Jayden Denegal

#4 · QB · Sr. · San Diego State6′5″ · 240 lb · Apple Valley, CA

ZPR24109th of 119 QBs Last gameW 26–20vs Washington State · Oct 31

Nextvs Utah StateSat Nov 14 · 9:30 pm ET

Did not play in San Diego State’s last 2 games.

Stone Saunders started the last one, W 26-20 vs Washington State, Oct 31.

San Diego State’s next game: vs Utah State, Sat Nov 14, 9:30 p.m. ET · USA Network

San Diego State is 3-4 in the seven games played. A balanced passer who rarely runs.

Weakest: completes 54% of throws by play-by-play, 12th lowest of 158 starters.

Plays most like Reed, Texas A&M.

Passing yards

896

82 of 150, 55%

TD–INT

7–5

6.0 per throw

NCAA rating

113.6

114th of 119

ZPR

109th of 119

How ZPR works

Graded Rough against Texas State, the last full game; shaky or worse in 4 of 5 graded games.

Lowest game: 45 yards and one interception at UCLA, a loss.

Tap a game for its plays

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Portland State

W 53–20·FCS

Shaky

137 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT · Rush 3 for 21 · The interception cost about 18 points of win chance · Sacked 0

Biggest swing: a Q1 completion added 20 points of win chance. Win chance: 58% to 78%.

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at UCLA

L 10–28·Unranked

Rough

45 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT · Rush 3 for -6 · Sacked 2

SDSU offense is genuinely so sad. Denegal can’t do anything.
San Diego State fan

None of the quarterback’s own plays moved the team's chance of winning by more than a few points.

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James Madison

L 13–26·Unranked

Shaky

Carried by the third quarter · 209 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT · Rush 6 for -2 · Interceptions cost about 16 points of win chance · Sacked 1

Denegal actually made a good throw, tough
San Diego State fan

Biggest swing: a Q1 interception cost the team 11 points of win chance. Win chance: 44% to 33%.

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at Toledo

L 16–41·Unranked

Solid

206 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT · Rush 8 for 2 · Sacked 2

None of the quarterback’s own plays moved the team's chance of winning by more than a few points.

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Texas State

W 31–29·Unranked

Rough

Slow start, strong finish · 109 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · Rush 3 for -3 · Sacked 0

Biggest swing: a Q3 completion added 9 points of win chance. Win chance: 26% to 35%.

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at Oregon State

L 14–66·Unranked

Few throws

78 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT · Rush 1 for 7 · Sacked 0

None of the quarterback’s own plays moved the team's chance of winning by more than a few points.

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Fresno State

W 26–23·Unranked

Left in Q2

Last pass came in the second quarter; Stone Saunders finished the game · 112 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT · Rush 3 for 8 · Sacked 1

Denegal can stay on the sideline I’ve seen enough
San Diego State fan

Biggest swing: a Q1 completion added 19 points of win chance. Win chance: 66% to 84%.

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at Colorado State

L 49–56·Unranked

Did not play

Washington State

W 26–20·Unranked

Did not play

Season

Quarter by quarter

How to read this

Each column is a quarter. Blue and up is a good stretch for the quarterback, red and down a bad one, hatched means the game was already decided. A red cross is a turnover and a black dot a touchdown. The word on the right grades the whole game. A gold line means the r/CFB game thread kept naming the quarterback. Dashed outlines on the Season row are last season’s average. Tap a game to open its plays: each bar is one of the quarterback’s plays, up helped the team’s chance of winning and down hurt it, and the grey line is that chance.

The word grades the game against every FBS quarterback start, from Rough to Great, using the same throws as the season Zeitgeist Passer Rating and adjusting for the defense faced. Bars are points added per throw in that quarter. The Season row leaves out quarters after a game was decided.

Style of play

Balanced

Why this word

Runs1.9 a gameRarelyA lot

Throws9.5 yards past the lineShortDeep

Completes54% by play-by-playFewerMore

Takes sacks5% of dropbacksRarelyOften

The dot is this quarterback, among this season’s starters; the tick is the middle.

