Big Ten’s 2025 passing leader joins Nashville-based sports marketing firm’s growing quarterback roster
Nashville, TN – USC starting quarterback and 2025 Big Ten passing leader Jayden Maiava has signed with sports marketing agency QB Reps. The Nashville-based firm will direct marketing and brand management for the Palolo, Hawaii native who emerged as one of the nation’s premier signal callers this season.
A 2025 Davey O’Brien Award semifinalist and All Big Ten honoree, Maiava finished first in the Big Ten in passing yards (3,431) and led the nation in EPA (98.1), and QBR (91.2). He ranked among the nation’s top ten in numerous passing categories, including passing yards, yards/attempt, and total offense. He was named to the Maxwell Award and Manning Award watch lists and was one of seven 2025 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award Finalists.
Maiava ranks among the nation’s top returning college football players, with CBS Sports naming him one of the three best quarterback prospects for the 2026 season. He is the Pro Football Network’s highest-graded returning FBS quarterback.
As a proven starter at USC and one of the most experienced signal-callers in college football next year, Maiava is well-positioned as a high potential brand partner. On3 currently ranks him one of the nation’s 20 most valuable athletes regardless of sport based on combined roster and NIL values.
Maiava is part of a dynamic client list for QB Reps, a highly-selective agency that exclusively represents quarterbacks from high school to the pros, including NFL stars Bo Nix and Riley Leonard, 2026 NFL Draft class members Ty Simpson (Alabama) and Luke Altmyer (Illinois), and current quarterbacks at top college programs, including Tennessee, Texas, Clemson, Notre Dame, and Vanderbilt, among others.