Arizona quarterback Jayden de Laura, who lost his starting spot to Noah Fifita due to an injury, declared on social media Monday that he will enter the transfer market. De Laura, a fourth-year junior, said on X (previously Twitter) that he will continue with the No. 14 Wildcats (9-3) for their Alamo Bowl game against No. 12 Oklahoma (10-2) on Thursday in San Antonio, Texas. “On Friday, college football made the decision to allow a second undergraduate transfer,” de Laura announced on X, formerly Twitter. “I enjoyed my time at the University of Arizona, but the chance to return as a starter in my final year of college while also earning my degree is something I must investigate.”
“I want to thank Coach (Jedd) Fisch and Mrs. Fisch for (all) they had done for me these past two years,” he said. “Thank you guys for helping me not grow as just a football player, but also as a student and a man.” De Laura was the starter until the fourth game of the season on Sept. 23 versus Stanford, when he suffered an ankle injury. Arizona improved to 3-1 with the introduction of redshirt freshman Noah Fifita. Despite being labeled as the starter, de Laura appeared in seven games, completing 89 of 128 passes (69.5 percent) for 1,120 yards, 10 touchdowns, and five interceptions.
Fifita has appeared in 11 games and has completed 217 of 295 passes (73.6 percent) for 2,515 yards, 23 touchdowns, and five interceptions. He won the Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year award. As a sophomore in 2022, de Laura earned All-Pac-12 honorable mention after starting all 12 games and throwing for 3,685 yards (14th in NCAA FBS) and 25 touchdowns. He had two seasons at Washington State, where he was named Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year in 2021.
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