Jayden Maiava - 2022 Football Signees
Oct 31 (Sat)
7:30 PM PT
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Roster
Jayden Maiava
- Position:
- QB
- Ht/Wt:
- 6-4 / 205
- Exp:
- HS
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Las Vegas, NV
- High School:
- Sierra Vista HS/Kaimuki HS/Liberty HS
A highly rated signal-caller who was listed as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN … The highest-rated high school QB in UNLV history according to 247Sports … Rated the No. 24 pocket passer recruit in the nation by ESPN … Rated the No. 11 overall prospect out of the state of Nevada and the No. 50 quarterback recruit in the nation by 247Sports … Named Second Team All-Southern Nevada by the Las Vegas Review-Journal … Picked UNLV over offers from Auburn, Louisville and Tennessee … Last name is pronounced “my-AH-vah.” HIGH SCHOOL: Began prep career at Sierra Vista HS in Las Vegas before spending the 2019 season at Kaimuki HS in Honolulu … Returned to Las Vegas prior to the 2021 campaign and played his final prep season at Liberty HS in Henderson … As a senior this fall, led the Patriots to the state title game … Threw for 2,027 yards and 24 touchdowns … Added three scores on the ground … Earned all-league first team honors ... In 2019, threw for 3,317 yards and 41 touchdowns for Kaimuki. PERSONAL: Jayden Ikaika Maiava was born in Honolulu, HI … The son of Jerushua Maiava-Pratt and William Maiava-Pratt … Has seven siblings, Heaven, Siah, Jacob, Justice, Henna, Hyena and Jaestin … Plans on majoring in business at UNLV.
