Usage Score
14
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.
Efficiency
57.9
Consistency
75.1
Season Value
61.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · San Diego State
22232425
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan • San Diego State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Scouting Read
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Jayden Denegal, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · San Diego State. Jayden Denegal is a balanced quarterback profile with 14 usage in the latest tracked season.
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.
Analysis workspace
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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
New Mexico
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 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
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 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.
Wins161.4 · Games = 8 · +28.0 vs Losses
Losses133.3 · Games = 3 · -28.0 vs Wins
First Half193 · Games = 6 · +67.2 vs Second Half
Second Half125.8 · Games = 6 · -67.2 vs First Half
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 Unknown | — | 13 | 25 | 207 | 52.0 | 1 | 0 | 60.6 | 7 | 15 | 2.10 | 0 | 5 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Michigan
2022-2024
Opening stop
- 2
San Diego State
2025
Final stop
Season 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
Nevada
Win with 246 yards of offense and 95.6 efficiency.
246
Primary metric
246 total offense with 95.6 efficiency.
#2
UNLV
35
Primary metric
Win with 35 yards of offense and 75 efficiency.
35 total offense with 75 efficiency.
#3
Colorado State
258
Primary metric
Win with 258 yards of offense and 75.3 efficiency.
258 total offense with 75.3 efficiency.
#4
California
198
Primary metric
Win with 198 yards of offense and 73.3 efficiency.
198 total offense with 73.3 efficiency.
#5
Unknown
222
Primary metric
Game with 222 yards of offense and 60.6 efficiency.
222 total offense with 60.6 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · San Diego State
1,913 primary output · 57.9 efficiency · 14 usage
61.6
#2
2023 Regular Season · Michigan
29.7
60 primary · 63.9 efficiency · 3.3 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Michigan
—
0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
250+ passing yards
0
300+ total offense
0
3+ takeover TD games
7
Above avg efficiency
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2022 · Rating 0.887
Apple Valley · Apple Valley, CA
- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Career Facts
2
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
1,973
Career Total Offense
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 16 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.