Brad Kaaya
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Junior |
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| High school | Los Angeles (CA) Chaminade College Prep |
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| Date of birth | September 3, 1995 |
| Place of birth | West Hills, Los Angeles, California |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg) |
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Bradley Mathias Kaaya Jr. (born September 3, 1995) is an American football quarterback. He played college football at Miami.
Kaaya attended Chaminade College Preparatory School in West Hills, Los Angeles, California, where he played high school football for the Eagles. As a senior, he threw for a school record 3,855 yards and 27 touchdowns. During his career, he threw for 5,730 yards and 40 touchdowns. He was ranked by Rivals.com as the eighth best pro-style quarterback recruit in his class.
Kaaya was named the Hurricanes starting quarterback as a true freshman over Jake Heaps on August 24, 2014. As a true freshman, Kaaya led the Hurricanes to a 6-7 overall record and a bowl appearance, losing to South Carolina in the Independence Bowl. In his second year starting, Kaaya improved the 2015 Hurricanes to 8-5, with a loss to Washington State in the Sun Bowl. Kaaya has the 2016 Canes off to their best start of his career, going 4-1 and reaching as high as number #10 in the AP Poll. Miami finished the 2016 season 9-4 with a win over West Virginia in the Russell Athletic Bowl.
On January 2, 2017, Kaaya announced that he would be entering the 2017 NFL Draft rather than returning to Miami for his final season of eligibility.
Kaaya was named ACC Rookie of the year following a 2014 regular season in which he led the league in pass efficiency and touchdown passes.
Kaaya's mother, Angela Means Kaaya, is a vegan cook and former actress, who is best known for her role as Felicia in the 1995 cult classic film Friday, as well as, Veda in House Party 3 and Aunt Vanessa in TV series Cousin Skeeter. His father Brad Kaaya Sr. coached the younger Brad in Pop Warner football and is a former screenwriter who wrote for the film O and the TV series Cousin Skeeter, Damon, and MADtv.
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