Micah Alejado is an American football quarterback for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.
| Hawaii Rainbow Warriors – No. 12 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Freshman |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Honolulu, O‘ahu. |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Bishop Gorman High School |
Early life and high school
editAlejado attended Bishop Gorman High School located in Las Vegas, Nevada. During Alejado's senior season, 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.[1] Coming out of high school, Alejado was rated as a three-star recruit, where he held offers from Hawaii, UNLV, and Utah State.[2][3] Ultimately, Alejado decided to commit to play college football for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.[4][5]
College career
editAlejado got his first collegiate start in the regular season finale of the 2024 season versus the New Mexico Lobos.[6][7] In his first career start, Alejado completed 37 of his 57 pass attempts for 469 yards and five touchdowns, while also rushing for ten times for 54 yards in a 38-30 win over the Lobos.[8][9] For his performance versus New Mexico, Alejado was named the Mountain West offensive player of the week.[10] Alejado finished the 2024 season, appearing in four games with one start, where he completed 49 of his 70 pass attempts for 585 yards and six touchdowns, while also rushing 20 times for 67 yards.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ McInnis, Brian. "Bishop Gorman QB Alejado follows through on commitment, signs with Hawaii". Spectrum News. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ Simmons, Chad. "3-star QB Micah Alejado commits to Hawaii". On3.com. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ Shimabuku, Christian. "Hawaii football signs prized quarterback recruit". KHON.com. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ McInnis, Brian. "Hawaii football gets commitment from Bishop Gorman quarterback Micah Alejado". Spectrum News. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ Wright, Alex. "Bishop Gorman star QB commits to Mountain West school". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ Tsai, Stephen. "Freshman Alejado to start at QB for Hawaii if Schager unable to play". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ Tsai, Stephen. "In first start, QB Micah Alejado leads Hawaii past New Mexico to close season". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ McInnis, Brian. "New chapter: Micah Alejado leads Hawaii football team to senior night win over New Mexico". Spectrum News. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ Reider, Sean. "QB Micah Alejado's stunning performance ends New Mexico's season in Hawaii". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ Shimabuku, Christian. "Micah Alejado named Mountain West Player of the Week". KHON.com. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Micah Alejado 2024 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ Shimabuku, Christian. "Micah Alejado's dazzling performance leads Hawaii football to senior night victory". KHON.com. Retrieved 3 December 2024.