Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 87-3vs Wagner | 7/8 | 111 | 2 | 0 | 13.9 | 73.0 | Season-high 111 yds |
| Total | 7/8 | 111 | 2 | 0 | 13.9 | 73.0 |
#5
Arrington Maiden
3rd-year quarterback for James Madison. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 225 lb · College Station, TX · College Station
Transferred Memphis → James Madison for 2026
The numbers
111
passing yards · 2026
2 TD · 0 INT · 13.9 per attempt
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 111 pass yds, 2 TD, 23 rush yds, vs Wagner
Swing playSwung Memphis from 34% to 64% to win.Tulane at Memphis · 38-32
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 quarterback for James Madison. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Memphis in 2024.
- Transferred from Memphis to James Madison in 2026.
Arrington Maiden
Arrington Maiden has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 111 pass yds, 23 rush yds against Wagner — Week 2, 2026.
111 PASS YDS · 2 PASS TD · 23 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Memphis3-star out of College Station
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
Bob Chesney
James Madison
Coaching transition mid-career: Bob Chesney → Billy Napier. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to James Madison
2025Memphis
2026James Madison
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Memphis11-2HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced
2025Memphis8-5HC: Ryan Silverfield · Run-leaning
2026James Madison2-0HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / att (100th percentile). Strength: completion % (100th percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 111 YDS/g, 2.0 TD/g, 13.9 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | James Madison | 7 | 8 | 87.5% | 111 | 13.9 | 2 | 0 | 286.6 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Memphis | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 59 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 99.6 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Memphis | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 12 | 18 | 66.7% | 170 | 9.4 | 2 | 0 | 182.7 | -- | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | James Madison | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Memphis | 13 | 79 | 6.1 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Memphis | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 18 | 99 | 5.5 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 87–3
vs Wagner
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Wagner · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.41Miles Halbert 44 Yd pass from Arrington Maiden (Morgan Suarez Kick)
- Week 2 · Wagner · 1&20 · Q4 · EPA +3.12KD Mosley 20 Yd pass from Arrington Maiden (Morgan Suarez Kick)
- Week 2 · Wagner · 3&4 · Q4 · EPA +1.71No Huddle-Shotgun #5 A.Maiden rush left for 5 yards gain to the WAG44 (#45 B.Heyer), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Wagner · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA +1.46No Huddle-Shotgun #5 A.Maiden rush middle for 8 yards gain to the JMU45 (#97 A.Francis), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Wagner · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.14No Huddle-Shotgun #5 A.Maiden pass complete short right to #0 C.Keller caught at JMU19, for 15 yards to the JMU35 (#44 J.Gaston), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Wagner · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.04No Huddle-Shotgun #5 A.Maiden rush right for 8 yards gain to the JMU43 (#7 R.Sissel)
- Week 2 · Wagner · 2&2 · Q3 · EPA +0.85No Huddle-Shotgun #5 A.Maiden pass complete short left to #11 N.Grevious caught at JMU43, for 14 yards to the WAG43 (#58 N.Parisi), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Wagner · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.69No Huddle-Shotgun #5 A.Maiden pass complete short right to #17 M.Scott caught at WAG35, for 8 yards to the WAG35 (#31 J.Brooks)
- Week 2 · Wagner · 2&6 · Q4 · EPA -0.69No Huddle-Shotgun #5 A.Maiden rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WAG49 (#91 J.Smith)
- Week 2 · Wagner · 3&13 · Q3 · EPA +0.26No Huddle-Shotgun #5 A.Maiden pass complete short left to #11 N.Grevious caught at WAG28, for 6 yards to the WAG27 (#48 M.Andrews; #56 K.Valentine)
Game log
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #226
Peaked at #226 this season.
Background
2025 at Memphis: Played in seven games Completed 5-of-10 pass attempts (50%) or 59 passing yards Also had 13 carries for 79 rushing yards and one touchdown Was 4-of-6 passing for 51 yards while rushing five times for 35 yards and a score vs. Tulane (Nov. 7) Had a pair of rushes for 28 yards vs. T...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology