Jayden Denegal

Class:
Junior
Position:
QB
Height:
6-5
Weight:
235
Hometown:
Apple Valley, Calif.
High School:
Apple Valley

Pronunciation

CAREER HIGHS

Passing
• Attempts: 1, 3x - last at Minnesota (Oct. 7, 2023)
• Completions: 1, 2x - last at Nebraska (Sept. 30, 2023)
• Yards: 35 - vs. UNLV (Sept. 9, 2023)
• TDs: 1 - at Nebraska (Sept. 30, 2023)
• Int.: none
• Long: 35 - vs. UNLV (Sept. 9, 2023)

At Michigan
• Two-time letter winner (2022-23)

Junior (2024)
• Did not see game action

Sophomore (2023)
• Appeared in six games at quarterback; completed four-of-five passes with one touchdown and also ran four times for 10 yards to earn his second varsity letter
• Shared Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance at Nebraska
• Saw action at quarterback against UNLV (Sept. 9) and completed his lone pass attempt for 35 yards, adding one rush
• Played under center against Bowling Green (Sept. 16)
• Threw his first career touchdown pass on an eight-yard completion to Peyton O’Leary in relief action at Nebraska (Sept. 30) and also ran twice for 10 yards
• Passed one time and ran once in relief action at Minnesota (Oct. 7)
• In relief action, completed both his pass attempts for seven yards at Michigan State (Oct. 21)

Freshman (2022)
• Appeared in one game under center to earn his first varsity letter
• Made his U-M debut at quarterback against UConn (Sept. 17)

Prep
• Attended Apple Valley High School (2022) coached by Kyle Godfrey
• Totaled 27 varsity games in his career; three-year starting quarterback
• Led Apple Valley to an 11-4 record and a CIF Southern Section Division 3 State runner-up finish in 2021
• Helped guide the Sun Devils in three one-score playoff wins his senior year en route to the state title game
• Posted a 5-0 record in the COVID-shortened spring season his junior year
• In his first year as a starter, helped Apple Valley finish 9-2 with a playoff berth

Key Statistics
• Totaled more than 4,600 passing yards and 69 passing touchdowns in his high school career
• Completed 121 of 175 pass attempts (69.1 percent) for 1,545 passing yards appearing in nine games as a senior in 2021, with 24 passing touchdowns to seven interceptions; added 47 carries for 281 yards with eight rushing touchdowns
• Had the offense clicking, outscoring opponents 263-13 over a five-game stretch and averaged 33.5 points on the season
• During a five-game spring season his junior year (COVID), went 70-for-108 passing (64.8 percent) for 958 yards with 12 touchdowns; scored nine times rushing with 130 total yards
• As a sophomore, completed 129 of 196 pass attempts (65.8 percent) for 2,260 yards with 34 passing touchdowns to eight interceptions; also recorded one rushing touchdown
• Directed an offense that averaged 42.7 points per game in that first season as a starter (2019)

Honors and Rankings
• Earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of three stars; the No. 449 overall player nationally, the No. 30 quarterback and the No. 35 player in the state of California
• Named a three-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 19 quarterback and the No. 37 player from California
• Rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN, the No. 71 player in his region, the No. 21 quarterback and the No. 36 player in California
• Rivals.com three-star prospect, the No. 24 quarterback in the nation and the No. 39 player in California
• On3.com consensus four-star rating, the No. 444 player in the nation, the No. 25 quarterback and the No. 32 player in the state of California
• On3.com three-star prospect, the No. 28 quarterback and No. 32 player from California
• Earned an invitation to participate in the All-American Bowl
• Spring 2021 Mojave River Offensive Player of the Year
• Two-time Mojave River first team All-League honoree (spring 2021, fall 2021)

Personal
• Jayden Denegal was born April 19, 2004
• Son of Marc Denegal and Kim Maxwell
• Enrolled in the School of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in Communication and Media