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Micah Alejado

Quarterback
BISHOP GORMAN HS
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-11
Press Release

Peak Performance

3403

Passing Yards

53

Passing Touchdowns

76%

Completion Percentage

335

Rushing Yards
“Micah is the leader of our offense. He has put together one of the greatest single seasons we’ve seen throwing the football this year. There is no one better to have as the face of our football program.”
Brent Browner
Head Coach - head coach of Bishop Gorman High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11, 175-pound junior quarterback led the Gaels to a 13-1 record and the Class 5A state championship this past season. Alejado threw for 3,403 yards and a state-record 53 touchdowns with just two interceptions, completing 170-of-224 attempts for a completion percentage of 75.9. He also rushed for 335 yards and three scores. A two-time First Team All-State honoree, Alejado was a 2021 MaxPreps.com Sophomore All-American selection. He concluded his junior year with 6,347 passing yards and 89 touchdowns in his prep football career.

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Academic Achievement

Alejado has maintained a weighted 3.11 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Alejado has volunteered locally making gift baskets for the less fortunate, and he has donated his time as a youth math tutor.