Jalen Mayden Season 2021

HONORS
* 2023 Honorable Mention All-Mountain West
* 2022 Honorable Mention All-Mountain West
* 2022 SDSU John Simcox Memorial Trophy Most Valuable Player
* 2022 SDSU Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy Offensive Player of the Year
* Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week
- Nov. 14 for game vs. San Jose State

Joined the Aztecs in the early signing period in December 2021 after transferring from Mississippi State ... Made the move from quarterback to safety for the spring 2022 season ... Entered the year third at depth chart at the signature ‘Aztec’ position in the 3-3-5 defense, but moved to quarterback for the week against Hawai‘i (first day back at practice was Monday, Oct. 3, 2022; Hawai’i game was Oct. 8) ... Left-handed mobile quarterback, who can throw on the run ... Is utilizing his COVID season in 2023, where he enters as the projected starting quarterback.

^SENIOR SEASON (2023)
Was named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List (Offensive Player with Ties to Texas) ... Was also named a preseason third-team all-Mountain West selection by Athlon Sports ... Started all 12 games ... Passed for 2,031 yards and 10 touchdowns, completing 199-of-314 attempts for a 122.49 pass efficiency rating ... Also led the team with 128 rushes for 528 yards (4.13 avg.) ... Was 18-for-28 for 164 yards and two touchdowns without throwing an interception  in the season opener vs. Ohio on Aug. 26 ... Both touchdown passes were to tight end Mark Redman ... Threw his first and second touchdown passes of the season, and now has 15 for his career ... Also rushed for 34 yards on nine attempts (3.8 avg.) ... Ran for 132 yards against Idaho State on Sep. 2, the most by an Aztec quarterback in a single game in program history becoming the fourth QB and 82nd Aztec with a 100-yard rushing game ... Became just the third quarterback in SDSU’s Division I history (fourth overall) with a 100-yard rushing game and first since current Minnesota Viking head coach Kevin O’Connell had 101 at Brigham Young on Nov. 6, 2004 ... The 132 rushing yards are the most by an Aztec in Snapdragon Stadium ... The 132 yards are the 21st most by a quarterback this season ... Recorded his second career multi-rushing touchdown game ... Had a career-long 56-yard rush which is the third longest by an Aztec quarterback since at least 1996 and the longest touchdown run by and Aztec QB since at least 1996 ...  Also was 13-of-19 throwing for 85 yards with a long of 29 yards ... Fell to 7-4 as the Aztec starting quarterback in his career in a loss to UCLA on Sept. 9 ... Was 19-of-37 for 196 yards, marking then season highs for completions, attempts, and passing yards ... Notched his third passing touchdown (fifth overall) of the season, but also threw three interceptions ... Also ran for 18 yards on nine carries on the ground ... Went 20-for-32 in the air for a then season-high 256 yards at No. 16/17 Oregon State on Sept. 16 ... The 20 completions also marked a then season-high ... Had a then season-long 29-yard completion to Mark Redmond in the fourth quarter ... On the ground, had a then career-high 14 rushes, the most by any Aztec this season ... Had the three longest rushes by an Aztec against the Beavers, including a 24-yard run on the second play of the game ... Had arguably his best game of the season in the conference opener against Boise State on Sept. 22 ... In the air, went 16-of-22 for 241 yards and a touchdown ... Posted a season-best 179.7 passer rating ... Threw a 34-yard passing touchdown to Baylin Brooks for the first score of the game ... Recorded a then season-long 37-yard pass, also to Brooks, ultimately leading to an Aztec field goal in the first quarter ... On the ground, ran for 85 yards on a career-high 16 carries (5.3 avg.) with his third rushing touchdown of the season ... His rushing touchdown was the final