The San Diego State football team capped its spring season with a spirited scrimmage Saturday on the SDSU grass practice field.

Each of the three quarterbacks on the roster - senior Jayden Denegal, and redshirt freshmen Stone Saunders and Draiden Trudeau - led the offense to scores, while the defense came up with many negative plays and a stop on the goal line.

The scrimmage marked the Aztecs’ 15th and final practice of fall camp.

On the third possession of the game, Denegal led the No. 1 offense deep into the defense’s territory, thanks mainly to a 40-yard pass to freshman Daishaun Davis on fourth down. Denegal later scampered for a first down and SDSU eventually got deep into the red zone. However, on fourth-and-goal from the 1, the offense was stuffed by a tackle on the line of scrimmage, keeping the game scoreless.

Trudeau entered the game for the first time on the fifth possession and calmly led the No. 3 offense on a 13-play, 67-yard drive, culminating with a 1-yard touchdown run by Christian Washington on fourth-and-goal.

In the second possession of the second quarter and seventh drive for the offense, it was Saunders’ turn to lead San Diego State into the end zone. Two plays after converting a fourth-and-2 on the defensive 39 with a 7-yard rush, Saunders found a streaking Derek Stevenson for a 31-yard touchdown strike. It capped an 8-play, 60-yard drive.

The final two Aztec scores - both field goals - came late in the scrimmage in 2-minute drills. Denegal led the first drive, which went 46 yards on nine plays. Denegal was 6-for-8 for 46 yards on the drive, setting up a 46-yard field goal by Cooper DiLeva.

Saunders then led the No. 2 offense to a field goal as SDSU went 49 yards on eight plays before Lane Garner connected on a 44-yard field goal in the final moments of play.

Saunders passed for 144 yards and a touchdown, completing 12 of 19 passes with an interception. Denegal was 10-for-17 for 92 yards, while Tredeau was 3-for-3 for 23 yards.

Stevenson (40 yards), Donovan Brown (36) and Javion Kinnard (18) each had three catches to lead the offense. Kinnard also led all rushers with 29 yards on eight carries.

Defensively, Alijah Lash and Kaimana Tufaga had six tackles apiece, while Mike Lindsay accounted for five stops and two pass breakups. Jelani McLaughlin and Javair Nash also added five tackles for the defense, which totaled six tackles for loss as a unit, including three sacks. Brady Nassar picked off Saunders on the second drive of the game as the pass tipped off a player’s hands. That was the only turnover in the scrimmage.

The scrimmage was followed by an autograph session and head coach Sean Lewis throwing out the first pitch at the San Diego State baseball game. The free event also featured family and fan activities and entertainment, including a youth run out, youth skills & drills, mobile video game truck, inflatable games and yard games, and performances by the SDSU band and spirit squads, as well as a balloon artist, caricaturist and face painter. There was also a beer garden and food trucks on site.

San Diego State is coming off a 9-4 season in 2025, where it finished in four-way tie atop of the Mountain West standings with a 6-2 conference record, advancing to is first bowl game since 2022. The Aztecs kick off their first year in the Pac-12 on Sept. 5 against Portland State at Snapdragon Stadium.

Aztec Spring Game
May 2, 2026
San Diego State Practice Fields

Final Statistics (all unofficial)

Offense
RUSHING (attempts-yards-TD) Javion Kinnard 8-29-0, Christian Washington 7-26-1,Lucky Sutton 9-21-0, Max Garrison 4-7-0, Jayden Denegal 3-0-0, Draiden Trudeau 3-0-0, Stone Saunders 2-(-6)-0 TOTALS: 36-77-1

PASSING (completions-attempts-yards, TD, INT) Stone Saunders 12-19-144, 1, 1; Jayden Denegal 10-17-92, 0, 0; Draiden Trudeau 3-3-23, 0, 0 TOTALS: 25-39-259, 1, 1

RECEIVING (receptions-yards-TD) Derek Stevenson 3-40-1, Donovan Brown 3-36-0, Javion Kinnard 3-18-0, Carson Diehl 2-44-0, Daishuan Davis 2-41-0, Jaylon Hawkins 2-21-0, Ryan Wolfer 2-16-0, Parker Threatt 1-32-0, Jackson Ford 1-5-0, Lucky Sutton 1-5-0, Will Cianfrini 1-3-0,Cal Lehman 1-2-0, Luke Gayton 1-2-0, Nate Acevedo 1-(-3)-0, Max Garrison 1-(-3)-0 TOTALS: 25-259-1

Defense
TACKLES (unassisted-assisted-total) Alijah Lash 4-2-6, Kaimana Tufaga 4-2-6, Mike Lindsay 3-2-5, Jelani McLaughlin 0-5-5, Javari Nash 2-3-5, Lucan Amituanai 2-2-4, Solomon Davis 2-1-3, Isaiah Green 1-2-3, Cammeron Purnell 3-0-3, Charlie Stewart 1-2-3, Dean Harrington 2-0-2, Kainoa Davis 2-0-2, Josh Hunter 2-0-2, Tainoa Lave 2-0-2, Jeramiah Lewis 2-0-2, Carsten Mamaril 2-0-2, Brady Nassar 2-0-2, Caleb Ricks 2-0-2, Chase Shumate 1-1-2, Tuaoa Tauili’ili 2-0-2, Braylon Cardwell 1-0-1, Krishna Clay 1-0-1, Dominic Coelho 0-1-1, Nate Henrich 1-0-1, Jalen Thomeson 1-0-1, Prince Williams 1-0-1 TOTALS: 70

TACKLES FOR LOSS (no.-yards) Krishna Clay 1-4, Mike Lindsay 1-3, Alijah Lash 1-2, Tainoa Lave 1-2, Jeramiah Lewis 1-2, Kainoa Davis 1-1, TOTALS: 6-14

PASS BREAKUPS Mike Lindsay 2, Caleb Ricks 2, Braylon Cardwell 1, Isaiah Green 1, Carsten Mamaril 1 TOTALS: 7

QUARTERBACK SACKS (no.-yards) Nate Henrich 1-10, Tuaoa Tauili’ili 1-6, Kainoa Davis 1-5 TOTALS: 3-21

INTERCEPTIONS (no.) Brady Nassar 1 TOTAL: 1