Jayden Maiava

QB · #14 · USC · SR · 6'4" · 230 · Palolo, HI

Projected QB starter

2,045 2026 pass yards
18-3 2026 TD-INT
168.4 Passer rating
41 Career games (35 starts)
Heisman odds (#10 board)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCmp-Att Pass yds TD-INT Rtg Rush yds
2026 USC77152-224 2,045 18-3 168.4 -5
2025 USC1313265-403 3,711 24-10 157.8 157
2024 USC74101-169 1,201 11-6 133.8 45
2023 UNLV1411225-354 3,083 17-10 146.9 277

2026 Percentile vs QBs

Pass yards per game 292.1 95
Completion rate 67.9% 80
Yards per attempt 9.1 82
TD rate 8.0% 85
INT rate 1.3% 67
Passer rating 168.4 89

Around Jayden

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
RB King Miller RB · 595 rush yds · 7g
WR-X Tanook Hines WR · 195 rec yds · 6g
WR-Z Kayden Dixon-Wyatt WR · 400 rec yds · 7g
WR-SL Jontez Williams CB · no college stats · 7g
TE Mark Bowman TE · 204 rec yds · 5g

The situation

USC 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 14.2% 82
Red zone TD rate 71.4% 45
Line yards per carry 3.0 83
Sack rate allowed 2.9% 91

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentCompletions Pass attempts Passing yards Passing TDs INTs Carries Rushing yards Rushing TDs Sacks taken
W1 SJSU25 29 286 2 0 3 -9 1 1
W1 FRES23 25 349 3 0 3 -2 0 0
W2 ULL19 29 261 5 1 0 0 — 0
W3 @ RUTG20 32 277 2 0 3 9 0 1
W4 ORE23 42 326 2 1 6 1 1 2
W5 WASH21 34 245 1 1 3 -3 0 1
W6 @ PSU21 33 301 3 0 2 -1 0 1

Recruiting

2022 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2022 board
#849 Luka Vincic OT · Bothell ORST
#849 Jack Velling TE · Seattle Prep ORST
#855 Jayden Maiava QB · Liberty UNLV
#869 Tawfiq Thomas DL · Gaither LOU
#869 Devin Kargman QB · Camden Eastside KENT
QBs in the class
#50 Caden Veltkamp South Warren WKU
#52 Jacob Knuth Harrisburg MINN
#53 Jayden Maiava Liberty UNLV
#55 Devin Kargman Camden Eastside KENT
#56 Travis Throckmorton Simi Valley ORST
2026 · 95th pctile of QBs
Recruit · 66th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.