Brayden Schager (born August 13, 2003) is an American football quarterback for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.

Brayden Schager
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors – No. 13
PositionQuarterback
ClassSenior
MajorEntrepreneurship
Personal information
Born: (2003-08-13) August 13, 2003 (age 21)
Dallas, Texas
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolHighland Park (TX)

Early years

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Schager was born in Dallas, Texas. His father, Scott Schager, was a wrestler at Iowa State. Brayden attended Highland Park High School.[1]

College football

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Schager enrolled at the University of Hawaii in 2021. As a freshman, he appeared in six games and was the team's starting quarterback in three of those games. As a sophomore, he became the team's regular starting quarterback,[2][3] completing 221 of 400 passes for 2,348 yards and 13 touchdowns.[1]

Schager entered the 2023 season as the team's clear starter at quarterback.[4][5][6] As of October 15, Schager ranked fifth in the nation in passing yardage, having completed 184 of 290 passes (63.4%) for 2,088 yards with 17 touchdowns and eight interceptions.[7] He entered the transfer portal on December 6, 2023, but withdrew days later.[8] It was announced on December 24 that he would return to play at Hawaii for his senior season.[9]

Statistics

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Season Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
2021 6 3 2−1 65 107 60.7 615 5.7 2 5 105.9 14 -50 -3.6 0
2022 12 10 2−8 221 400 55.3 2,348 5.9 13 10 110.3 45 47 1.0 0
2023 13 13 5−8 332 525 63.2 3,542 6.7 26 14 130.9 103 63 0.6 2
2024 9 9 4−5 208 349 59.6 2,185 6.3 16 9 122.2 111 226 2.0 6
Career[10] 40 35 13–22 826 1,381 59.8 8,690 6.3 57 38 120.8 273 286 1.0 8

References

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  1. ^ a b "Brayden Schager". University of Hawaii. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  2. ^ Stephen Tsai (12 October 2022). "Chang gives Brayden Schager keys to the UH offense".
  3. ^ Stephen Tsai (31 October 2022). "Hawaii football coach Timmy Chang says Brayden Schager is 'the guy' at QB".
  4. ^ "UH quarterback Brayden Schager heads into 2023 as 'The Guy'". KHON2. 25 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Hawaii quarterback Brayden Schager embracing the pressure in 2023". KHON2. 27 August 2023.
  6. ^ Stephen Tsai (9 July 2023). "Bulked-up Hawaii QB ready unleash some Schager bombs".
  7. ^ "Brayden Schager". ESPN.com. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  8. ^ "2024 College Football Transfer Portal".
  9. ^ "QB Schager withdraws from transfer portal, will return to play for Hawaii". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. 24 December 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Brayden Schager College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
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