Jayden Maiava
UNLV Rebels – No. 1
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Freshman
Personal information
Born:Honolulu, Hawaii
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career history
College
  • UNLV (2022–present)
High schoolLiberty (Henderson, Nevada)
Career highlights and awards

Jayden Ikaika Maiava is an American football quarterback 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

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]

Statistics

Season Games Passing Rushing
GPGSRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
UNLV Rebels
2023 1297–218629064.12,6269.1146152.0642443.83
Career[9]1297−218629064.12,6269.1146152.0642443.83

References

  1. ↑ "Jayden Maiava's football journey is just getting started". KHON2. 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  2. ↑ "High school top 5: Liberty's Jayden Maiava tops QB list". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Graney, Ed (2023-11-24). "Ed Graney: The secret to UNLV football's success this season". The Daily Item. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  5. ↑ "UTEP prepares for UNLV's pair of talented quarterbacks". KTSM 9 News. 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  6. ↑ "Graney: UNLV freshman QB proves he's ready to play". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2023-09-19. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  7. ↑ "Former Kaimuki QB Jayden Maiava Leads UNLV To Two Victories".
  8. ↑ Seeman, Matthew (2023-11-28). "UNLV's Barry Odom, Jayden Maiava win Mountain West season awards". KSNV. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  9. ↑ "Jayden Maiava College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
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