Aidan Sayin

Aidan Sayin

Penn Quakers – No. 9
Position	Quarterback
Class	Senior
Personal information
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career history
College	Penn (2021–present)
High school	Carlsbad (Carlsbad, California)
Stats at ESPN

Aidan Sayin is an American football quarterback for the Penn Quakers.

High school career

Sayin attended Carlsbad High School in Carlsbad, California, and became the starting quarterback for the Lancers as a junior in 2019.[1] That season, he threw for 2,349 yards, 24 touchdowns, and eight interceptions and led the Lancers to a 10–2 (6–0) record and an Avocado League championship.[2][3] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season was cut short to only five games, in which he threw for 962 yards and 13 touchdowns.[4] Sayin led the Lancers to another Avocado League championship with a 5–0 (4–0) record.[5] He committed to the University of Pennsylvania over Cornell.[6]

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Aidan Sayin QB	Carlsbad, CA	Carlsbad High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 6, 2020
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College career

2021 season

Sayin started the 2021 season as the backup to senior, John Quinnelly. Sayin saw his first action against the Yale Bulldogs after an injury to Quinnelly. He finished 12-for-28, 114 yards, and two touchdowns.[7] Sayin's final game of the season was against Princeton, passing for 255 yards, a touchdown, and two interceptions.[8] Starting the last five games of the season, Sayin passed for 920 yards on 163 attempts to 88 completions, and five touchdowns to seven interceptions.[9]

2022 season

Sayin was named the starter going into the 2022 season. In the season opener, he passed for 289 yards and two touchdowns in a 25–14 victory.[10] Against Dartmouth, Sayin threw for 204 yards and a touchdown in 23–17 double-overtime win.[11] Against Georgetown, he accounted for five total touchdowns, which was the most by a Quaker since 2010, in a 59–28 win.[12] Against No. 22 Princeton, Sayin led a fourth-quarter comeback to win, 20–19.[13] During the game, he completed 38 passes, second-most in program history, for 261 yards and two touchdowns, earning Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week honors for his efforts.[14] Sayin finished the season with 253 completions (1st Ivy), 2,344 yards (2nd), and 18 touchdowns (T–1st). His passing yardage was fifth most in program history and the most since Alek Torgersen had 2,689 yards in 2014. Sayin was named All-Ivy honorable mention.[15] He was also named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.[16]

College statistics

Season	Games			Passing								Rushing
	GP	GS	Record	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Rtg	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Penn Quakers
2021	5	5	1–4	88	163	54.0	920	5.6	5	7	-	25	–6	–0.2	0
2022	10	10	8–2	253	390	64.9	2,344	6.0	18	7	-	46	–30	–0.7	2
2023	10	10	6–4	278	430	64.7	2,805	6.5	16	12	-	43	34	0.8	0
Career	25	25	15–10	619	983	63.0	6,096	6.2	39	26	-	114	–2	–0.0	2

Personal life

Sayin's younger brother, Julian, is also a college football quarterback and a 2024 college football prospect who plays for the Ohio State Buckeyes.[6] His older sister, Bailey, played soccer at the University of Chicago.[17]

References

1. Maffei, John. "Lancers football team leans on its leader". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
2. "Stats - Carlsbad Lancers (Carlsbad, CA) Varsity Football (2019)". MaxPreps. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
3. "Avocado Football (2019) Standings". MaxPreps. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
4. March, Lochlahn (October 28, 2021). "Penn quarterback carousel stops with freshman Aidan Sayin". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
5. "Avocado Football (2020) Standings". MaxPreps. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
6. Smith, Conor (October 24, 2024). "Penn QB Aidan Sayin passed a trial by fire and now has program records to show for it". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
7. "Yale Outpaces Football, 42-28, in New Haven". Penn Athletics. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
8. "Football Ends Season With Loss To Princeton". Penn Athletics. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
9. "Aidan Sayin Career Stats - NCAAF - ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
10. Belgrad, Nicky (September 17, 2022). "Powerful second-half performance fueled a season-opening victory for Penn over Colgate". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
11. Belgrad, Nicky (October 1, 2022). "Penn perseveres, beats Ivy League power Dartmouth in double overtime to stay unbeaten". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
12. "Football Improves to 4-0, Tallies Most Points Since 2017 in Romp at Georgetown". Penn Athletics. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
13. "Football's Fourth Quarter Comeback Upends #22 Princeton, 20-19". Penn Athletics. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
14. "Sayin Reels In Final Ivy Offensive Player of the Week Honor". Penn Athletics. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
15. "Seven First-Team Honorees Highlight Football's 16 All-Ivy Selections". Penn Athletics. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
16. "Football Gets Five on CSC Academic All-District Team". Penn Athletics. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
17. "Gifted Sayin leads Carlsbad into Open Division final". The San Diego Union-Tribune. November 17, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2023.

External links

• Penn Quakers bio