A four-game starter in 2024 and a promise of 3,085 passing yards at UNLV still didn’t show the level of confidence that was expected from Jayden Maiava . Then, giving away 6 total picks, including two pick-sixes against Notre Dame, along with 5 sacks, didn’t work in favor of the QB either. Some even went as far as to predict that the QB had reached his ceiling. However, when the USC QB entered the 2025 offseason, he just had one objective: prove everyone wrong. Now, 3 games into the 2025 season, Jayden Maiava is unrecognizable, and his teammate has opened up the level of impact the guy is having on the locker room.
Ideally, for any QB looking to develop, the offseason involves mechanical fine-tuning, intense coaching focus, and physical training. Jayden, while he did all of that, took i