Jaden Rashada (born August 31, 2003)[1] is an American football quarterback for the Georgia Bulldogs. He previously played for the Arizona State Sun Devils.
| Georgia Bulldogs – No. 10 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 31, 2003[1] Pittsburg, California, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Pittsburg (Pittsburg, California) |
Early life and high school
editRashada 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]
Recruitment
editRashada 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]
College career
editArizona State
editRashada joined the Arizona State Sun Devils as an early enrollee in January 2023.[15] He was named ASU's starting quarterback prior to the team's season opener against Southern Utah.[16] Rashada passed for 236 yards and two touchdowns in a 24-21 win in his collegiate debut.[17][18]
Georgia
editRashada transferred to Georgia on April 25, 2024.[19]
Lawsuit
editOn May 21, 2024, Rashada filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Florida accusing University of Florida head football coach William “Billy” Napier and others of fraud and failing to pay a purportedly promised $13.85 million name, image and likeness (NIL) agreement.[20] The lawsuit alleged that $13.85 million, funded by “[Hugh] Hathcock’s Gator Guard collective” was promised to Rashada on December 7, 2022.[20] The Gators’ backers also arranged a payment to Rashada to help pay off money owed to University of Miami booster John Ruiz after the quarterback flipped his verbal commitment from the Hurricanes, per the suit.[20]
According to Rashada and his attorney Rusty Hardin, Napier promised the-then-high school senior that Florida alumni “were good on their promise that Jaden would receive $1 million if he signed with UF on National Signing Day.[20] Rashada claims the only funds received from Hathcock totaled $150,000.00 to repay the University of Miami booster.[21] Less than a month later after early signing day, Rashada asked for his release from his letter of intent with Florida.[22] The lawsuit claims that Rashada suffered the loss of his $9.5 million NIL deal with Miami and other collective-sponsored NIL compensation. It also seeks punitive damages.[22] As of May 24, 2024, the litigation remains on-going.
Rashada is the first known college athlete to sue his coach or a booster due to a dispute of a name, image and likeness (NIL) deal.[21]
College stats
edit| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| Arizona State Sun Devils | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 1−2 | 44 | 82 | 53.7 | 485 | 5.9 | 4 | 3 | 112.1 | 14 | 23 | 1.6 | 0 | |
| Georgia Bulldogs | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | − | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Career | 3 | 3 | 1−2 | 44 | 82 | 53.7 | 485 | 5.9 | 4 | 3 | 112.1 | 14 | 23 | 1.6 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Jaden Rashada, QB Arizona State". dynastyleaguefootball.com. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "How East Bay quarterback Jaden Rashada became a major player in NIL phenomenon". The Mercury News. January 26, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Arkansas visit an eye-opener for Jaden Rashada". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. April 17, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ "Jaden Rashada: Florida grants former Pittsburg star his release. QB reportedly visiting Arizona State". The Mercury News. January 20, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ Murphy, Dan (December 22, 2021). "High school football player Jaden Rashada signs endorsement deal with recruiting app". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Miami QB commit Jaden Rashada denies NIL report". The Athletic. June 27, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- ^ Navarro, Manny (November 11, 2022). "Blue-chip QB Jaden Rashada switches commitment from Miami to Florida". The Athletic. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ Scarborough, Alex (January 20, 2023). "Source: Gators release '23 QB recruit Jaden Rashada from NLI". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ VanHaaren, Tom (February 1, 2023). "Jaden Rashada picks Arizona St. after decommitting from Florida". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ "Former Florida signee Jaden Rashada sues coach Billy Napier and others over failed $14M NIL deal" Associated Press. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Rittenberg, Adam (August 22, 2023). "Arizona State to name freshman Jaden Rashada starting QB, source says". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "ASU quarterback Jaden Rashada looks strong in weather-impacted debut". The Arizona Republic. September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/gamelog/_/id/4870909/jaden-rashada
- ^ "QB Jalen Rashada joining Georgia after leaving Arizona State". ESPN. April 25, 2024. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Close, David (May 22, 2024). "University of Georgia quarterback Jaden Rashada sues rival university head coach and others alleging broken promises worth millions". CNN. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ a b "Rashada sues Napier, UF booster over NIL deal". ESPN.com. May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ a b "Georgia QB Jaden Rashada sues Florida coach Billy Napier, among others, over botched $13.85M NIL deal". CBSSports.com. May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 24, 2024.