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Jayden Maiava vs Cole Payton — NFL Draft Comparison

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Jayden Maiava vs Cole Payton — NFL Draft Comparison · Fanspeak

2026 Season & Measurements

6-4Height6-3

230 lbWeight233 lb

2,303Yds—

19TD—

5Int—

66.8%Cmp%—

-62Ru Yds—

2Ru TD—

Draft Simulator Stats

#99Consensus—

QB 9Pos Rank—

128.6ADP—

1,561Drafted—

68Hype—

292xDrafted By—

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.

Cole Payton

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About This Comparison

Jayden Maiava and Cole Payton 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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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the better NFL Draft prospect, Jayden Maiava or Cole Payton?

The head-to-head above compares Jayden Maiava and Cole Payton on height, weight, position stats, Fanspeak Consensus rank, ADP and mock-draft volume, with the winner of each metric checked, so you can judge the matchup on the crowd's draft data and college production rather than one analyst's opinion.

What stats are used to compare Jayden Maiava and Cole Payton?

Body measurements (height, weight), position-relevant career college production, and Fanspeak draft signals: consensus big-board rank, average draft position (ADP), mock-draft volume, and hype. Each side also carries a scouting note and the NFL franchises the community drafts them to most.

Jayden Maiava vs Cole Payton — 2027 NFL Draft comparison