Quarterback, Austin Peay (from Eastern Michigan), 2021–⁠25

Austin Smith

Lettered 2022–⁠23 at Eastern Michigan (school media guide)

Number
No. 4
Height
6′3″
Weight
209 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Ellenwood, GA

Austin Smith played quarterback at Eastern Michigan (2021–⁠23) and Austin Peay (2024–⁠25).

Career highs

406passing yards, career highat North Alabama, 20244touchdown passes, career highat North Alabama, 202483rushing yards, career highat Utah Tech, 2024

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2021Eastern Michigan11100.01616.000
2022Eastern Michigan6811957.17746.564
2023Eastern Michigan17129857.41,7756.097
2024Austin Peay21133563.02,3016.9157
2025Austin Peay121866.71588.820
Career46377160.15,0246.53218

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Eastern Michigan612554.2229
2023Eastern Michigan1011341.3241
2024Austin Peay1182392.0423
2025Austin Peay9596.6121
Career2896872.4941

Kicking

SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2024Austin Peay010.0022

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Eastern Michigan4QBYr 1
2022Eastern Michigan4QBYr 2
2023Eastern Michigan4QBYr 3
2024Austin Peay4QBYr 4
2025Austin Peay4QBSr. (Yr 5)6′3″209

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2021Eastern Michigan10.72––0.7–––
2022Eastern Michigan1780.3045th (n=250)0.3253.633%0.240.17
2023Eastern Michigan3800.158th (n=255)0.3256.653%0.120.16
2024Austin Peay (FCS)3910.2226th (n=238)0.3084.856%––
2025Austin Peay (FCS)270.50––13.513%––

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

2025 Austin Peay 3 games, 158 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30atMiddle TennesseeW 34–⁠1437510013
Sep 13vs.Morehead StateW 56–⁠779721025
Sep 27vs.Utah TechW 42–⁠1022351021

No box score in the source for Sep 21 at Abilene Christian, so that game is not listed.

2024 Austin Peay 12 games, 2,301 passing yards, 15 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31atLouisvilleL 0–⁠6211165301−20
Sep 7vs.Southern IllinoisL 17–⁠312437265214
Sep 14atCentral ArkansasL 17–⁠451526159118
Sep 21vs.Alabama A&MW 59–⁠16101311410−9
Sep 28vs.Southern UtahL 17–⁠2819311241253
Oct 5atWest GeorgiaW 20–⁠1613241161036
Oct 19atUtah TechW 13–⁠7716930083
Oct 26vs.Tarleton StateL 17–⁠272138255007
Nov 2atNorth AlabamaW 31–⁠1731354064115
Nov 9vs.Abilene ChristianL 34–⁠3518323082022
Nov 16vs.Eastern KentuckyL 27–⁠302335239206
Nov 23vs.ChattanoogaL 17–⁠2419321691134
2023 Eastern Michigan 12 games, 1,775 passing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.HowardW 33–⁠2319281751127
Sep 9atMinnesotaL 6–⁠259207101−12
Sep 16vs.MassachusettsW 19–⁠1713261571045
Sep 23atJacksonville StateL 0–⁠216115301−11
Sep 30atCentral MichiganL 23–⁠2620261861071
Oct 7vs.Ball StateW 24–⁠10182819220−20
Oct 14vs.Kent StateW 28–⁠149251181019
Oct 21atNorthern IllinoisL 13–⁠20142615102−10
Oct 28vs.Western MichiganL 21–⁠45152523111−13
Nov 8atToledoL 23–⁠49924860125
Nov 14vs.AkronW 30–⁠27203221410−16
Nov 21atBuffaloW 24–⁠1119271411029
2022 Eastern Michigan 8 games, 774 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 10atLouisianaL 21–⁠49–––––4
Sep 17atArizona StateW 30–⁠2148601055
Sep 24vs.BuffaloL 31–⁠5012191901174
Oct 1vs.MassachusettsW 20–⁠1313241222233
Oct 22atBall StateW 20–⁠1620341970052
Oct 29vs.ToledoL 24–⁠2736150020
Nov 8atAkronW 34–⁠2816281902118
Nov 16atKent StateW 31–⁠24–––––−1
2021 Eastern Michigan 2 games, 16 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.Saint FrancisW 35–⁠15––––––
Sep 25vs.Texas StateW 59–⁠21111600–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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