Jalen Ta'sean Mayden (born February 9, 2000) is an American college football quarterback.

Mayden grew up in Garland, Texas and attended Sachse High School.

In his high school career, Mayden completed 409 of his 620 pass attempts for 6,210 yards, 74 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.

[9] He finished the season with completing five out of six passing attempts for 50 yards and a touchdown during the 2021 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game.

[12] Prior to the 2023 season, Mayden was named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List[13] and an Athlon Sports preseason third-team All-Mountain West selection.