Jaden Rashada
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| No. 8 – Mississippi State Bulldogs | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 31, 2003[1] |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Pittsburg (Pittsburg, California) |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Jaden Rashada (born August 31, 2003)[1] is an American college football quarterback for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. He previously played for the Arizona State Sun Devils, Georgia Bulldogs, and Sacramento State Hornets.
Recruitment
Rashada initially attended Liberty High School in Brentwood, California before transferring to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida after his freshman year.[2] He spent the summer at IMG, but moved back to California before the start of the football season and enrolled at Pittsburg High School.[3] As a junior, he passed for more than 2,220 yards with 27 touchdown passes.[4] Rashada passed for 3,055 yards and 32 touchdowns as a senior.[5] 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.[6]
Rashada initially committed to play college football at Miami over offers from LSU, Florida, Mississippi, and Texas A&M.[7] It was reported that Rashada received a Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) offer of up to $9.5 million after his commitment to Miami.[8] He later denied that any deal had been offered to him.[9]
He later flipped his commitment to Florida.[10] Shortly before he was set to enroll for Florida's 2023 spring semester, Rashada requested a release from his National Letter of Intent.[11] 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.[12] Rashada ultimately enrolled at Arizona State, where his father had played.[13] On May 21, 2024, it was announced that Rashada was suing Florida coach Billy Napier and Gators booster Hugh Hathcock over the failed deal.[14]