Jayden Maiava is a Dual-Threat QB for USC. Jayden's 2024 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 170 plays — a developing rate for the QB.
2024 Production
Performance Analysis · 2024 · vs QB peers
A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.
- ▸Below-average efficiency vs QB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
- ▸High-volume role — one of the team's most-used QBs by play share.
- ▸3 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
- ▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
- ▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.63 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
- ▸Peak game: 1.24 EPA/play in Wk 9 vs Rutgers (SP+ 6).
NIL Market Tier· 2024
On3 valuation ↗Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group deals.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | C/ATT | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | QBR | Rush Yds | Rush TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | vsUtah State | W48-0 | -10.4 | 8/11 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 91.4 | 7 | 1 | 0.34 |
| 5 | vsWisconsin | W38-21 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | 0.48 |
| 9 | vsRutgers | W42-20 | 6.4 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | 1.24 |
| 12 | vsNebraska | W28-20 | 5.5 | 25/35 | 259 | 3 | 1 | 79.4 | 20 | 1 | 0.63 |
| 13 | @UCLA | W19-13 | -1.3 | 19/35 | 221 | 1 | 0 | 50.4 | -9 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 14 | vsNotre Dame | L35-49 | 23.9 | 27/49 | 360 | 3 | 2 | 76.3 | 11 | 2 | -0.16 |
| 1 | vsTexas A&M | W35-31 | 17.0 | 22/39 | 295 | 4 | 3 | 73.8 | -4 | 0 | 0.31 |
Usage & Situational · Pro
- Standard downs
- 0.07
- Passing downs
- 0.35
- Pass / Rush EPA
- 0.16 / 0.33
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Career · rolling EPA, game by game
Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.