Throws at a middling depth and rarely runs. 1.9 carries a game. Closest matches: Reed, Crowder, Loftis ’25, Lyddy.

Where the throws go

Behind the line21%typical 17%

Short43%typical 47%

Middle22%typical 22%

Deep15%typical 14%

Runs 1.9 times a game; 87% of starters run more.

Closest in style

Nearer the middle means more alike.

Reed Texas A&M · Mobile passer
1,388 yards, 8 TD, 8 INT so far. Both throw interceptions and are less efficient.
Crowder Troy · Mobile passer
1,162 yards, 9 TD, 5 INT so far. Both are less efficient and miss more.
Loftis ’25 Charlotte 2025 · Balanced
1,415 yards, 8 TD, 8 INT. Both miss more and rarely run.
Lyddy Southern Miss · Balanced
1,326 yards, 8 TD, 4 INT so far. Both miss more and rarely run.

Compared with the 158 FBS starters this season for throws and running, and with 219 quarterbacks across 2 seasons for the matches, on how they play and how they have done.

This week

RecordSan Diego State is 4-5.
What fans say
Over the last few games, San Diego State fans have been down on Denegal.
“Denegal can stay on the sideline I’ve seen enough”
“Give Denegal's NIL money to the defense.”
“Ngl ball don’t lie but Denegal is actually so trash”
From r/CFB game threads. Read by AI.

What’s being said

4 stories in the last 30 days, from 3 outlets.

Stories per day. W and L: the team’s results.

San Diego State QB Jayden Denegal a game-time decision vs. Colorado State

Sports Illustrated +1 Oct 24

All 10 stories this season

A play of his this season

Q4, 2:28 · San Diego State down 18Jayden Denegal finds Jackson Ford for a 19-yard touchdownSan Diego State at UCLA, week 2Q4, 2:28 · San Diego State 10, UCLA 21▼2%San Diego State’s chance to win, 3% to 1%▼2%San Diego State’s chance to win, 3% to 1%J.Denegal pass complete short right to J.Ford caught at UCLA00, for 19 yards to the UCLA00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick goodWatch from this play

All 2 of his plays on video

Jayden Denegal

QB · San Diego State · #4

The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Jim Harbaugh and Sean Lewis. One game to point at: 209 passing yards and 1 passing TD against James Madison — Week 3, 2026.

896 passing yards · 7 passing TD · 27 rushing yards

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	San Diego State	82	150	54.7%	896	6.0	7	5	113.6	24
2025	San Diego State	143	244	58.6%	1,810	7.4	9	8	126.5	49
2023	Michigan	4	5	80.0%	50	10.0	1	0	230.0	--
Career		229	399	57.4%	2,756	6.9	17	13	123.0	41

Season	Team
2026	San Diego State	27	27	1.0	0	18
2025	San Diego State	67	103	1.5	4	29
2023	Michigan	4	10	2.5	0	8
Career		98	140	1.4	4	29

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 7 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	Grade	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA	QBR	SK	RUSH	Note
Wk 1	W 53-20vs Portland State	Shaky	12/17	137	2	1	8.1	—	0	21
Wk 2	L 10-28@ UCLA	Rough	6/17	45	1	1	2.6	35.7	2	-6
Wk 3	L 13-26vs James Madison	Shaky	18/33	209	1	2	6.3	24.9	1	-2	Season-high 209 yds
Wk 4	L 16-41@ Toledo	Solid	19/31	206	1	1	6.6	26.8	2	2
Wk 5	W 31-29vs Texas State	Rough	15/23	109	0	0	4.7	16.7	0	-3
Wk 6	L 14-66@ Oregon State		5/19	78	1	0	4.1	16.4	0	7
Wk 7	W 26-23vs Fresno State	Left in Q2	7/10	112	1	0	11.2	80.9	1	8
Total			82/150	896	7	5	6.0	—	6	27

The season, game by game

W 26-23 vs Fresno StateOct. 17112 yds7 of 10, 1 TD

Play by playOn the field

7 of 10 for 112 yards and a touchdown. He was 2 of 3 on third and fourth down.

