#14
USC · 2026

Jayden Maiava

QBSenior6' 4", 230 lbsPalolo, HI
USC Trojans6-1 · TDC #24
Snap share
91%
6 of 7 started · 444 of 486 snaps
Pass yards
2045
2nd of 265 in FBS
TD – INT
18–3
Yards / att.
9.1
22nd of 142 in FBS
Completion
67.9%
27th of 142 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.46
14th of 155 QBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS QB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

243 plays · +111.4 total EPA · 14th of 155 qualifying QBs
All plays+0.46
Passing+0.58
Rushing-1.15
1st down+0.21
2nd down+0.64
3rd down+0.75
Standard downs+0.23
Passing downs+0.83
MaiavaQB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays49%
Pass plays94%
Run plays6%
1st down40%
2nd down56%
3rd down59%
Standard downs41%
Passing downs71%
MaiavaQB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

PassingValueFBS rank
Dropbacks223—
Success rate56.1%3rd / 170
Explosive pass rate14.3%32nd / 170
Deep-throw rate12.0%104th / 170
Sack rate2.7%31st / 170
Interception rate1.4%—
3rd-down conversion42.2%42nd / 170
RushingValueFBS rank
Carries15—
Success rate33.3%—
Explosive run rate6.7%—
Stuffed at the line33.3%—
First downs4—
Red-zone carries7—
Goal-line carries3—

Charting

Where Maiava's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Avg. depth of throw
9.0
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
13%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
6.3
927 yds after the catch
Air yards
1056
of 1983 yds on charted throws
Pressured
6%
hurried or sacked · 6 sacks

Where he throws215 throws charted

67% comp9.0 avg. depth6.3 YAC/catch13% 20+ air yds18–3 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 13 throws (6%), 11 caught (85%), 99 yds, 7.6 per throw1385% · 99yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 16 throws (7%), 11 caught (69%), 73 yds, 4.6 per throw1669% · 73yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 12 throws (6%), 8 caught (67%), 81 yds, 6.8 per throw1267% · 81yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 14 throws (7%), 6 caught (43%), 82 yds, 5.9 per throw1443% · 82yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 7 throws (3%), 1 caught (14%), 18 yds, 2.6 per throw714% · 18yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 4 throws (2%), 3 caught (75%), 94 yds, 23.5 per throw475% · 94yLeft, 30+ air yards: 3 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw30% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 throws (0%), 1 caught (100%), 9 yds, 9.0 per throw1100% · 9yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 8 throws (4%), 5 caught (63%), 30 yds, 3.8 per throw863% · 30yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 14 throws (7%), 12 caught (86%), 112 yds, 8.0 per throw1486% · 112yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 15 throws (7%), 10 caught (67%), 161 yds, 10.7 per throw1567% · 161yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 12 throws (6%), 8 caught (67%), 207 yds, 17.3 per throw1267% · 207yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 4 throws (2%), 3 caught (75%), 132 yds, 33.0 per throw475% · 132yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 2 throws (1%), 1 caught (50%), 31 yds, 15.5 per throw250% · 31yRight, Behind air yards: 19 throws (9%), 15 caught (79%), 172 yds, 9.1 per throw1979% · 172yRight, 0–4 air yards: 22 throws (10%), 18 caught (82%), 145 yds, 6.6 per throw2282% · 145yRight, 5–9 air yards: 22 throws (10%), 16 caught (73%), 179 yds, 8.1 per throw2273% · 179yRight, 10–14 air yards: 9 throws (4%), 7 caught (78%), 99 yds, 11.0 per throw978% · 99yRight, 15–19 air yards: 5 throws (2%), 4 caught (80%), 75 yds, 15.0 per throw580% · 75yRight, 20–29 air yards: 7 throws (3%), 3 caught (43%), 81 yds, 11.6 per throw743% · 81yRight, 30+ air yards: 6 throws (3%), 3 caught (50%), 103 yds, 17.2 per throw650% · 103y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction13 carries

Left
46%
4.8 YPC · 67% succ.
Middle
31%
1.5 YPC · 50% succ.
Right
23%
0.3 YPC · 33% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · USC

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of Maiava’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Avg. depth of throw
10.6
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
21%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
4.6
530 yds after the catch
Air yards
970
of 1500 yds on charted throws
Pressured
11%
hurried or sacked · 8 sacks

