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Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele

QB · California · Fr. · #3

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Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele

QB · California · Fr · #3

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#67 national
CFB
College
California
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2025)

All-ACC

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025California7-6HC: Justin Wilcox · Pass-leaning

Awards

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2025)

All-ACC

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025California31549164.2%3,4467.0189131.5----
Career31549164.2%3,4467.0189131.5----
SeasonTeam
2025California60-120-2.04--
Career60-120-2.04--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2025

W 38–35

vs SMU

330 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT  ·  QBR 92.9

Edged out SMU at home in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Operates within the system without forcing anything.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

California

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Quarterback · California

Returning around him

  • 22% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • 1 California player drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -4 net (32 in / 36 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

California · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #36 · 2026 recruiting class #56

DNA match

Player DNA

Pocket Passer

Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.

QB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dylan Raiola’s 2024 season.

Dylan Raiola

72%match

Nebraska · 2024

All-Big Ten
#2

Connor Bazelak

Bowling Green · 2024

All-MAC
71%
#3

Aidan O'Connell

Purdue · 2022

All-Big TenNFL Rd 4
67%
#4

Connor Bazelak

Missouri · 2021

All-SEC
65%
#5

Behren Morton

Texas Tech · 2024

NFL Rd 7
64%

Matches Dylan on

Weight
TD rate
INT rate

Differs from Dylan on

Total pass EPA (college ability) (higher)
Completion % (lower)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Desmond Trotter’s path through South Alabama.

South Alabama · 2023

#2

Andrew Marty

Northwestern · 2021

90%
#3

Zac Thomas

App State · 2020

All-Sun Belt
89%
#4

Jarret Doege

Troy · 2022

88%
#5

Maverick McIvor

Western Kentucky · 2025

87%

Matches Desmond on

Height
Yards per attempt
Completion %

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Dylan Raiola's freshman season at Nebraska (2024).

Dylan Raiola

75%match

Nebraska · 2024

All-Big Ten
#2

Quinn Ewers

Texas · 2022

All-SECNFL Rd 7
59%
#3

Desmond Trotter

South Alabama · 2020

58%
#4

Nick Minicucci

Delaware · 2025

All-Conference USA
56%
#5

Mason Heintschel

Pittsburgh · 2025

All-ACC
52%

Matches Dylan on

Total pass EPA (college ability)
Yards / attempt

Differs from Dylan on

Class year (lower)
Completion % (lower)
INT rate (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele

#1

Desmond Trotter

South Alabama · 2021

96%
#2

Andrew Marty

Northwestern · 2021

90%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#29 in market ▼ from #28 · 6 books

+60001.6% implied▼ lengthened from +5000

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #118

Final rank
#228
Avg #180.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #118 this season.