Jaden Rashada

Jaden Rashada is an American football quarterback who plays for the Arizona State Sun Devils.

Jaden Rashada
Arizona State Sun Devils – No. 5
PositionQuarterback
ClassFreshman
Personal information
Born:Pittsburg, California
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolPittsburg
(Pittsburg, California)

Early life and high school

Rashada initially attended Liberty High School in Brentwood, California before transferring to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida after his freshman year.[1] He spent the summer at IMG, but moved back to California before the start of the football season and enrolled at Pittsburg High School.[2] As a junior, he passed for more than 2,220 yards with 27 touchdown passes.[3] Rashada passed for 3,055 yards and 32 touchdowns as a senior.[4] He is believed to have been the first high school football player to sign an endorsement deal after reaching an agreement with a recruitment app in December 2021.[5]

Recruitment

Rashada initially committed to play college football at Miami over offers from LSU, Florida, Mississippi, and Texas A&M.[6] It was reported that Rashada received a Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) offer of up to $9.5 after his commitment to Miami.[7] He later denied that any deal had been offered to him.[8]

He later flipped his commitment to Florida.[9] Shortly before he was set to enroll for Florida's 2023 spring semester, Rashada requested a release from his National Letter of Intent.[10] It was later reported that a $13.85 million NIL deal with the Gator Collective, an athletic booster group that is unaffiliated with Florida's athletic program, had fallen through.[11] Rashada ultimately enrolled at Arizona State, where his father had played.[12]

College career

Rashada joined the Arizona State Sun Devils as an early enrollee in January 2023.[13] He was named ASU's starting quarterback prior to the team's season opener against Southern Utah.[14] Rashada passed for 236 yards and two touchdowns in a 24-21 win in his collegiate debut.[15]

References
  1. "How East Bay quarterback Jaden Rashada became a major player in NIL phenomenon". The Mercury News. January 26, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  2. "Pittsburg junior QB Rashada believed to be first prep football player to sign NIL deal". San Francisco Chronicle. December 22, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  3. "Arkansas visit an eye-opener for Jaden Rashada". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. April 17, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  4. "Jaden Rashada: Florida grants former Pittsburg star his release. QB reportedly visiting Arizona State". The Mercury News. January 20, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  5. Murphy, Dan (December 22, 2021). "High school football player Jaden Rashada signs endorsement deal with recruiting app". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  6. Baumgartner, Blake (June 26, 2022). "Quarterback Jaden Rashada, ranked No. 22 in Class of 2023, commits to Miami Hurricanes football program". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  7. "UM booster Ruiz responds to report of big NIL deal for new UM QB commit Jaden Rashada". Miami Herald. June 27, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  8. "Miami QB commit Jaden Rashada denies NIL report". The Athletic. June 27, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  9. Navarro, Manny (November 11, 2022). "Blue-chip QB Jaden Rashada switches commitment from Miami to Florida". The Athletic. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  10. Scarborough, Alex (January 20, 2023). "Source: Gators release '23 QB recruit Jaden Rashada from NLI". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  11. Mandel, Stewart; Staples, Andy (February 6, 2023). "Jaden Rashada's unprecedented recruitment: How a 4-star QB went from $13.85 million to no NIL deal". The Athletic. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  12. VanHaaren, Tom (February 1, 2023). "Jaden Rashada picks Arizona St. after decommitting from Florida". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  13. Ubben, David (March 29, 2023). "Jaden Rashada is 'smiling again': Inside the QB's next chapter at Arizona State after NIL mess". The Athletic. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  14. Rittenberg, Adam (August 22, 2023). "Arizona State to name freshman Jaden Rashada starting QB, source says". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  15. "ASU quarterback Jaden Rashada looks strong in weather-impacted debut". The Arizona Republic. September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
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