3 of 5 of his drives scored
2 of 3 on 3rd and 4th down
sacked once
2 runs for 9 yds

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
Punt1 of 2, 6 yds
FG1 of 1, 4 yds1
TD3 of 4, 68 yds23
FG2 of 2, 34 yds
Second quarterbegan up 10-0
Fumble0 of 1, 0 yds
FinalW 26-23

a drive that ended in a touchdown or a field goala drive he didn’t playa completion, by its yardshis runincompleteinterceptedsacked, by the yards lost

completea touchdownincompleteinterceptedhis runsacked

1
4-yard completion to Lucky Sutton on 3rd and 8. First quarter, tied 0-0.
2
12-yard completion to Jaylon Hawkins on 3rd and 11. First quarter, up 3-0. Converted.
3
52-yard touchdown pass to Jaylon Hawkins. First quarter, made it 10-0.

102030405052

leftmiddlerightno spot

a completionincompleteinterceptedsacked, below the line

Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.

L 14-66 at Oregon StateOct. 1078 yds5 of 19, 1 TD

Play by playOn the field

5 of 19 for 78 yards and a touchdown. He was 1 of 8 on third and fourth down.

1 of 8 of his drives scored
1 of 8 on 3rd and 4th down
1 run for 7 yds

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
Punt2 of 3, 18 yds12
Punt0 of 2, 0 yds
Second quarterbegan down 14-0
Downs1 of 2, 6 yds
Punt0 of 2, 0 yds
Downs0 of 3, 0 yds3
TD2 of 3, 54 yds4
Third quarterbegan down 38-7
Punt0 of 1, 0 yds
Punt0 of 3, 0 yds
FinalL 14-66

a drive that ended in a touchdown or a field goala drive he didn’t playa completion, by its yardshis runincompleteinterceptedsacked, by the yards lost

completea touchdownincompleteinterceptedhis runsacked

1
11-yard completion to Jordan Napier on 3rd and 4. First quarter, down 7-0. Converted.
2
Incomplete to Jaylon Hawkins on 3rd and 6. First quarter, down 7-0. Broken up by Oregon State’s A. Sullivan.
3
Incomplete to Jacob Bostick on 4th and 3. Second quarter, down 35-0. Turnover on downs.
4
43-yard completion to Jaylon Hawkins. Second quarter, down 35-0.

102030405043

leftmiddlerightno spot

a completionincompleteinterceptedsacked, below the line

Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.

5 more games, with the play by play

W 31-29 vs Texas StateOct. 3109 yds15 of 23Box score only

15 of 23 for 109 yards.

Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.

L 16-41 at ToledoSept. 26206 yds19 of 31, 1 TD, 1 INT

Play by playOn the field

19 of 31 for 206 yards, a touchdown and an interception. He ran 5 times for 22 yards, after 10 runs in his other six games combined.

2 of 12 of his drives scored
3 of 11 on 3rd and 4th down
sacked 3 times
5 runs for 22 yds

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
FG5 of 7, 65 yds12
Punt0 of 1, 0 yds
Punt1 of 1, 8 yds
Punt1 of 3, 7 yds
Second quarterbegan down 7-3
Punt—
Punt0 of 1, 0 yds
Half2 of 3, 18 yds
Third quarterbegan down 17-3
Punt—
Fumble1 of 1, 0 yds
Int2 of 4, 50 yds34
TD5 of 8, 49 yds
Fourth quarterbegan down 34-9
Downs2 of 2, 9 yds
FinalL 16-41

a drive that ended in a touchdown or a field goala drive he didn’t playa completion, by its yardshis runincompleteinterceptedsacked, by the yards lost

completea touchdownincompleteinterceptedhis runsacked

1
38-yard completion to Donovan Brown on 3rd and 10. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
2
Incomplete to Jacob Bostick on 3rd and 5. First quarter, tied 0-0.
3
41-yard completion to Jacob Bostick on 3rd and 12. Third quarter, down 27-3. Converted.
4
Intercepted. Third quarter, down 27-3. Picked off by Toledo’s Isaac Zay.

