a 45–28 victory.[7] After finishing the regular season passing for 2,626 yards and 14 touchdowns, Maiava was named the Mountain West Freshman of the Year and to the all-conference second team.[8] Following the conclusion of the regular season, he announced that he would be returning to UNLV the following season, despite speculation that he would transfer.[9][10] However, Maiava went back on this decision on January 1, 2024, announcing that he would be entering the transfer portal.[11][12]
USC
[edit]On January 8, 2024, Maiava announced that would be transferring to the University of Georgia to play for the Georgia Bulldogs.[13][14] However, the following day, he announced that he had flipped his commitment to the University of Southern California to play for the USC Trojans.[15] Entering the 2024 season, Maiava was named as the backup to Miller Moss.[16]
Statistics
[edit]| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| UNLV Rebels | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Redshirt
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| 2023 | 14 | 11 | 7–4 | 224 | 353 | 63.5 | 3,085 | 8.7 | 17 | 10 | 147.1 | 73 | 277 | 3.8 | 3 | |
| USC Trojans | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 66 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 123.1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| Career[17] | 15 | 11 | 7−4 | 232 | 364 | 63.7 | 3,151 | 8.7 | 17 | 10 | 146.4 | 74 | 284 | 3.8 | 4 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Jayden Maiava's football journey is just getting started". KHON2. October 18, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "High school top 5: Liberty's Jayden Maiava tops QB list". Las Vegas Review-Journal. August 6, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ Grimala, Mike (July 2, 2021). "Class of 2022 recruit Jayden Maiava could be UNLV's QB of the future". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ Graney, Ed (November 24, 2023). "Ed Graney: The secret to UNLV football's success this season". The Daily Item. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "UTEP prepares for UNLV's pair of talented quarterbacks". KTSM 9 News. September 20, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "Graney: UNLV freshman QB proves he's ready to play". Las Vegas Review-Journal. September 19, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "Former Kaimuki QB Jayden Maiava Leads UNLV To Two Victories". September 28, 2023.
- ^ Seeman, Matthew (November 28, 2023). "UNLV's Barry Odom, Jayden Maiava win Mountain West season awards". KSNV. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ Grimala, Mike (December 25, 2023). "Jayden Maiava is long-term cornerstone for UNLV football". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "'Run it back': Two key UNLV football players returning next season". Las Vegas Review-Journal. December 24, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ Grimala, Mike (January 1, 2024). "UNLV quarterback Jayden Maiava reverses course, enters transfer portal". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ "UNLV quarterback calls audible, enters NCAA transfer portal". Las Vegas Review-Journal. January 2, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ Emerson, Seth. "Georgia adds transfer QB Jayden Maiava". The Athletic. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "Georgia lands commitment from transfer quarterback Jayden Maiava". 95.5 WSB. January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "QB Maiava flips to USC day after Georgia pledge". ESPN.com. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ Wadleigh, Matt (January 11, 2024). "USC fans are thrilled to have Jayden Maiava as the backup QB to Miller Moss". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ "Jayden Maiava College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 28, 2023.