
Quarterback, USC (from UNLV), 2022–26
Jayden Maiava
Lettered 2024–25 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 14
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Las Vegas, NV
Jayden Maiava plays quarterback for USC, after UNLV (2022–23). Maiava is No. 2 in FBS in passing yards this season. Last time out, at Penn State: 21 of 33, 301 yards, 3 TD.
2026 so far
2,045 passing yards, 18 TD
No. 2 in FBS in passing yardsNo. 5 in FBS in passing touchdowns
Last game: 21 of 33, 301 yards, 3 TD at Penn State, W 31–23
Next game: at Wisconsin, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
At a glance
Career highs
412passing yards, career highvs. Georgia Southern, 20255touchdown passes, career highvs. Louisiana, 20262rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Michigan State, 2025Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Passing
* The season in progress, so far.
Rushing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UNLV | 14 | QB | RS | ||
| 2023 | UNLV | 14 | QB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | USC | 14 | QB | So. | ||
| 2025 | USC | 14 | QB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | USC | 14 | QB | Sr. | 6′4″ | 230 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UNLV | 403 | 0.47 | 83rd (n=255) | 0.32 | 190.4 | 43% | 0.51 | 0.09 |
| 2024 | USC | 182 | 0.19 | 18th (n=238) | 0.30 | 34.1 | 37% | 0.36 | – |
| 2025 | USC | 442 | 0.52 | 98th (n=314) | 0.24 | 228.6 | 53% | 0.60 | 0.41 |
| 2026 | USC | 243 | 0.50 | 97th (n=273) | 0.21 | 122.4 | 49% | 0.43 | – |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Passing detail
| Season | Team | Success | Depth | After catch | Deep throws | Deep completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | USC | 53% | 10.3 yds | 4.5 yds | 37 of 178 | 46% |
| 2026 | USC | 59% | 8.8 yds | 6.4 yds | 26 of 217 | 50% |
Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.
Rushing detail
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | USC | 64% | 4.00 | 1.70 | 1.30 | 5% |
| 2026 | USC | 33% | 2.00 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 25% |
Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.
Game by game
2026 USC 7 games, 2,045 passing yards, 18 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 42–26 | 25 | 29 | 286 | 2 | 0 | −9 |
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 39–0 | 23 | 25 | 349 | 3 | 0 | −2 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 49–30 | 19 | 29 | 261 | 5 | 1 | – |
| Sep 19 | at | W 42–35 | 20 | 32 | 277 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | L 27–41 | 23 | 42 | 326 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 25–21 | 21 | 34 | 245 | 1 | 1 | −3 |
| Oct 10 | at | W 31–23 | 21 | 33 | 301 | 3 | 0 | −1 |
2025 USC 13 games, 3,711 passing yards, 24 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 73–13 | 15 | 18 | 295 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 59–20 | 16 | 24 | 412 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Sep 13 | at | W 33–17 | 17 | 28 | 282 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 45–31 | 20 | 26 | 234 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| Sep 27 | at | L 32–34 | 30 | 43 | 364 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | W 31–13 | 25 | 32 | 265 | 2 | 1 | −7 |
| Oct 18 | at | L 24–34 | 22 | 42 | 328 | 2 | 2 | −9 |
| Nov 1 | at | W 21–17 | 9 | 23 | 135 | 0 | 1 | 62 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 38–17 | 24 | 33 | 299 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 26–21 | 23 | 32 | 254 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Nov 22 | at | L 27–42 | 25 | 43 | 306 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| Nov 29 | vs. | W 29–10 | 21 | 29 | 257 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | L 27–30 | 18 | 30 | 280 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
2024 USC 7 games, 1,201 passing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 48–0 | 8 | 11 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 38–21 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 42–20 | – | – | – | – | – | 13 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 28–20 | 25 | 35 | 259 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| Nov 23 | at | W 19–13 | 19 | 35 | 221 | 1 | 0 | −9 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 35–49 | 27 | 49 | 360 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 35–31 | 22 | 39 | 295 | 4 | 3 | −4 |
2023 UNLV 14 games, 3,085 passing yards, 17 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 44–14 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Sep 9 | at | L 7–35 | 5 | 7 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 40–37 | 19 | 33 | 261 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
| Sep 23 | at | W 45–28 | 15 | 27 | 190 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 44–20 | 11 | 21 | 142 | 2 | 0 | 32 |
| Oct 14 | at | W 45–27 | 19 | 24 | 259 | 2 | 0 | 32 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 25–23 | 27 | 36 | 353 | 0 | 0 | −5 |
| Oct 28 | at | L 24–31 | 21 | 35 | 268 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Nov 4 | at | W 56–14 | 13 | 18 | 247 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 34–14 | 17 | 24 | 232 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| Nov 18 | at | W 31–27 | 15 | 29 | 339 | 2 | 2 | 36 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 31–37 | 19 | 29 | 229 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Dec 2 | vs. | L 20–44 | 15 | 29 | 166 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | L 36–49 | 24 | 35 | 291 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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