score of the game, a 10-yard run in the fourth quarter ... Ranked eighth among FBS quarterbacks by Pro Football Focus’ passing grades (min. 20 dropbacks) ... Was 13-of-24 passing for 122 yards with a touchdown and an interception at Air Force on Sept. 30 ... Recorded his fifth passing touchdown of the year, he found Josh Nicholson for a 21-yard score to give the Aztecs a lead on their second drive of the game ... Also ran for 17 yards on four carries on the ground ... Had a 17-yard run on the Aztecs’ final drive of the game, the second longest run by an Aztec of the game ... Completed 18 of his 24 passes (75.0 completion pct.) at Hawai’i on Oct. 14 ... Started the game with seven straight completions ... Threw for 221 yards, including a season-long 69 yard touchdown pass to Mekhi Shaw on the first drive of the fourth quarter ... The QB-WR duo also connected on a 30 yard gain in the first quarter that led the Aztecs to their first touchdown of the night ... On the ground, had 13 carries for 53 total yards (4.1 avg) ... Attempted just 14 passes against Nevada on Oct. 21, completing six of them ... Both the six completions and 14 attempts are his lowest since becoming the starting Aztec quarterback, and it is just the second time he did not have 20 throws in a game ... Totaled 47 yards with a long of 19 ... Also had a team-leading 14 rushes for 52 yards ... Was 25-of-39 with three touchdowns and an interception against Utah State on Nov. 4 ... The 25 completions is a career-high and the three TDs matches his career-high (3 vs. SJSU on 11/12/22) while the 39 attempts is a season-high ... The three touchdown passes come after recording just three over his past five games ... He totaled a season-high 265 yards through the air leading to a 141.44 passer rating, his second highest this season ... Also had an interception on the final play of the game in double overtime ... On the ground, had five attempts for minus-5 yards ... With the Aztecs trailing by ten in the fourth quarter, went 9-of-15 for 98 yards and a touchdown ... Responsible for 73 of a 79-yard touchdown drive beginning at the 11:18 mark, completing 6-of-7 passes before finding Kenan Christon for a 10-yard score ... Began the overtime periods with a 27-yard touchdown pass to Brionne Penny ... Was 19-of-25 for 128 yards at Colorado State on Nov. 11 ... The 76.0 completion percentage is a season-high ... Had a game-long of 25 yards to Mark Redman in the third quarter ... Led the team with 10 rushes for 16 yards (1.6 avg), and scored his fourth rushing TD of the season ... The touchdown, an eight-yard run, was the first of two on the night, coming on the Aztecs’ first drive of the fourth quarter ... Was 5-of-7 in the air for 42 yards along with four carries for 24 yards and the TD to lead the fourth quarter comeback attempt ... Was 15-of-24 for 117 yards with two interceptions at San Jose State on Nov. 18 ... The 62.5 completion percentage led to an 86.78 passer rating ... Also had 12 carries for 21 yards on the ground ...  Went 17-of-26 for 189 yards and a touchdown in his final collegiate game against Fresno State on Nov. 25, leading the Aztecs to an Old Oil Can victory ... Added 96 yards on the ground on 14 attempts ... Ran for a 70-yard touchdown in the second quarter to give the Aztecs the lead ... It is the longest run by an Aztec quarterback since at least 1996, the longest in Snapdragon Stadium, and the longest by any Aztec since Jordan Byrd had a 73-yarder at Utah State on Oct. 31, 2020 ... It was his fifth rushing TD of the season and eighth of his career ... Also had a five-yard passing touchdown to Leo Kemp as the final score of the game in the fourth quarter ... It was his 10th passing TD of the season and 23rd of his career ... Became just the second Aztec quarterback to lead the team in passing and rushing, joining current Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell in 2007.

