Brayden Schager

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Brayden Schager
No. 10 – Saskatchewan Roughriders
PositionQuarterback
Roster statusActive
Personal information
Born (2003-08-13) August 13, 2003 (age 22)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolHighland Park (University Park, Texas)
College
NFL draft2025: undrafted
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Brayden Schager (born August 13, 2003) is an American professional football quarterback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.

Early life

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Schager was born in Dallas, Texas. His father, Scott Schager, was a wrestler at Iowa State. Brayden attended Highland Park High School.[1]

College career

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Schager enrolled at the University of Hawaii in 2021. As a freshman, he appeared in six games and was the team's starting quarterback in three of those games, going 2–1, with a key victory over #18 Fresno State. As a sophomore in the 2022, he became the team's regular starting quarterback,[2][3] completing 221 of 400 passes for 2,348 yards and 13 touchdowns.[1] He also threw for 306 yards in a 41–34 loss against the Utah State Aggies.

Schager entered the 2023 season as the team's clear starter at quarterback.[4][5][6] To end the 2023 season, he had thrown for 3,542 yards, 26 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. His season high for passing was 427 yards in a loss to the San Diego State Aztecs, 41–34.[7] He entered the transfer portal on December 6, 2023, but withdrew days later.[8] It was also announced on December 24 that he would return to play at Hawaii for his senior season.[9] In 2024, He threw for 2,591 yards and 19 touchdowns, but had problems with turnovers as he threw 13 interceptions. He ran for 4 touchdowns in a 34–13 win over the Nevada Wolf Pack.

Statistics

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Season Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
2021 6 3 2−1 65 107 60.7 615 5.7 2 5 105.9 14 -50 -3.6 0
2022 12 10 2−8 221 400 55.3 2,348 5.9 13 10 110.3 45 47 1.0 0
2023 13 13 5−8 332 525 63.2 3,542 6.7 26 14 130.9 103 63 0.6 2
2024 11 11 4−7 233 403 57.8 2,591 6.4 19 13 120.9 136 259 2.0 6
Career[10] 42 37 13–24 851 1,435 59.3 9,096 6.3 60 42 120.5 298 319 1.1 8

Professional career

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On September 30, 2025, Schager was signed to the practice roster of the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[11] He was released on October 29.[12] He was re-signed by the Roughriders on November 19, 2025, after the 2025 season had concluded.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Brayden Schager". University of Hawaii. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  2. ^ Stephen Tsai (12 October 2022). "Chang gives Brayden Schager keys to the UH offense".
  3. ^ Stephen Tsai (31 October 2022). "Hawaii football coach Timmy Chang says Brayden Schager is 'the guy' at QB".
  4. ^ "UH quarterback Brayden Schager heads into 2023 as 'The Guy'". KHON2. 25 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Hawaii quarterback Brayden Schager embracing the pressure in 2023". KHON2. 27 August 2023.
  6. ^ Stephen Tsai (9 July 2023). "Bulked-up Hawaii QB ready unleash some Schager bombs".
  7. ^ "Brayden Schager". ESPN.com. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  8. ^ "2024 College Football Transfer Portal".
  9. ^ "QB Schager withdraws from transfer portal, will return to play for Hawaii". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. 24 December 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Brayden Schager College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Saskatchewan Roughriders Transactions". FootballDB.com. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  12. ^ a b "BRAYDEN SCHAGER". CFL.ca. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
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