Sacramento State transfer QB Jaden Rashada signs with Mississippi State

Sacramento State transfer quarterback Jaden Rashada has signed with Mississippi State, per On3’s Pete Nakos. The former highly rated recruit began his career at Arizona State and Georgia.

Rashada spent one season at Sacramento State under former coach Brennan Marion and initially won the starting quarterback job during training camp. However, after he left the Hornets’ game against Nevada, Cardell Williams took over under center.

All told, Rashada appeared in five games in 2025. During that time, he threw for 264 yards and a touchdown, to one interception.

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Jaden Rashada played high school football at Pittsburg (Calif.), where he was a four-star prospect. He was the No. 73 overall player from the 2023 cycle, according to the Rivals Industry Ranking. Upon his arrival at Mississippi State, Rashada is set to have two years of eligibility remaining.

Out of high school, Rashada initially signed with Florida before being released from his National Letter of Intent amid an NIL dispute. He then committed to Arizona State, where he appeared in three games as a freshman. From there, he transferred to Georgia, but did not see the field for the Bulldogs.

Ahead of the 2025 season, Rashada committed to Sacramento State, which made a splash by hiring Marion as head coach amid its pursuit of FBS status. Marion is now the offensive coordinator at Colorado under Deion Sanders.

Now, Rashada will head to Mississippi State to join a quarterback room led by Kamario Taylor, who showed flashes of his potential in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl against Wake Forest. Taylor suffered an injury during that game and later underwent a procedure on his sprained ankle, but the expectation is he will be back in time for spring practice.

Taylor appeared in 11 games as a true freshman and made two starts, including the Duke’s Mayo Bowl. On the whole, he threw for 629 yards and five touchdowns while doing plenty of damage with his legs, totaling 458 rushing yards and eight touchdowns on the ground.

Mississippi State went 5-8 in Lebby’s second season as head coach, falling to Wake Forest in the bowl game. The Bulldogs have now added 25 players from the transfer portal so far this cycle as part of a group that ranks No. 13, according to the On3 Industry Team Transfer Portal Rankings.