Jayden Maiava vs Jaden Craig — NFL Draft Comparison

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Jayden Maiava vs Jaden Craig

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2026 Season & Measurements

6-4Height6-3

230 lbWeight225 lb

2,303Yds2,066

19TD11

5Int6

66.8%Cmp%67.5%

-62Ru Yds22

2Ru TD1

Draft Simulator Stats

#99Consensus#351

QB 9Pos Rank—

128.6ADP206.3

1,561Drafted15

68Hype19

292xDrafted By4x

Scouting Reports

Jayden Maiava

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Dean Kindig

22-42 and 2 TD but 2 INT in front of Gray and Fisher vs ND. 30/43-364, 2TD, 1INT in scouted loss to ILL. #1 after Week 6 in in EPA per dropback. 2025: Maiava, who took over the Trojan offense at the end of the 2024 season, will compete to be USC's starting quarterback as a redshirt junior in 2025. 2024: After transferring from UNLV, Maiava took over the starting role for USC's final 4 games of the season. In 2025, he saw action in 7 games with 4 starts. Overall in 2024, he completed 101-of-169 passes (59.8%) for 1,201 yards and 11 TDs with 6 INTs, plus he rushed for 45 yards and 4 TDs. He was named to the Polynesian Player of the Year Award Watch List.

Jaden Craig

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Jayden Maiava and Jaden Craig are compared here on Fanspeak's 2027 NFL Draft data — body measurements, position-relevant college production, the community consensus big board, average draft position across thousands of mock drafts, and how often each prospect shows up in those mocks. Rather than one scout's take, the matchup reflects where the draft community as a whole values each player.

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Who is the better NFL Draft prospect, Jayden Maiava or Jaden Craig?

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