10203040503841

leftmiddlerightno spot

a completionincompleteinterceptedsacked, below the line

Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.

L 13-26 vs James MadisonSept. 19209 yds18 of 33, 1 TD, 2 INTBox score only

18 of 33 for 209 yards, a touchdown and 2 interceptions.

Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.

L 10-28 at UCLASept. 1245 yds6 of 17, 1 TD, 1 INT

Play by playOn the field

6 of 17 for 45 yards, a touchdown and an interception. He was 0 of 6 on third and fourth down.

2 of 10 of his drives scored
0 of 6 on 3rd and 4th down
sacked twice

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
Punt1 of 3, 7 yds1
Punt0 of 1, 0 yds
Second quarterbegan tied 0-0
Punt1 of 1, 0 yds2
Punt2 of 3, 16 yds
Third quarterbegan tied 0-0
Punt0 of 1, 0 yds
Punt0 of 2, 0 yds
Punt1 of 1, 3 yds
Fourth quarterbegan down 7-0
FG0 of 2, 0 yds
Int0 of 2, 0 yds3
TD1 of 1, 19 yds4
FinalL 10-28

a drive that ended in a touchdown or a field goala drive he didn’t playa completion, by its yardshis runincompleteinterceptedsacked, by the yards lost

completea touchdownincompleteinterceptedhis runsacked

1
Incomplete to Donovan Brown on 3rd and 9. First quarter, tied 0-0.
2
0-yard completion to Donovan Brown on 3rd and 8. Second quarter, tied 0-0.
3
Intercepted on 3rd and 12. Fourth quarter, down 14-3. Picked off by UCLA’s Jalen Woods.
4
19-yard touchdown pass to Jackson Ford. Fourth quarter, cut it to 21-10.

1020304050

leftmiddlerightno spot

a completionincompleteinterceptedsacked, below the line

Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.

W 53-20 vs Portland StateSept. 5137 yds12 of 17, 2 TD, 1 INTBox score only

12 of 17 for 137 yards, 2 touchdowns and an interception.

Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.

Signature game

Week 4 · 2026

L 16-41

at Toledo

206 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 26.8

With T. Dorje — 42.8 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20 · J. Hawkins — 3 rec · 25 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 4 · Toledo · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA −10.34J.Denegal pass intercepted by I.Zay at TOLEDO33 I.Zay return 67 yards for a touchdown
Week 3 · James Madison · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −4.75J.Denegal pass intercepted by D.Kelly at JMU15 D.Kelly return 2 yards (B.Emanuel, Jr.) PENALTY SDSU Ineligible Downfield on Pass declined
Week 3 · James Madison · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA −4.63J.Denegal pass intercepted by J.Hooten at SDSU23 broken up by K.Roberts J.Hooten return 14 yards (J.Kinnard)
Week 1 · Portland State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −4.58J.Denegal pass intercepted by I.Redford at PSU38, End Of Play
Week 4 · Toledo · 3rd and 12 · Q3 · EPA +4.23Denegal to Bostick: a 41-yard pass.
Week 2 · UCLA · 3rd and 12 · Q4 · EPA −4.18J.Denegal pass intercepted by J.Woods at SDSU19 J.Woods return 0 yards (J.Kinnard)

4 more plays

Week 7 · Fresno State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +4.01Denegal to Hawkins: a 52-yard touchdown pass.
Week 1 · Portland State · 3rd and 12 · Q2 · EPA +3.88Denegal to Acevedo: a 29-yard pass.
Week 5 · Texas State · 1st and 20 · Q3 · EPA +3.74Denegal to Acevedo: a 35-yard pass.
Week 4 · Toledo · 4th and 11 · Q3 · EPA +3.64Denegal to Wolfer: an 11-yard touchdown pass.

