BREAKOUT: Jayden Maiava can SURGE Into NFL Draft Spotlight—Key PROSPECTS to WATCH in Week 9
Locked On NFL Draft on YouTube · Oct 30
QB · USC · 6'4" · 230 lb
Consensus #49 · Possible starter (pre-combine)
From consensus rank and position against 20 years of careers; testing and Burst join after the combine.
QBs ranked 41–50 (he's #49) have usually gone in the middle-half range of picks 19–111, with a median of 52. From 19 drafted players in the 2016-2026 drafts, by CFBD pre-draft rank (±10).
BREAKOUT: Jayden Maiava can SURGE Into NFL Draft Spotlight—Key PROSPECTS to WATCH in Week 9
Locked On NFL Draft on YouTube · Oct 30
#49 in the week of Sep 21. The chart starts next week.
After the combine
Burst grades his athletic testing against every player at his position since 2000, on a 0 to 10 scale.
| Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Pct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 USC | 198 | 296 | 2525 | 20 | 5 | 0.669 |
| 2025 USC | 265 | 403 | 3711 | 24 | 10 | 0.658 |
| 2024 USC | 101 | 169 | 1201 | 11 | 6 | 0.598 |
| 2023 UNLV | 224 | 353 | 3085 | 17 | 10 | 0.635 |
| Car | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|
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NBC Sports on YouTube · Sep 20
USC QB Jayden Maiava | 2026 Midseason Highlights
USCAthletics on YouTube · Oct 24
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Top Plays: Jayden Maiava vs. Penn State | USC Football | 10/10/2026
Big Ten Football on YouTube · Oct 11
Top Plays: Jayden Maiava vs. Oregon | USC Football | 09/26/2026
Big Ten Football on YouTube · Sep 27
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NBC Sports on YouTube · Sep 26
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Big Ten Football on YouTube · Sep 26
BREAKOUT: Jayden Maiava can SURGE Into NFL Draft Spotlight—Key PROSPECTS to WATCH in Week 9
Locked On NFL Draft on YouTube · Oct 30
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NBC Sports on YouTube · Sep 2
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Locked On NFL Draft on YouTube · Aug 31
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USCAthletics on YouTube · 12h
USC QB Jayden Maiava | Tuesday of the Trojans’ Second Bye Week
USCAthletics on YouTube · Nov 3
Jayden Maiava leads USC to huge upset over No. 2 Ohio State
CBS Sports on YouTube · Oct 31
USC QB Jayden Maiava | Tuesday Practice of Ohio State Week
USCAthletics on YouTube · Oct 27
USC QB Jayden Maiava was sacked 5 times tonight and threw 2 INTs.
The Triple Option on YouTube · Oct 24
USC QB Jayden Maiava | Tuesday Practice of Wisconsin Week
USCAthletics on YouTube · Oct 20
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Burst
After the combineJayden Maiava gets a Burst score once he tests at the combine or his pro day. Burst grades each test against every QB at the combine since 2000, where 5.0 is average for the position and 10 is the best ever. Each area is the average of its tests. Size-adjusted weighs speed against body weight. With fewer than 5 combine tests, pro day results fill the tests he skipped; timed pro day drills (40, shuttle, 3-cone) aren't scored yet.
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Built from our own data: size, Burst testing and college production against drafted players since 2006, and how their NFL careers went. A comp isn't a forecast.
CBS Sports College Football · Oct 28
College Football QB Power Rankings: Sam Leavitt surges, while Jayden Maiava loses groundHeadlines link to the original source.
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| 2026 USC | 26 | -71 | -2.7 | 2 |
| 2025 USC | 54 | 157 | 2.9 | 6 |
| 2024 USC | 20 | 45 | 2.3 | 4 |
| 2023 UNLV | 73 | 277 | 3.8 | 3 |
| C/Att | Yds | TD | Int | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 vs Fresno State | 23/25 | 349 | 3 | 0 |
| Wk 1 vs San José State | 25/29 | 286 | 2 | 0 |
| Wk 2 vs Louisiana | 19/29 | 261 | 5 | 1 |
| Wk 3 at Rutgers | 20/32 | 277 | 2 | 0 |
| Wk 4 vs Oregon | 23/42 | 326 | 2 | 1 |
| Wk 5 vs Washington | 21/34 | 245 | 1 | 1 |
| Wk 6 at Penn State | 21/33 | 301 | 3 | 0 |
| Wk 8 at Wisconsin | 31/50 | 258 | 1 | 2 |
| Wk 9 vs Ohio State | 15/22 | 222 | 1 | 0 |
| Car | Yds | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 vs Fresno State | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| Wk 1 vs San José State | 3 | -9 | 1 |
| Wk 3 at Rutgers | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Wk 4 vs Oregon | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Wk 5 vs Washington | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Wk 6 at Penn State | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Wk 8 at Wisconsin | 5 | -57 | 0 |
| Wk 9 vs Ohio State | 1 | -9 | 0 |
College stats courtesy of CollegeFootballData.com.