Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters

Pronunciation: SO JAY   MY ah vah  P terz

&Utilizing a super senior season available due to COVID

2024 (Redshirt Senior Season): Played in 11 games as a running back and a wildcat quarterback … rushed 22 times for 124 yards and a touchdown … also caught three passes for 13 yards … did not play in the opener …. had his first major impact against New Mexico State, rushing four times for 23 yards and catching a pass as well … rushed for a season-high 63 yards with his only touchdown of the season against Air Force … the touchdown was the end of a two-play drive in which he rushed for all 32 yards out of the wildcat … had 13 yards against Colorado STate on five rushes.

BYU: Played four seasons at BYU, from 2020-23, redshirting once … became the first BYU quarterback to make and win his first career start in a bowl game, winning the 2022 New Mexico Bowl over SMU 24-23 … rushed 14 times for 96 yards and a touchdown, and also went 7-for-12 passing for 47 yards in that game … in his true freshman season, saw action against Navy and North Alabama.

High School: Lettered at St. John’s College High School in Washington, D.C. where he played in the Polynesian Bowl, earning Offensive MVP honors … was rated No. 23 dual-threat quarterback in the nation by 247Sports … led St. John’s to a 9-1 finish and No. 13 national ranking in 2018 … at his previous school Kahuku High, he threw for 1,557 yards and 15 touchdowns as a sophomore … started as freshman at Kahuku and led the Red Raiders to an 11-2 record and state runner-up finish.

Personal: Parents are Luaao and Rosemary Peters … birthday is March 14, 2001 … is working on post graduate classes after earning his degree in 2024.