Jayden Maiava
USC Trojans
94
Elite

Jayden Maiava

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Projected Starter

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Jayden Maiava is the projected starter at QB for USC Trojans.

Redshirt senior · #14 · 6'4", 230 lbs

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Depth at QB · USC Trojans

  1. 11494Jayden MaiavaStarter
  2. 21576Jonas Williams
  3. 3766Sam Huard

USC Starting Lineup

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The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 3-star recruit out of Liberty, ranked #855 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 3,711 passing yards, 24 TD, 10 INT. That's 96% of the team's production at his spot and 97th-percentile production nationally — good for a 94 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit3★ · #855 Natl2-Yr Total4,912 pass yds · 35 TDTeam Share96%Percentile97th
Las Vegas, NV
Jersey
#14
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
230 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonPass YdsTDINT
202537112410
20241201116

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8663
National Rank
#855
High School
Liberty
Hometown
Henderson, NV

Why this rating?

On a 94-rated offense; 97th-percentile production (×0.97 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 94. Ranks among the nation's elite at the position, which lifted them into the 92-99 tier.

Team offense (SP+)
94
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 97% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.97)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10WPSUYDS 301
CMP-ATT
21-33
YDS
301
TD
3
INT
0
QBR
170.3
CAR
2
YDS
-1
AVG
-0.5
TD
0

Final W 31-23

Oct 3WWASHYDS 245
CMP-ATT
21-34
YDS
245
TD
1
INT
1
QBR
126.1
CAR
3
YDS
-3
AVG
-1.0
TD
0

Final W 25-21

Sep 26LOREYDS 326
CMP-ATT
23-42
YDS
326
TD
2
INT
1
QBR
130.9
CAR
6
YDS
1
AVG
0.2
TD
1

Final L 41-27

Sep 19WRUTGYDS 277
CMP-ATT
20-32
YDS
277
TD
2
INT
0
QBR
155.8
CAR
3
YDS
9
AVG
3.0
TD
0

Final W 42-35

Sep 13WULYDS 261
CMP-ATT
19-29
YDS
261
TD
5
INT
1
QBR
191.1
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 49-30

Sep 5WFRESYDS 349
CMP-ATT
23-25
YDS
349
TD
3
INT
0
QBR
248.9
CAR
3
YDS
-2
AVG
-0.7
TD
0

Final W 39-0

Aug 29WSJSUYDS 286
CMP-ATT
25-29
YDS
286
TD
2
INT
0
QBR
191.8
CAR
3
YDS
-9
AVG
-3.0
TD
1

Final W 42-26

Jayden Maiava's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

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QB: 3711 pass yds · 24 TD · 10 INT
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