Last confirmed: New Mexico, 2024. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 200 lb · Hauula, HI · St. John's College
Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters: RB · New Mexico · #30.
Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters
He has played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Kalani Sitake and Bronco Mendenhall. A game that shows it: 63 rushing yards and 6 receiving yards against Air Force — Week 7, 2024.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New Mexico | 22 | 124 | 5.6 | 1 |
| 2022 | BYU | 14 | 96 | 6.9 | 1 |
| Career | 36 | 220 | 6.1 | 2 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New Mexico | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 |
| 2022 | BYU | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 39-61@ No. 21 Arizona | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | L 19-45@ Auburn | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 5 | W 50-40@ New Mexico State | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 7 | W 52-37vs Air Force | 9 | 63 | 7.0 | 1 | 20 | Season-high 63 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 50-45@ Utah State | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 9 | L 6-17@ Colorado State | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-35vs No. 19 Washington State | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 22 | 124 | 5.6 | 1 | 20 |
Week 7 · 2024
W 52-37
vs Air Force
63 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD
Edged out Air Force at home in a shootout.
With L. Wysong — 5 rec · 53 yds · D. Dampier — 179 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 68.3 · 50 rush yds (11 car) · 2 TD
The plays that mattered most
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 35.5 | 7.5 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 10.6 | 5.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 24.5 | 8.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 8.7 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Pass share
46.5%
390 pass / 449 run
Plays / game
69.9
12 games
Team sack rate
0.8%
367 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons, at BYU and New Mexico, 220 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Kalani Sitake and Bronco Mendenhall.