Where he ranks

Stat	His	Nation	Pac-12
Passing yards	896	123rd of 370	8th of 21
Yards an attempt	6.0	T-142nd of 152	7th of 9
Touchdown passes	7	T-103rd of 370	T-5th of 21
Passer rating	113.6	143rd of 152	8th of 9
Completion percentage	54.7	142nd of 152	9th of 9
Rushing yards	27	T-183rd of 370	11th of 21
Rushing touchdowns	0	—	—

Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game.

All Pac-12 quarterbacks

Rk	Quarterback	Yards	TD	INT	Att	Y/A
1	Brad Jackson	1,933	18	5	232	8.3
2	Maddux Madsen	1,681	15	1	222	7.6
3	Jayden Mandal	1,595	10	2	212	7.5
4	Hauss Hejny	1,138	14	2	134	8.5
5	Grady Brosterhous	1,120	7	6	178	6.3
6	Caden Pinnick	952	3	5	178	5.3
7	Ksaan Farrar	943	5	2	143	6.6
8	Jayden Denegal	896	7	5	150	6.0
9	Owen Eshelman	779	2	3	131	5.9
10	Stone Saunders	552	2	3	69	8.0
11	McCae Hillstead	398	3	4	59	6.7
12	Max Cutforth	131	3	0	13	10.1
13	Gavin Parkhurst	114	1	0	9	12.7
14	Maalik Murphy	81	1	0	12	6.8
15	Khristian Martin	71	1	0	4	17.8
16	Darius Curry	70	1	0	8	8.8
17	Draiden Trudeau	66	1	1	14	4.7
18	Anthony Garcia	50	1	0	2	25.0
19	Bert Emanuel Jr.	9	2	0	2	4.5
20	Brady Jones	5	0	0	3	1.7
21	Julian Dugger	2	0	0	1	2.0

Sorted by passing yards. Gray: under 10 attempts a game, so not ranked on yards an attempt.

Passing yards8969th in the Pac-12 this season.

Touchdown passes7tied for 6th in the Pac-12 this season.

Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.

Opponents faced, by strength

Ratings of the games shown run from +2 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).

Pass targets

Acevedo and Napier saw 47 of the 150 charted throws.

Receiver	Targets	Catches	Yards	Throw depth	After catch
Nathan Acevedo	29	17	181	6.4	4.8
Jordan Napier	18	10	64	8.7	5.0
Jacob Bostick	17	6	92	14.3	1.3
Donovan Brown	16	7	75	13.8	4.1
Jaylon Hawkins	15	8	137	16.6	5.5
10 others	47	34	347	6.7	5.9
No receiver charted	8	All five interceptions are among these

Play by play: 150 passes, 82 caught, 896 yards. Throw depth: average air yards per target. After catch: average yards after the catch per catch. Bar: targets; the blue part was caught.

Passing profile

Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)

Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from

82/150 (54.7%) · 7 TD · 5 INT

150 of 150 attempts matched to play-by-play

150 of 150 attempts charted for true throw depth

Adjusted ANY/A

4.82152 of 185 QBs

Sack rate

5.1%87 of 185 QBs

Rarely sacked (87 of 185), but Adjusted ANY/A hasn't followed (152 of 185).

Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

19% of attempts (29)

83%comp1 INT

Air -3.9 · YAC 9.5 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

44% of attempts (66)

56%comp3 INT

Air 5.1 · YAC 3.6 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

22% of attempts (33)

42%comp1 INT

Air 13.6 · YAC 2.8 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

15% of attempts (22)

32%comp

Air 33.8 · YAC 1.9 avg

Overall 54.7% completion on 150 attempts · 32% completion on 22 deep attempts (20+ air yds).

Teams and coaches

2023Michigan15-0HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2025San Diego State9-4HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy

2026San Diego State4-5HC: Sean Lewis · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 25 (#139 of 145). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

25Below cohort / limited sample #139 of 145 · through 7 games?

