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American football player
Jayden Ikaika Maiava is an
American football
quarterback for the
USC Trojans . He previously played for the
UNLV Rebels .
High school career
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
UNLV
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
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]
Statistics
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
0
0
0–0
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
Career
[16]
14
11
7−4
224
353
63.5
3,085
8.7
17
10
147.1
73
277
3.8
3
References
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"Jayden Maiava's football journey is just getting started" . KHON2 . 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2023-11-29 .
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"High school top 5: Liberty's Jayden Maiava tops QB list" . Las Vegas Review-Journal . 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2023-11-29 .
^ Grimala, Mike (2021-07-02).
"Class of 2022 recruit Jayden Maiava could be UNLV's QB of the future" . Las Vegas Sun . Retrieved 2023-11-29 .
^ Graney, Ed (2023-11-24).
"Ed Graney: The secret to UNLV football's success this season" . The Daily Item . Retrieved 2023-11-29 .
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"UTEP prepares for UNLV's pair of talented quarterbacks" . KTSM 9 News . 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2023-11-29 .
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"Graney: UNLV freshman QB proves he's ready to play" . Las Vegas Review-Journal . 2023-09-19. Retrieved 2023-11-29 .
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"Former Kaimuki QB Jayden Maiava Leads UNLV To Two Victories" . 28 September 2023.
^ Seeman, Matthew (2023-11-28).
"UNLV's Barry Odom, Jayden Maiava win Mountain West season awards" . KSNV . Retrieved 2023-11-29 .
^ Grimala, Mike (2023-12-25).
"Jayden Maiava is long-term cornerstone for UNLV football" . Las Vegas Sun . Retrieved 2023-12-27 .
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" 'Run it back': Two key UNLV football players returning next season" . Las Vegas Review-Journal . 2023-12-24. Retrieved 2023-12-27 .
^ Grimala, Mike (2024-01-01).
"UNLV quarterback Jayden Maiava reverses course, enters transfer portal" . Las Vegas Sun . Retrieved 2024-01-02 .
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"UNLV quarterback calls audible, enters NCAA transfer portal" . Las Vegas Review-Journal . 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02 .
^ Emerson, Seth.
"Georgia adds transfer QB Jayden Maiava" . The Athletic . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
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"Georgia lands commitment from transfer quarterback Jayden Maiava" . 95.5 WSB . 2024-01-08. Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
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"QB Maiava flips to USC day after Georgia pledge" . ESPN.com . 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-01-10 .
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"Jayden Maiava College Stats" . Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved November 28, 2023 .
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