Jayden de Laura

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Jayden de Laura
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de Laura with the San Antonio Brahmas in 2024
Personal information
Born: (2001-08-11) August 11, 2001 (age 22)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: Saint Louis (Honolulu, Hawaii)
College: Washington State (2020–2021)
Arizona (2022–2023)
Position: Quarterback
Undrafted: 2024
Career history
Career highlights and awards

Jayden de Laura (born August 11, 2001) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football for the Washington State Cougars football team before transferring to the Arizona Wildcats football team in 2022.

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High school career

De Laura began his high school football career at Damien Memorial School in Honolulu, Hawaii, playing on the school's junior varsity team as a quarterback, safety, kicker, and punter before dislocating his collarbone two games into the season. [1] He then decided to focus exclusively on playing quarterback, transferring to Saint Louis School in Honolulu, which produced quarterbacks such as Timmy Chang, Marcus Mariota, Tua Tagovailoa, and Chevan Cordeiro. De Laura also worked to increase his weight from 140 pounds with help from his family, including his uncle Mel, a former strength & conditioning coach at Hawaii and SMU under June Jones. [2]

After sitting out his sophomore year due to transfer rules, de Laura took over the starting job from Cordeiro in his junior season, during which he helped lead the team to a state title while throwing for over 2,000 passing yards. In his senior season, he threw for 3,452 yards and 29 touchdowns and was named the ILH offensive player of the year and Hawaii's Gatorade Player of the Year award. [3] [4]

A three-star recruit by 247Sports and ESPN, de Laura committed to playing college football at Washington State on October 2, 2019. [5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Jayden de Laura
QB		Honolulu, HISaint Louis School6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg)Oct 2, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 73
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "ESPN commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 8, 2021.

College career

Washington State

Initially unsure about his future at Washington State following the departure of Mike Leach and other offers from schools such as Ohio State, de Laura reaffirmed his commitment to Washington State following the hire of Hawaii head coach Nick Rolovich, whose run and shoot offense was similar to the one de Laura ran at Saint Louis. [6]

De Laura was named the starting quarterback for the opening game against Oregon State in 2020, becoming the first true freshman quarterback to start a season opener in program history. [7] He missed one game against Stanford after testing positive for COVID-19. [8]

Suspension

De Laura was arrested on February 26, 2021, in Pullman, Washington, on suspicion of driving under the influence and was suspended indefinitely from the football team following the arrest. [9] He was later found not guilty on July 29, 2021. [10]

Arizona

After the end of the 2021 Washington State season on January 7, 2022, de Laura entered his name into the transfer portal. On January 10, De Laura announced his intention to transfer to the University of Arizona.

On December 25, 2023, Arizona head coach Jedd Fisch announced that de Laura would be entering the transfer portal for the second time. [11]

Texas State

In January 2024, de Laura transferred to Texas State. [12] [13] On January 24, de Laura withdrew his transfer to Texas State days after settling his civil sexual assault case and public outcry. [14]

On February 22, de Laura declared for the 2024 NFL draft. [15]

Statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
Washington State Cougars
2020 441–37812960.58866.954124.728341.22
2021 12127–522735963.22,7987.9239144.846671.53
Arizona Wildcats
2022 12125–727243562.53,6858.52513146.7741161.64
2023 443–18712569.61,0698.695157.2201316.63
Career 323216−166641,04863.48,4388.16231144.61683482.112

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
5 ft 10+1⁄2 in
(1.79 m)		207 lb
(94 kg)		30+3⁄8 in
(0.77 m)		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.93 s1.76 s2.82 s4.64 s7.55 s27.5 in
(0.70 m)		8 ft 9 in
(2.67 m)
All values from Pro Day [16]

San Antonio Bramas

After not being selected in the 2024 NFL draft, de Laura signed with the San Antonio Brahmas of the United Football League (UFL) in May 2024. [17] [18] [19] He was released on May 20, 2024. [20]

Sexual assault settlement

On May 3, 2023, Hawaii News Now reported that de Laura settled a civil lawsuit stemming from a criminal sexual assault case that was handled in juvenile court. It was reported that De Laura "agreed to pay a woman who said she was raped by the players on October 27, 2018, after the St. Louis Crusaders beat Punahou in the ILH championship game." The woman's complaint alleged that de Laura held and choked the woman "to gain her cooperation" while forcing her to engage in sexual acts against her will. According to the complaint, de Laura texted the woman admitting to the assault. It was also reported that de Laura pleaded guilty to second degree sexual assault. [21] On August 31, 2023, however, a Hawaiian judge struck down the settlement agreement. [22] On January 18, 2024, it was reported that de Laura again agreed to settle the lawsuit. [23] The settlement was reached around the time of his transfer to Texas State. [24] [25]

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References

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  2. ↑ "From Pālolo Valley to the Palouse: Washington State starting freshman QB Jayden de Laura overcame daunting odds". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Saint Louis QB Jayden de Laura named Gatorade Hawaii Player of Year". Hawaii Prep World. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  4. ↑ "de Laura, Evaimalo headline ILH Open Division all-stars". ScoringLive. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  5. ↑ Jayden de Laura [@jayden_delaura] (October 2, 2019). "COMMITTED!!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ↑ "Wild Monday solidifies Jayden de Laura's commitment to Washington State". KHON2. January 14, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Jayden de Laura officially named WSU's starting quarterback". KING5. November 3, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Washington State QB Jayden de Laura has tested positive for COVID-19 after playing Oregon". NBC Sports Northwest. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
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