Brayden Schager

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)

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

Early years

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

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

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 11 11 4−7 233 403 57.8 2,591 6.4 19 13 120.9 136 259 2.0 6
Career[10] 42 37 13–24 851 1,435 59.3 9,096 6.3 60 42 120.5 298 319 1.1 8

References

  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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