| Jayden Maiava | |
| School: | USC Trojans |
| Currentnumber: | 14 |
| Currentposition: | Quarterback |
| Class: | Sophomore |
| Birth Place: | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Heightft: | 6 |
| Heightin: | 4 |
| Weight Lb: | 220 |
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| Highschool: | Liberty (Henderson, Nevada) |
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| Espn: | 4685454 |
Jayden Ikaika Maiava is an American football quarterback for the USC Trojans. He previously played for the UNLV Rebels.
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]
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]
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] After a 4–5 start to the season, Moss was benched, and Maiava was named the starter, becoming the first Polynesian quarterback to start at USC.[17] [18] In his first start with the Trojans against Nebraska, he threw for 249 yards and totaled four touchdowns, three passing and one rushing, leading USC to a 28–20 victory.[19] [20]
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| UNLV Rebels | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Redshirt | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | 6 | 3 | 2–1 | 79 | 130 | 60.8 | 906 | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 132.5 | 17 | 49 | 2.9 | 4 | |
| Career[21] | 20 | 14 | 9−5 | 303 | 483 | 62.7 | 3,991 | 8.3 | 24 | 13 | 143.2 | 90 | 326 | 3.6 | 7 | |