Where he throws179 throws charted

66% comp10.6 avg. depth4.6 YAC/catch21% 20+ air yds24–9 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 15 throws (8%), 13 caught (87%), 111 yds, 7.4 per throw1587% · 111yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 9 throws (5%), 6 caught (67%), 37 yds, 4.1 per throw967% · 37yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 15 throws (8%), 8 caught (53%), 62 yds, 4.1 per throw1553% · 62yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 14 throws (8%), 10 caught (71%), 141 yds, 10.1 per throw1471% · 141yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 3 caught (100%), 52 yds, 17.3 per throw3100% · 52yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 7 throws (4%), 4 caught (57%), 106 yds, 15.1 per throw757% · 106yLeft, 30+ air yards: 2 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw20% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: 2 throws (1%), 1 caught (50%), 2 yds, 1.0 per throw250% · 2yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 7 throws (4%), 5 caught (71%), 41 yds, 5.9 per throw771% · 41yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 4 throws (2%), 4 caught (100%), 38 yds, 9.5 per throw4100% · 38yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 13 throws (7%), 8 caught (62%), 109 yds, 8.4 per throw1362% · 109yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 2 throws (1%), 1 caught (50%), 23 yds, 11.5 per throw250% · 23yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 4 throws (2%), 3 caught (75%), 122 yds, 30.5 per throw475% · 122yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 6 throws (3%), 2 caught (33%), 81 yds, 13.5 per throw633% · 81yRight, Behind air yards: 15 throws (8%), 13 caught (87%), 54 yds, 3.6 per throw1587% · 54yRight, 0–4 air yards: 16 throws (9%), 11 caught (69%), 58 yds, 3.6 per throw1669% · 58yRight, 5–9 air yards: 13 throws (7%), 7 caught (54%), 62 yds, 4.8 per throw1354% · 62yRight, 10–14 air yards: 13 throws (7%), 7 caught (54%), 87 yds, 6.7 per throw1354% · 87yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 12 throws (7%), 5 caught (42%), 163 yds, 13.6 per throw1242% · 163yRight, 30+ air yards: 7 throws (4%), 4 caught (57%), 151 yds, 21.6 per throw757% · 151y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction21 carries

Left
38%
8.0 YPC · 63% succ.
Middle
14%
3.7 YPC · 33% succ.
Right
48%
10.8 YPC · 90% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCmp/AttPass ydsTD–INTY/ADropback SRCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SR
2026 so farUSC#24 · 6-1791%152/224204518–39.156.1%20-5-0.3233.3%
2025USC#13 · 9-41395%265/403371124–109.251.9%541572.9659.1%
2024USC#18 · 7-6733%101/169120111–67.145.5%20452.2492.9%
2023UNLV#61 · 9-51487%224/353308517–108.749.1%732773.8342.9%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jayden Maiava's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Jayden Maiava's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

7.4 avg. game scoreBest: 8.9 vs Fresno State (Week 1)1 of 7 games at 8.0+
PassingRushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDINTCarYdsY/CTDLong
1San José StateW 42–267.7252986.22869.9203-9-3.013
1Fresno StateW 39–08.9232592.034914.0303-2-0.702
2LouisianaW 49–307.5192965.52619.051·····
3@RutgersW 42–357.3203262.52778.720393.0012
4OregonL 27–416.7234254.83267.821610.214
5WashingtonW 25–215.7213461.82457.2113-3-1.006
6@Penn StateW 31–237.7213363.63019.1302-1-0.505
2026 · 7 games7.415222467.920459.118320-5-0.3212

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Passing2026FBS rank
Completions152—
Attempts224—
Completion %67.9%27th / 142
Yards20452nd / 265
Yards / att.9.122nd / 142
Touchdowns184th / 265
Interceptions3—
Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries20—
Yards-51381st / 1456
Yards / carry-0.3—
Touchdowns2221st / 631
Long12—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost0—
Recovered0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps: every offensive play credited to the QB running the offense. Close to a true snap count

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · San José State✓ QB765732·75%
Wk 1 · Fresno State✓ QB685328·78%
Wk 2 · Louisiana✓ QB726430·89%
Wk 3 · Rutgers—6363361100%
Wk 4 · Oregon✓ QB757548·100%
Wk 5 · Washington✓ QB696937·100%
Wk 6 · Penn State✓ QB636337·100%
Season6 GS486444248191%

Position Room

6 QBs on the USC roster, ordered by att

#PlayerPosClassAttYdsTDINTEPA/play
14Jayden MaiavaQBSR2242045183+0.46
Jonas WilliamsQB1412601+0.04
7Sam HuardQBSR—————
21Alex MedynQBFR—————
28James JohnsonQBFR—————
29Will DohertyQBJR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 12+ plays per team game. USC depth chart →