12 metrics · season cumulative

through 7 games score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: success rate (2nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Sack rate#70 / 157 · 56th pct

5.1%

Explosive rate#113 / 157 · 28th pct

8.7%

Interception rate#131 / 157 · 17th pct

3.3%

EPA / dropback#144 / 157 · 9th pct

-0.07

Success rate#154 / 157 · 2nd pct

31.6%

Box-score rates (7)

Interceptions#87 / 159 · 37th pct

Pass TDs#108 / 159 · 28th pct

Rush yards#121 / 159 · 24th pct

Pass yards#128 / 159 · 20th pct

896

Rush TDs#127 / 159 · 10th pct

Yards / att#146 / 159 · 8th pct

6.0

Completion %#148 / 159 · 7th pct

54.7%

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / dropback

19th → 9th percentile

Success rate

21st → 2nd percentile

Explosive rate

77th → 28th percentile

Sack rate

46th → 56th percentile

Interception rate

20th → 17th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Zeitgeist Passer Rating

2026 · our own passing-efficiency number, shown next to the 1979 formula it does not replace.

After 127 dropbacks

24Zeitgeist Passer Rating109th of 119 FBS QBs

NCAA passer rating 113.6 114th of 119 FBS QBs

Positive-play rate weight 24%

34.6%1st pct of FBS QBs

share of dropbacks that gained expected points · +0.7% schedule adj.

Yards per attempt weight 56%

5.704th pct of FBS QBs

sacks excluded

Sack rate weight 21% (penalty)

5.0%62nd pct of FBS QBs

the input passer rating cannot see · +0.3% schedule adj.

Opponent-adjusted; garbage time excluded (31 of 158 dropbacks dropped). 50 = FBS average; the number is pulled toward 50 when the sample is thin. How ZPR is built.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2026 season · 7 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home4g	142	1.0	7.6	0.8
Road3g	110	1.0	4.4	0.7

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 1-77g	128	1.0	6.2	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Sean Lewis

Pass share

40.5%

236 pass / 346 run

Plays / game

64.7

9 games

Scheme: Run-leaning.

San Diego State’s quarterbacks

Jayden Denegal	Threw in 7 of 9 games · 82 of 150, 896 yds, 7 TD, 5 INT · 6.0 yards an attempt on 150 attempts · ran for 27 yds, 0 TD
Stone Saunders	Threw in 4 of 9 games · 43 of 69, 552 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT · 8.0 yards an attempt on 69 attempts · ran for -9 yds, 0 TD
Draiden Trudeau	Threw in 3 of 9 games · 8 of 14, 66 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT · 4.7 yards an attempt on 14 attempts · ran for 2 yds, 0 TD
Bert Emanuel Jr.	Threw in 2 of 9 games · 2 of 2, 9 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT · 4.5 yards an attempt on 2 attempts · ran for 40 yds, 0 TD

Box score. Every quarterback on the team who has thrown a pass this season.

Who threw, quarter by quarter

Who threw in each quarter. Blue: Jayden Denegal. Gray: Stone Saunders, Bert Emanuel Jr., Draiden Trudeau. From the play by play.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Portland State@ UCLAJames Madison@ ToledoTexas State@ Oregon StateFresno State@ Colorado StateWashington State

Awards

Player standing · 2026

150 pass attempts and 27 carries in 7 games

Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

25 · #139 of 145 QBs · through 7 games

Three-star recruit. Now #139 at the position.

2026 outlook

In the mix for All-Pac-12

Based on 2025: #9 of 14 Mountain West QBs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026

How the All-Pac-12 base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.

Starter

Returning starter at quarterback for a 9-4 San Diego State team that went +0 in the portal.

Jayden Denegal

Style of play

This week

What’s being said

A play of his this season

In the news in the last 30 days

In the news this season

What they’re talking about

Week by week

What was said at each stop

In the news across his career

What fans said

In the game threads

Named in

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

The season, game by game

Signature game

Signature plays

Where he ranks

Pass targets

Passing profile

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

San Diego State’s quarterbacks

Who threw, quarter by quarter

Awards

150 pass attempts and 27 carries in 7 games

Starter

Five seasons, two schools

Moves

2022

2025 12 games