Jayden Denegal
San Diego State Aztecs
78
Solid

Jayden Denegal

San Diego State AztecsRebuilding
QBOffenseSolid
Projected Starter

Is Jayden Denegal starting?

Jayden Denegal is the projected starter at QB for San Diego State Aztecs.

Redshirt senior · #4 · 6'5", 240 lbs

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Depth at QB · San Diego State Aztecs

  1. 1478Jayden DenegalStarter
  2. 21361Draiden Trudeau

San Diego State Starting Lineup

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The Story

The X-Factor

A 3-star recruit out of Apple Valley, ranked #452 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 1,810 passing yards, 9 TD, 8 INT. That's 88% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 78 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #452 NatlTeam Share88%
Apple Valley, CA
Jersey
#4
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'5"
Weight
240 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonPass YdsTDINT
2025181098

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8870
National Rank
#452
High School
Apple Valley
Hometown
Apple Valley, CA

Why this rating?

On a 72-rated offense; 73th-percentile production (×0.89 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 78.

Team offense (SP+)
72
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 73% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.89)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 18WFRESYDS 112
CMP-ATT
7-10
YDS
112
TD
1
INT
0
QBR
197.1
CAR
3
YDS
8
AVG
2.7
TD
0

Final W 26-23

Oct 10LORSTYDS 78
CMP-ATT
5-19
YDS
78
TD
1
INT
0
QBR
78.2
CAR
1
YDS
7
AVG
7.0
TD
0

Final L 66-14

Oct 4WTXSTYDS 109
CMP-ATT
15-23
YDS
109
TD
0
INT
0
QBR
105.0
CAR
3
YDS
-3
AVG
-1.0
TD
0

Final W 31-29

Sep 26LTOLYDS 209
CMP-ATT
20-32
YDS
209
TD
1
INT
1
QBR
121.4
CAR
8
YDS
2
AVG
0.3
TD
0

Final L 41-16

Sep 20LJMUYDS 209
CMP-ATT
18-33
YDS
209
TD
1
INT
2
QBR
105.6
CAR
6
YDS
-2
AVG
-0.3
TD
0

Final L 26-13

Sep 12LUCLAYDS 45
CMP-ATT
6-17
YDS
45
TD
1
INT
1
QBR
65.2
CAR
3
YDS
-6
AVG
-2.0
TD
0

Final L 28-10

Sep 6WPRSTYDS 137
CMP-ATT
12-17
YDS
137
TD
2
INT
1
QBR
165.3
CAR
3
YDS
21
AVG
7.0
TD
0

Final W 53-20

Jayden Denegal's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

X-Factor
QB: 1810 pass yds · 9 TD · 8 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
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