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USC · Through Week 8

Jayden Maiava

#14 · QB · Fr. · 6'4" · 230 lbs · Las Vegas, NV

#6

of 160 quarterbacks · Top 3%

+7.36

points added per game vs an average QB

Passing +7.49Rushing -0.138 games
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What the numbers say about Jayden

  • •Ranks #6 of 160 quarterbacks in points added per game (+7.36).
  • •Top 3% of quarterbacks in success rate (54.8%).
  • •Cooling off: +0.34 points per play over his last three games, down from +0.52 for the season.

What people are saying about Jayden

Updated Oct 23
  • •USC Athletics reports Maiava led the No. 19 Trojans past Penn State 31-23, and coverage frames the road win as a key moment for his season. USC Athletics ↗
  • •Trojans Wire says USC leaned on Maiava in an important road win, pointing to his central role in the offense. Trojans Wire ↗
  • •Lincoln Riley was blunt in assessing Maiava's performance against Penn State, according to Sports Illustrated coverage. Sports Illustrated ↗

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Against every FBS QB

Where he ranks among qualified players at his position.

  • EPA per dropback0.45Top 6%
  • Success rate54.8%Top 3%
  • Completion %65.3%Top 30%
  • Yards per attempt8.1Top 27%
  • Sack rate3.7%Top 24%
  • Interception rate1.5%Top 34%
  • Deep throw rate11.3%Bottom 27%
  • EPA per carry-0.38Bottom 3%

What he does best

  • Success rate (Top 3%)
  • EPA per dropback (Top 6%)
  • Avoiding sacks (Top 24%)

What to work on

  • EPA per carry (Bottom 3%)
  • Avoiding interceptions (Top 34%, his lowest mark)
  • Under pressure (-1.10 per play, vs +0.59 clean pocket)

Coaching notes

  • Pressure. Best: clean pocket (+0.59 per play). Toughest: under pressure (-1.10).
  • Direction. Best: middle (+1.09 per play). Toughest: left (+0.33).
  • Standard vs passing downs. Best: passing downs (+0.69 per play). Toughest: standard downs (+0.25).
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Situational splits

Points added per play (adjusted for opponents) and success rate in each situation.

By down

  • 1st down+0.24 EPA · 57% succ · 106 plays
  • 2nd down+0.59 EPA · 56% succ · 97 plays
  • 3rd/4th down+0.57 EPA · 49% succ · 69 plays

Standard vs passing downs

  • Standard downs+0.25 EPA · 58% succ · 149 plays
  • Passing downs+0.69 EPA · 51% succ · 123 plays

Red zone

  • Red zone+0.22 EPA · 37% succ · 46 plays

Against top defenses

  • vs top-40 defenses+0.41 EPA · 50% succ · 193 plays
  • vs everyone else+0.54 EPA · 66% succ · 79 plays

Short vs deep

  • Short throws+0.57 EPA · 59% succ · 228 plays
  • Deep throws+0.97 EPA · 41% succ · 29 plays

Direction

  • Right+0.57 EPA · 62% succ · 119 plays
  • Left+0.33 EPA · 43% succ · 80 plays
  • Middle+1.09 EPA · 67% succ · 58 plays

Pressure

  • Clean pocket+0.59 EPA · 59% succ · 250 plays
  • Under pressure-1.10 EPA · 5% succ · 22 plays

Season stats

AttCmpCmp%Pass YdsY/ATDINTSacked
26217165.3%2,1328.113410
CarRush YdsYPCRush TD
12403.32

Game log

WkOpponentPassingRushingEPA/play
1vsFresno State15/17, 265 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT2 car, 2 yds, 0 TD+1.18
1vsSan José State24/28, 272 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT2 car, 4 yds, 1 TD+0.42
2vsLouisiana18/29, 217 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT—+0.62
3atRutgers20/32, 277 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT1 car, 12 yds, 0 TD+0.32
4vsOregon23/41, 326 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT4 car, 11 yds, 1 TD+0.61
5vsWashington20/33, 235 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT2 car, 6 yds, 0 TD+0.27
6atPenn State19/31, 271 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT1 car, 5 yds, 0 TD+0.66
8atWisconsin32/51, 269 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT—+0.09