Micah Alejado
 Alejado in 2026 | |
| No. 12 – Hawaii Rainbow Warriors | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 11, 2004 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
| College |
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| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Micah Alejado (born October 11, 2004)[1] is an American college football quarterback for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.
Early life
[edit]Alejado attended Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. As a senior, he threw for 2,714 yards and 35 touchdowns with no interceptions and completed 77.4% of his passes. He also ran for three touchdowns and 261 yards on 25 carries.[2] Coming out of high school, Alejado was rated as a three-star recruit and held offers from Hawaii, UNLV, and Utah State, ultimately committing to play college football for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.[3][4]
High school statistics
[edit]| Season | Team | Games | Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Rtg | ||
| 2020 | Bishop Gorman | 2 | 2–0 | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 245 | 5 | 0 | 136.3 |
| 2021 | Bishop Gorman | 13 | 12–1 | 129 | 178 | 72.5 | 2,699 | 31 | 2 | 149.5 |
| 2022 | Bishop Gorman | 15 | 14–1 | 182 | 240 | 75.8 | 3,575 | 54 | 2 | 153.5 |
| 2023 | Bishop Gorman | 11 | 11–0 | 144 | 186 | 77.4 | 2,714 | 35 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Career | 41 | 39–2 | 470 | 628 | 74.8 | 9,233 | 125 | 4 | 153.5 | |
College career
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Alejado began his true freshman season as the backup quarterback to Brayden Schager. He made his collegiate debut in Week 4 against Northern Iowa in a 36–7 victory. His first extensive playing time came in Week 11 against Utah State, where he went 11-of-12 passing for 111 yards and one touchdown in a loss. The performance earned him his first collegiate start in the season finale against New Mexico. Alejado completed 37 of 57 passes for 469 yards and five touchdowns, while also adding 54 rushing yards.[5] His performance helped keep New Mexico from bowl eligibility, and his 523 total offensive yards earned him Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors while ranking second in single-game total offense performances in the 2024 FBS season.[6][7][8] He became the first quarterback in program history to pass for 450+ yards and rush for 50+ yards in a game and recorded the 10th-highest single-game total offense mark in school history. He also set freshman single-game records for passing yards and passing touchdowns. On the season, he finished 49-of-70 passing for 585 yards with six touchdowns, while adding 67 rushing yards and preserving a redshirt.[9]
During the 2025 season, Alejado won the starting quarterback job over transfer Luke Weaver.[10] In the season opener, he led a game-winning drive against Stanford, throwing for 210 yards and two touchdowns, earning Mountain West Conference Player of the Week honors. The following week in a loss against Arizona, he suffered an ankle injury that sidelined him for two games.[11] After returning, he struggled in a loss to Fresno State, throwing three interceptions, but rebounded the following week against Air Force with a season-high 457 passing yards and three touchdowns in a 44–35 victory, earning Offensive Player of the Week honors. That performance started a five-game stretch in which he threw three touchdown passes in each game. In the first four games of that stretch, he passed for over 300 yards in each contest, becoming the only FBS player to accomplish the feat during the season. In the 2025 Hawaii Bowl, he completed 32 of 46 passes for 274 yards and three touchdowns in a victory over California. On the season, he appeared in and started 11 games, completing 285 of 430 passes for 3,106 yards with 24 touchdowns and nine interceptions, while also adding 105 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown. His 24 touchdown passes led the Mountain West, and he also led the conference in completions, attempts, and passing yards per game. For his performance, he was named Mountain West Freshman of the Year and earned six Freshman of the Week honors during the season.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]College
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| 2024 | Hawaii | 4 | 1 | 1–0 | 49 | 70 | 70.0 | 585 | 8.4 | 6 | 0 | 168.5 | 20 | 67 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Hawaii | 11 | 11 | 7–4 | 285 | 430 | 66.3 | 3,106 | 7.2 | 24 | 9 | 141.2 | 81 | 105 | 1.3 | 1 | |
| 2026 | Hawaii | 8 | 8 | 2–6 | 202 | 337 | 59.9 | 2,186 | 6.5 | 9 | 6 | 119.7 | 46 | 24 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Career | 23 | 20 | 9–10 | 536 | 837 | 64.0 | 5,877 | 7.0 | 39 | 15 | 134.8 | 147 | 196 | 1.3 | 1 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ Shimabuku, Christian. "Hawai'i football pulls away and breaks through against Utah State". Aloha State Daily. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ↑ McInnis, Brian (December 20, 2023). "Bishop Gorman QB Alejado follows through on commitment, signs with Hawaii". Spectrum News. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ↑ Shimabuku, Christian (21 December 2023). "Hawaii football signs prized quarterback recruit". KHON.com. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ↑ Wright, Alex (3 April 2023). "Bishop Gorman star QB commits to Mountain West school". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ↑ Tsai, Stephen (November 30, 2024). "In first start, QB Micah Alejado leads Hawaii past New Mexico to close season". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ↑ McInnis, Brian (December 1, 2024). "New chapter: Micah Alejado leads Hawaii football team to senior night win over New Mexico". Spectrum News. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ↑ Reider, Sean (December 1, 2024). "QB Micah Alejado's stunning performance ends New Mexico's season in Hawaii". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ↑ Shimabuku, Christian. "Micah Alejado named Mountain West Player of the Week". KHON.com. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ↑ "Micah Alejado 2024 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ↑ McInnis, Brian (2025-08-18). "Hawaii football releases depth chart for Stanford game week". Spectrum News Hawaii. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
- ↑ "Hawaii quarterback Alejado walking boot after ankle injury". Hawaii News Now. Hawaii News Now. 2025-09-03. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
- ↑ "Mountain West Announces 2025 Football All-Conference Teams and Individual Honors".