Brayden Schager

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

Brayden Schager

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors – No. 13
Position	Quarterback
Class	Senior
Major	Entrepreneurship
Personal information
Born:	(2003-08-13) August 13, 2003 (age 21) Dallas, Texas
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career history
College	Hawaii (2021–present)
High school	Highland Park (TX)
Stats at ESPN

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, going 2–1, with a key victory over #18 Fresno State. As a sophomore in the 2022, he became the team's regular starting quarterback,^[2][3] completing 221 of 400 passes for 2,348 yards and 13 touchdowns.^[1] He also threw for 306 yards in a 41–34 loss against the Utah State Aggies.

Schager entered the 2023 season as the team's clear starter at quarterback.^[4][5][6] To end the 2023 season, he had thrown for 3,542 yards, 26 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. His season high for passing was 427 yards in a loss to the San Diego State Aztecs, 41–34.^[7] He entered the transfer portal on December 6, 2023, but withdrew days later.^[8] It was also announced on December 24 that he would return to play at Hawaii for his senior season.^[9] In 2024, He threw for 2,591 yards and 19 touchdowns, but had problems with turnovers as he threw 13 interceptions. He ran for 4 touchdowns in a 34–13 win over the Nevada Wolf Pack.

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. "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.

External links

• Hawaii Rainbow Warriors bio