Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2022-2025San Diego State
Jayden Denegal
QB • 6'5" • 235 lbs • Apple Valley, CA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Jayden Denegal is a balanced quarterback profile with 14 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
30
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
33
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
42
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · San Diego State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan • San Diego State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Player Story
Jayden Denegal built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a quarterback from Apple Valley, CA wearing No. 4, spending time with Michigan and San Diego State. The clearest part of Jayden Denegal's career was...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Jayden Denegal, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · San Diego State. Jayden Denegal is a balanced quarterback profile with 14 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 1,973
- Passing yards
- 1,860
- Rushing yards
- 113
- Touchdowns
- 14
Quick Answers
Jayden Denegal quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San Diego State · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 1,973
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · San Diego State
- Top game
- Nevada
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Apple Valley · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Apple Valley · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Junior
- 2025 Total offense rank
- 1,913 total offense · QB 105th (top 26%) · Mountain West 10th (top 8%) · National 105th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan | 4 | 60 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 30.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2025 Regular Season | San Diego State | 12 | 1,913 | 1,810 | 103 | 13 | 66 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Michigan to San Diego State | P4 to G5/FCS | 83.3 | Dec 20, 2024 |
Jayden Denegal played QB for Michigan and San Diego State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jayden Denegal recorded 1,860 passing yards, 113 rushing yards, and 14 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with San Diego State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
San Diego State paired 1,913 primary output with 57.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 57.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Michigan, San Diego State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Win with 246 yards of offense and 95.6 efficiency. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · San Diego State
Games
12
Primary Metric / G
159.4
Efficiency
57.9
Usage
14
Consistency
75.1
Best Game by takeover score
Nevada
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Stony Brook: 222. Washington State: 105. California: 198. Northern Illinois: 129. Colorado State: 258. Nevada: 246. Fresno State: 154. Wyoming: 196. Hawai'i: 125. Boise State: 33. San José State: 77. New Mexico: 170
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Stony Brook: 32 by 60.6. Washington State: 38 by 46.7. California: 22 by 73.3. Northern Illinois: 29 by 48. Colorado State: 17 by 75.3. Nevada: 21 by 95.6. Fresno State: 27 by 57.2. Wyoming: 24 by 49.3. Hawai'i: 34 by 37. Boise State: 15 by 51.5. San José State: 21 by 48. New Mexico: 31 by 52.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins168.1 · Games = 9 · +34.8 vs Losses
Losses133.3 · Games = 3 · -34.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Nevada
Best efficiency game
95.6 vs Nevada
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/28 | @ New Mexico | L 17-23 | 14 | 24 | 162 | 58.3 | 1 | 1 | 52.3 | 7 | 8 | 1.10 | 0 | 15 |
| Sun 11/23 | vs San José State | W 25-3 | 8 | 16 | 81 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 5 | -4 | -0.80 | 1 | 6 |
| Sun 11/16 | vs Boise State | W 17-7 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 51.5 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 2 | 8 |
| Sun 11/9 | @ Hawai'i | L 6-38 | 10 | 27 | 132 | 37.0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 7 | -7 | -1 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Wyoming | W 24-7 | 11 | 22 | 194 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 49.3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Fresno State | W 23-0 | 11 | 19 | 124 | 57.9 | 0 | 1 | 57.2 | 8 | 30 | 3.80 | 0 | 17 |
| Sun 10/12 | @ Nevada | W 44-10 | 14 | 17 | 205 | 82.4 | 2 | 0 | 95.6 | 4 | 41 | 10.30 | 0 | 29 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Colorado State | W 45-24 | 13 | 16 | 256 | 81.3 | 2 | 0 | 75.3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Northern Illinois | W 6-3 | 13 | 20 | 110 | 65.0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 9 | 19 | 2.10 | 0 | 12 |
| Sun 9/21 | vs California | W 34-0 | 15 | 18 | 189 | 83.3 | 1 | 0 | 73.3 | 4 | 9 | 2.30 | 0 | 16 |
| Sun 9/7 | @ Washington State | L 13-36 | 15 | 30 | 133 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 46.7 | 8 | -28 | -3.50 | 1 | 5 |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Stony Brook | W 42-0 | 13 | 25 | 207 | 52.0 | 1 | 0 | 60.6 | 7 | 15 | 2.10 | 0 | 5 |
Player Story
Jayden Denegal story
Jayden Denegal built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a quarterback from Apple Valley, CA wearing No. 4, spending time with Michigan and San Diego State. The clearest part of Jayden Denegal's career was his passing role: 1,860 passing yards, 10 touchdown passes, 249 attempts, and 113 rushing yards across 16 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with San Diego State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 113 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 16 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan and San Diego State.
The arc is straightforward: Jayden Denegal moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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- 1
Michigan
2022-2024
Opening stop
- 2
San Diego State
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan | 60 | 63.9 | 3.3 | 60 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | — | — | -60 |
| 2025 Regular Season | San Diego State | 1,913 | 57.9 | 14 | 1,913 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 116 Nevada
Week 7 · W 44-10 · Conference game
Win with 246 yards of offense and 95.6 efficiency.
246
Total Offense
71 takeover
246 total offense with 95.6 efficiency.
#2
vs UNLV
Week 2 · W 35-7
35
Total Offense
60.6 takeover
Win with 35 yards of offense and 75 efficiency.
35 total offense with 75 efficiency.
#3
vs No. 124 Colorado State
Week 6 · W 45-24 · Conference game
258
Total Offense
60 takeover
Win with 258 yards of offense and 75.3 efficiency.
258 total offense with 75.3 efficiency.
#4
vs No. 80 California
Week 4 · W 34-0
198
Total Offense
59.6 takeover
Win with 198 yards of offense and 73.3 efficiency.
198 total offense with 73.3 efficiency.
#5
vs Stony Brook
Week 1 · W 42-0
222
Total Offense
58.5 takeover
Win with 222 yards of offense and 60.6 efficiency.
222 total offense with 60.6 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · San Diego State
1,913 primary output · 57.9 efficiency · 14 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Michigan
30.7
60 primary · 63.9 efficiency · 3.3 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Michigan
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
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250+ passing yards
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300+ total offense
0
3+ TD games
7
Above avg efficiency
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