Quarterback, Northwestern, 2016–⁠20

Aidan Smith

Number: No. 11
Height: 6′2″
Weight: 215 lb
Class (2020): Senior
Hometown: Fort Wayne, IN

Aidan Smith played quarterback at Northwestern (2016–⁠20).

194passing yards, career highvs. Purdue, 2019

Passing

Season	Team	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	TD	Int
2019	Northwestern	85	170	50.0	770	4.5	3	9

Rushing

Season	Team	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2019	Northwestern	72	211	2.9	1	22

Defense

Season	Team	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks	PD	Hur
2019	Northwestern	6	5	0	0	0	0

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2017	Northwestern	11	QB	Fr.
2018	Northwestern	11	QB	So.
2019	Northwestern	11	QB	Jr.
2020	Northwestern	11	QB	Sr.	6′2″	215

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

Season	Team	Plays	EPA/play	Pctile	Median	Total	Usage	Adj. pass	Adj. rush
2019	Northwestern	240	-0.04	1st (n=155)	0.27	-10.8	42%	0.01	-0.03

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Northwestern 9 games, 770 passing yards, 3 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Aug 31	atStanford	L 7–⁠17	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sep 21	vs.Michigan State	L 10–⁠31	4	11	38	0	2	−3
Sep 28	atWisconsin	L 15–⁠24	8	20	99	1	1	11
Oct 5	atNebraska	L 10–⁠13	19	32	136	0	1	64
Oct 18	vs.Ohio State	L 3–⁠52	6	20	42	0	1	33
Oct 26	vs.Iowa	L 0–⁠20	18	32	138	0	1	−5
Nov 2	atIndiana	L 3–⁠34	5	12	47	0	0	34
Nov 9	vs.Purdue	L 22–⁠24	18	30	194	2	1	30
Nov 16	vs.Massachusetts	W 45–⁠6	7	13	76	0	2	47