Player Career

Jayden Maiava Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jayden Maiava story

Jayden Maiava built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a quarterback from Las Vegas, NV wearing No. 14, spending time with UNLV and USC. The clearest part of Jayden Maiava's career was his passing role: 7,997 passing yards, 52 touchdown passes, 925 attempts, and 479 rushing yards across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with USC. 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 479 rushing yards and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UNLV and USC.

The arc is straightforward: Jayden Maiava 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    UNLV

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    USC

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2022202320232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonUNLV0
2023 PostseasonUNLV3,36267.113.83,362
2023 Regular SeasonUNLV3,36267.113.80
2024 PostseasonUSC1,24666.19.9-2,116
2024 Regular SeasonUSC1,24666.19.90
2025 PostseasonUSC3,86864.812.52,622
2025 Regular SeasonUSC3,86864.812.50

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024UNLV to USCG5/FCS to P491.2Jan 2, 2024

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Air Force

Week 12 · W 31-27 · Conference game

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

375

Total Offense

73.5 takeover

375 total offense with 66.6 efficiency.

#2

vs Wyoming

Week 11 · W 34-14 · Conference game

272

Total Offense

65.8 takeover

Win with 272 yards of offense and 71.9 efficiency.

272 total offense with 71.9 efficiency.

#3

vs Notre Dame

Week 14 · L 35-49

371

Total Offense

65.1 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

371 total offense with 55.5 efficiency.

#4

vs No. 103 Georgia Southern

Week 2 · W 59-20

417

Total Offense

62.2 takeover

Win with 417 yards of offense and 72.9 efficiency.

417 total offense with 72.9 efficiency.

#5

@ Nevada

Week 7 · W 45-27 · Conference game

291

Total Offense

61.3 takeover

Win with 291 yards of offense and 83.3 efficiency.

291 total offense with 83.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · USC

3,868 primary output · 64.8 efficiency · 12.5 usage

70.9

#2

2025 Regular Season · USC

70.9

3,868 primary · 64.8 efficiency · 12.5 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · UNLV

65.7

3,362 primary · 67.1 efficiency · 13.8 usage

Milestones

20

250+ passing yards

10

300+ total offense

11

3+ TD games

23

Above avg efficiency