Sophomore quarterback for Hawai'i. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 180 lb · Las Vegas, NV
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
passing yards · 2026
2 TD · 1 INT · 5.8 per attempt
3 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 469 yds · 5 TD -- top 1% passing yards game. -- Best game: 272 pass yds, 2 TD, -7 rush yds, at Stanford
The play that turned itSwung Hawai'i from 28% to 70% to win.California at Hawai'i · 35-31
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 quarterback for Hawai'i. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
How he plays
Operates within the system without forcing anything.
Interception rate: 81st percentile.
The full scouting readAura™ · Him Watch
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75th pctl our passing-value metric (wEPA) QBs · 160 qualified, n=19
— the tape outruns the hype.Buzz vs Tape
His production sits in the 75th percentile among qualified QBs this season, well ahead of 24th-percentile attention — a gap of 51 points between tape and volume.
“University of Hawaii Football • Re: The Official QB Micah Alejado Thread script script”
Micah Alejado
Operates within the system without forcing anything. This is his third year in the same quarterback room at Hawai'i. Mountain West Freshman Player of the Year in 2025 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. The receipt: 346 pass yds against New Mexico State — Week 2, 2026.
794 PASS YDS · 2 PASS TD · -1 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2025)
FRESHMAN HONORS
Freshman recognition (2025)
5 mention(s)
Badges
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Timmy Chang.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Timmy Chang — 15-13 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: interception rate (81st percentile). Strength: pass yards (88th percentile). Concern: explosive rate (12th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
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).
Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
Adjusted ANY/A
5.1066 of 75 QBsSack rate
5.5%44 of 75 QBsSacked on 5.5% of dropbacks (44 of 75) and Adjusted ANY/A trails the field (66 of 75).
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
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
Overall 58.4% completion on 137 attempts · 38% completion on 8 deep attempts (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 261 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 272 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 265 | 0.7 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Timmy Chang
Pass share
63.7%
142 pass / 81 run
Plays / game
74.3
3 games
Scheme: Pass-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #5 of 14 Mountain West QBs
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 29–19
346 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · -4 rush yds (3 car)
With G. Heil — 45 AVG · 5 IN 20 · 63 LONG · T. Lacaden — 3 rec · 20 yds
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-37@ Stanford | 31/51 | 272 | 2 | 0 | 5.3 | 68.2 | Clean 2-TD game |
| Wk 1 | L 6-21vs UNLV | 17/41 | 176 | 0 | 1 | 4.3 | 37.2 | Clean 2-TD game |
| Wk 2 | W 29-19vs New Mexico State | 33/45 | 346 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | — | Season-high 346 yds |
| Total | 81/137 | 794 | 2 | 1 | 5.8 | 52.7 |
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Hawai'i
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Hawai'i
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Hawai'i · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #115 · 2026 recruiting class #124
Player DNA
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to McKenzie Milton’s 2016 season.
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Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Parker McKinney’s path through Eastern Kentucky.
Parker McKinney
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Gabarri Johnson's junior season at Samford (2026).
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Player DNA