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San Diego State without Jayden Denegal

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San Diego State is 2–1 without Jayden Denegal this season and 2–4 with him. Since 2025, San Diego State is 2–2 in the 4 games without him and 11–7 with him.

Missed games (right ankle), per espn.com.

Jayden Denegal’s page

, a game

This season

MeasureWith Jayden Denegal6 gamesWithout3 gamesDifference
Record2–42–1
Points, over expected−6.6+8.2−14.8
Passing yards, over expected−57.4+37.5−94.9
Against the line−12.5+2.0−14.5
Points allowed, over expected+3.2+3.9−0.7
Margin, over expected−7.5+5.0−12.5
Rushing yards, over expected−18.2+23.2−41.4
Carries, over expected−1.7+2.1−3.8
Yards a carry3.755.41−1.66
Pass attempts, over expected−2.0−0.4−1.6
Total yards, over expected−70.0+63.7−133.7
Third-down conversion rate, over expected−15.3%+13.7%−28.9
Penalty yards, over expected−5.7−23.5+17.7

3 games without him is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

Last 25 games

MeasureWith Jayden Denegal18 gamesWithout4 gamesDifference
Record11–72–2
Points, over expected−3.5+11.4−15.0
Passing yards, over expected−36.8+36.1−72.9
Against the line−0.1+2.9−3.0
Points allowed, over expected−1.6+6.9−8.5
Margin, over expected−1.9+5.2−7.1
Rushing yards, over expected−5.9+46.2−52.2
Carries, over expected+0.2+2.4−2.2
Yards a carry4.315.83−1.52
Pass attempts, over expected−3.1+2.4−5.5
Total yards, over expected−36.1+86.2−122.2
Third-down conversion rate, over expected−7.3%+8.0%−15.3
Penalty yards, over expected−2.6−10.1+7.5

Who played instead

His teammates without him

This season

MeasureWith Jayden DenegalWithoutDifference
Javion Kinnard, RB
Rushing yards71.086.0−15.0
Carries13.413.7−0.3
Lucky Sutton, RB
Rushing yards50.0107.7−57.7
Carries15.019.3−4.3
Bert Emanuel Jr., QB
Passing yards0.03.0−3.0
Pass attempts0.00.7−0.7
Nathan Acevedo, WR
Receiving yards35.423.0+12.4
Receptions3.22.3+0.9
Jordan Napier, WR
Receiving yards12.543.7−31.2
Receptions2.52.3+0.2

Last 25 games

MeasureWith Jayden DenegalWithoutDifference
Jordan Napier, WR
Receiving yards48.543.7+4.8
Receptions4.12.3+1.8

The games without him this season

DateGameResultPlayed instead
Oct 31, 2026vsWashington StateW 26–20Stone Saunders
Oct 24, 2026@Colorado StateL 49–56Stone Saunders
Oct 17, 2026vsFresno State · played, 10 of 22 pass attemptsW 26–23Stone Saunders

Method

  • With him is a game he played, from the schools’ participation lists, and a box score row where a game has no list; without him is a game the team played while he was on its roster and he didn’t.
  • With him means he was the team’s quarterback that game, at least half of its pass attempts; a game he left early or came into late reads as without him.
  • Over expected is the team’s average a game over what the season’s ratings expected in each game, the same numbers each measure’s own page reads. “Averages” shows the plain numbers. A game with no expected number sits out.
  • Against the line is the team’s margin less the closing line’s, the market’s margin before kickoff, from College Football Streak King’s lines. A game with no line sits out.
  • His teammates’ numbers are plain averages a game.
  • Why he’s out: espn.com.