SENIOR SEASON (2022)
Was named a honorable-mention all-Mountain West selection at quarterback, despite playing only the final seven games at the position ... Became the first Aztec  quarterback since Ryan Lindley in 2010 (second team) to earn all-MW honors ... Also was a second-team selection at the ‘Flex’ position by College Football Network ... Was the recipient of the team’s John Simcox Memorial Trophy for the offensive player of the year, the first quarterback to win the prestigious award since current Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell in 2007 ... Also was named the team’s offensive player of the year (Byron H. Chase Memorial Trophy) ... Played in all 13 games on the season, the first five on defense and special teams, and the last eight as the team’s quarterback ... Played 81 snaps on defense and 523 snaps on offense ... Had nine tackles (four solo) on defense ... On offense was 141-for-237 (59.5 pct.) for 2,031 yards and 12 touchdowns (also 10 interceptions), owning a 139.7 pass efficiency rating ... Also rushed for 231 yards with three touchdowns on 69 carries (3.3 avg.) ... Led the Mountain West last year in yards per completion (14.40, 4th in FBS) and yards per attempt (8.57, 19th in FBS), and ranked second in total offense yards per play (7.39, 29th in FBS) and second in pass efficiency rating (139.70, 48th in FBS), fifth in passing yards (2,030) and passing touchdowns (12), sixth in passing yards per game (156.2) and completion percentage (59.5), and seventh in total offense per game (173.9), despite playing his first five games at safety and on special teams, and only playing eight games at quarterback ... Since he moved to quarterback for the Oct. 8, 2022 game against Hawai’i, he is ranked third in the nation in yards per completion (14.40, 1st in MW, min. 150 att.), 14th in yards per attempt (8.57, 1st in MW, min. 150 att.), 17th in passing yards per game (253.8, 1st in MW), 25th in passing yards (2,030, 2nd in MW), 43rd pass efficiency (139.7, min. 150 att., 4th in MW) and a tie for 47th in passing touchdowns (12, T-4th in MW) ... If you take away the 17 times he was sacked last year (for 101 yards), he rushed 52 times for 332 yards (6.4 avg.) with three touchdowns ... The three rushing scores are tied for the fifth most among Mountain West quarterbacks ... Played one  snap against Arizona on Sept. 3, the first defensive snap of his career, and also on special teams ... Played five snaps against Idaho State, recording his first career tackle ... Came off the bench for four statless snaps at No. 14/15 Utah on Sept. 17 ... Was counted on to play 65 snaps against Toledo on Sept. 24 with starter Patrick?McMorris out with an injury and backup Kyron White being ejected early for targeting ... Ended up with a career-high eight tackles (three solo) ... Logged six statless snaps at Boise State on Sept. 30 ... Threw for 322 yards and a touchdown in his first career start against Hawai’i on Oct. 8, completing 24 of 36 passes ... Threw for 322 yards, just six passing yards shy (328) of what San Diego State had for its first five games of the season ... His 322 yards were the most by an Aztec quarterback in their starting debut since current quarterbacks coach Ryan Lindley threw for 352 against Cal Poly on Aug. 30, 2008  ... The 322 yards were the most passing yards in a debut in an Aztec win since Kevin McKechnie threw for 371 against Navy on Sept. 5, 1997  ... Became the 27th different Aztec with a 300-yard passing game (127th time overall) ... Picked up the win in his first career start ... An Aztec quarterback has now won his starting debut in six of the last eight tries. SDSU quarterbacks were 1-13 in the previous 14 debuts prior to this stretch ... Made his first career start at quarterback after playing safety for 65 snaps just two weeks prior against Toledo ... Set career highs in passing yards, completions, attempts, long pass and carries ... Threw his second career touchdown pass ... Was named the team’s offensive player of the game ... Earned the start at Nevada on Oct. 22, going 12-for-25 for 156 yards ... Also rushed seven times for a career-high 50 yards, including a 32-yard touchdown which put the Aztecs up, 23-7, with 5:29 left in the third quarter, the final points of the game ... Was named the team’s offensive player of the game ... Threw for 291 yards and two touchdowns in a third straight start at Fresno State on Oct. 29, completing 19 of 24 passes ... Also had his first two interceptions ... Ran eight times for 43 yards (5.4 avg.) and two more scores ... Recorded his first multi-touchdown passing game and first multi-touchdown rushing game. ... Became just the second SDSU quarterback since at least 1996 with at least two passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns, joining Ryan Katz (Oct. 6, 2012 vs. Hawai’i) ... Became the first Aztec to account for four touchdowns in a game since quarterback Lucas Johnson had four in the 2021 Frisco Bowl ... Scored his second and third career rushing touchdowns ... Was 19-for-31 for 216 yards and a pair of touchdown passes against UNLV on Nov. 5 ... It was the second straight game with multiple touchdown passes ... Had another big game against San José State on Nov. 12 en route to being named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week (the first by an Aztec quarterback since Ryan Katz on Oct. 8, 2012), throwing for 268 yards and a career-high three touchdown passes (to three different receivers), rallying SDSU back from a 14-0 deficit ... Against a team that ranked in the top 30 on defense in passing (28th, 196.50), rushing (28th, 120.38), total (20th, 316.88) and pass efficiency (34th, 122.58), SDSU managed 268 passing yards, 157 rushing yards, 425 yards and a 206.14 pass efficiency rating under his quarterbacking ... The 206.14 pass efficiency rating was the highest allowed by San José State since a 245.7 mark against San Diego State on Nov. 4, 2017 ... The 14-point deficit overcome was SDSU’s largest (win or loss) since also overcoming a 14-point deficit at San José State on Nov. 9, 2013, SJSU’s first year in the league ... The 66-yard touchdown pass to Tyrell Shavers was a career long  ... It was his third straight multiple touchdown game ... Also ran 13 times for a career-high 61 yards including 69 yards on 11 carries when taking away the two times he was sacked ... Threw for 280 yards and two touchdowns in a win at New Mexico on Nov. 18, while adding 38 rushing yards on five carries ... It was his fourth straight multiple touchdown game, the first time an Aztec quarterback has accomplished that since Christian Chapman in 2016 (Nov. 5-26) ... Has now accounted for 11 touchdowns over the last four games (nine passing, two rushing) ... Was 16-for-31 for 188 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions vs. Air Force on Nov. 26 ... The two interceptions came on SDSU’s last two drives ... Did not throw a touchdown for the first time since Oct. 22 at Nevada (had thrown multiple touchdown passes in four straight games) ... Threw for 309 yards and two touchdowns (and three interceptions) against Middle Tennessee in the EasyPost Hawai‘i Bowl on Dec. 24, going 19-for-43 ... Fell to 5-3 as the team’s starting quarterback ... Had multiple touchdown passes for the fifth straight game ... Now has 12 touchdown passes on the season and 13 for his career ... Had a career-long 73-yard pass for a touchdown to Kenan Christon ... Recorded his second career 300-yard passing game ... Also rushed for 36 yards on 12 carries ... Set career highs in passing attempts (43).

