Quarterback, Louisiana Tech, 2015–⁠19

J’Mar Smith

Number
No. 8
Height
6′1″
Weight
218 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Meridian, MS
Born
Sep 24, 1996, in Meridian, Mississippi

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J’Mar Smith played quarterback at Louisiana Tech (2015–⁠19).

Career highs

380passing yards, career highvs. Southern, 20183touchdown passes, career highsix times; last vs. UTSA, 20192rushing touchdowns, career highat UTEP, 2017

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2016Louisiana Tech304369.84129.621
2017Louisiana Tech22940956.02,9747.3165
2018Louisiana Tech26346057.23,1596.91510
2019Louisiana Tech23636764.32,9778.1185
Career7581,27959.39,5227.45121

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Louisiana Tech17623.6226
2017Louisiana Tech1203783.1622
2018Louisiana Tech901541.7358
2019Louisiana Tech1002642.6434
Career3278582.61558

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Louisiana Tech8QBRS
2016Louisiana Tech8QBFr.
2017Louisiana Tech8QBSo.
2018Louisiana Tech8QBJr.
2019Louisiana Tech8QBSr.6′1″218

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
2017Louisiana Tech5300.2550th (n=160)0.25132.456%0.250.21
2018Louisiana Tech5460.1729th (n=160)0.2695.659%0.19-0.07
2019Louisiana Tech4660.3578th (n=155)0.27164.258%0.310.18

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 Louisiana Tech 11 games, 2,977 passing yards, 18 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31atTexasL 14–⁠453451331218
Sep 7vs.GramblingW 20–⁠1417252201025
Sep 14atBowling GreenW 35–⁠7192626720−8
Sep 20vs.Florida InternationalW 43–⁠3127412900163
Sep 28atRiceW 23–⁠202139210103
Oct 12vs.MassachusettsW 69–⁠2116282393069
Oct 19vs.Southern MissW 45–⁠3014213251122
Oct 26atUTEPW 42–⁠212935338300
Nov 9vs.North TexasW 52–⁠1721382631144
Nov 30vs.UTSAW 41–⁠272535331304
Dec 26 ✦vs.MiamiW 14–⁠013281631134
2018 Louisiana Tech 13 games, 3,159 passing yards, 15 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1atSouth AlabamaW 30–⁠261929209238
Sep 8vs.SouthernW 54–⁠1724373802054
Sep 22atLSUL 21–⁠382750331318
Sep 29atNorth TexasW 29–⁠272039230201
Oct 6vs.UABL 7–⁠289231070140
Oct 13atUTSAW 31–⁠3253630911−1
Oct 20vs.UTEPW 31–⁠2417291561022
Oct 26atFlorida AtlanticW 21–⁠13173521710−10
Nov 3atMississippi StateL 3–⁠45143098007
Nov 10vs.RiceW 28–⁠132134314123
Nov 17atSouthern MissL 20–⁠2127432431018
Nov 24vs.Western KentuckyL 15–⁠30244428001−12
Dec 22 ✦vs.Hawai’iW 31–⁠1419312851116
2017 Louisiana Tech 13 games, 2,974 passing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.Northwestern StateW 52–⁠2418352762072
Sep 9vs.Mississippi StateL 21–⁠57102314001−9
Sep 16atWestern KentuckyW 23–⁠2222393061110
Sep 23atSouth CarolinaL 16–⁠1723332811112
Sep 30vs.South AlabamaW 34–⁠1624393173037
Oct 7atUABL 22–⁠2317292092030
Oct 21vs.Southern MissL 27–⁠341128194013
Oct 28atRiceW 42–⁠2821322371027
Nov 4vs.North TexasL 23–⁠2416281680029
Nov 11vs.Florida AtlanticL 23–⁠4830513261078
Nov 18atUTEPW 42–⁠2115282032049
Nov 25vs.UTSAW 20–⁠67211010118
Dec 20 ✦vs.SMUW 51–⁠1015232163022
2016 Louisiana Tech 6 games, 412 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3atArkansasL 20–⁠2119312120110
Sep 10vs.South Carolina StateW 53–⁠244451106
Oct 15atMassachusettsW 56–⁠281170011
Oct 29vs.RiceW 61–⁠16661421012
Nov 12vs.UTSAW 63–⁠350100023
Dec 23 ✦vs.NavyW 48–⁠45––––––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2020
Height6′0¼″
Weight218 lb

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2021CFLHamilton Tiger-Cats *
2022–⁠23USFLBirmingham Stallions
2024–⁠25UFLBirmingham Stallions

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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