JUNIOR SEASON (2021)
Has been named as “SDSU’s top incoming transfer” by College Football News ... Played in one game at quarterback but was on the travel squad all season ... Made the most of his 18 offensive snaps in two drives late against Utah State in the Mountain West Championship game on Dec. 4, going 5-for-6 for 50 yards and a touchdown on his lone drive ... Also rushed for 36 yards on four attempts (9.0 avg.) with a long run of 33 yards.

AT MISSISSIPPI STATE (2018-19)
Appeared in three games as a true freshman for the Bulldogs during the 2018 season, completing 1 of 2 passes for nine yards ... Also rushed seven times for 32 yards (4.6 avg.) with a long of 14 ... Did not play in 2019

HIGH SCHOOL
Prior to Mississippi State, prepped at Sachse High School in Sachse, Texas ... Led the Mustangs to the third round of the 2017 University Interscholastic League State Championships and a 12-1 record, a year after Sachse HS was 11-1 record and an appearance in the state playoffs ... Invited to ESPN’s Elite 11 Camp and was a finalist for the Under Armour Quarterback of the Year as a junior ... Also was a finalist for Texas Class 6A Offensive Player of the Year as a junior ... Led the U.S. National Team to a 26-0 victory over Canada in the first-ever North American Championship following his senior season ... Earned MVP honors at the International Bowl for the U.S. U16 National Team following his junior campaign ... Racked up 9,472 yards of total offense and accounted for 114 touchdowns during his prep career ... As a senior, completed 139 of 227 passes for 2,170 yards, while throwing for 27 touchdowns and just two interceptions ... Also rushed 114 times for 784 yards and another 13 touchdowns ... As a junior, threw for 2,875 yards and 27 touchdowns, while adding 634 rushing yards with 11 scores ... As a sophomore, went 137 of 202 for 2,496 passing yards and 32 touchdowns, adding 513 yards on the ground with four touchdowns on 87 carries ... A consensus four-star recruit out of high school by Rivals, 247sports and ESPN ... Received a scout grade of 87 by 247sports and 81 by ESPN ... Was a top-20 dual-threat quarterback by all three recruiting services ... Ranked as the No. 2 dual-threat quarterback recruit from the state of Texas according to 247Sports.

PERSONAL
Jalen Ta’sean Mayden was born Feb. 9, 2000,  in Garland, Texas ... Son of James Mayden and Katrina Salles ... Picked Mississippi State out of high school over offers from Ohio State, Georgia, Tennessee, Baylor, Kansas State, Minnesota, Utah, Nebraska, Virginia, North Carolina State, Oregon State, Syracuse, Illinois, UCF, USF, Houston, Louisville, Louisiana-Monroe and Illinois State ... Also was recruited by Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma, Penn State, Texas, Texas A&M, Miami, TCU and Kansas ... Is majoring in kinesiology.

SINGLE-GAME BESTS
Completions: 25 vs. Utah State (11/4/23)
Attempts: 43 vs. Middle Tennessee (12/24/22)
Passing Yards: 322 vs. Hawai’i (10/8/22)
Passing Touchdowns: 3 vs. San José State (11/12/22)
Long Pass: 73 vs. Middle Tennessee (12/24/22)
Completion Pct. (min. 12 att.): 79.2 (19-for-24) at Fresno State (10/29/22)
Efficiency Rating (min. 12 att.): 215.51 vs. San José State (11/12/22)
Carries: 16 vs. Boise State (9/22/23)
Rushing Yards: 132 vs. Idaho State (9/2/23)
Rushing Touchdowns: 2 vs. Idaho State (9/2/23), at Fresno State (10/29/22)
Long Rush: 70 vs. Fresno State (11/25/23)
Tackles: 8 vs. Toledo (9/24/22)