Jake Bentley
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Quarterback, South Alabama (from South Carolina, Utah), 2016–⁠21

Jake Bentley

Lettered 2016–⁠18 at South Carolina (school media guide)

Number
No. 13
Height
6′4″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Opelika, AL

Jake Bentley played quarterback at South Carolina (2016–⁠19), Utah (2020) and South Alabama (2021).

At a glance

Best season
3,171
Passing yards, 2018 (South Carolina, 7–⁠6)
Best game
510 yards
At Clemson, week 13, 2018: No. 2 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

510passing yards, career highat Clemson, 20185touchdown passes, career highat Clemson, 20182rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Georgia Southern, 2021

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2016South Carolina12519065.81,4207.594
2017South Carolina24539462.22,7947.11812
2018South Carolina24038861.93,1718.22714
2019South Carolina163053.31424.712
2020Utah7712462.18827.166
2021South Alabama21230370.02,4768.2178
Career9151,42964.010,8857.67846

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016South Carolina50−15−0.3016
2017South Carolina73851.2624
2018South Carolina64881.4222
2019South Carolina6−5−0.809
2020Utah341133.3133
2021South Alabama47−8−0.2414
Career2742580.91333

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2017South Carolina320000
2018South Carolina220000
Career540000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016South Carolina13QBYr 1
2017South Carolina13QBYr 2
2018South Carolina13QBYr 3
2019South Carolina13QBYr 4
2020Utah13QBYr 5
2021South Alabama13QBSr. (Yr 6)6′4″220

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
2016South Carolina2410.1725th (n=152)0.2540.748%0.26–
2017South Carolina4690.2552nd (n=160)0.25117.757%0.320.17
2018South Carolina4470.3579th (n=160)0.26158.455%0.500.18
2019South Carolina36-0.15––-5.257%––
2020Utah1540.2237th (n=116)0.2733.745%0.27–
2021South Alabama2900.4484th (n=145)0.33126.646%0.41–

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

2021 South Alabama 10 games, 2,476 passing yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.Southern MissW 31–⁠7172226920−7
Sep 11atBowling GreenW 22–⁠192946257010
Sep 18vs.Alcorn StateW 28–⁠211425158007
Oct 2vs.LouisianaL 18–⁠20192924300−6
Oct 9atTexas StateL 31–⁠3319261892113
Oct 14vs.Georgia SouthernW 41–⁠142431389308
Oct 23atUL MonroeL 31–⁠41304132042−10
Oct 30vs.Arkansas StateW 31–⁠13293924841−3
Nov 6atTroyL 24–⁠3133490012
Nov 26vs.Coastal CarolinaL 21–⁠27284135423−22
2020 Utah 5 games, 882 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Nov 21vs.USCL 17–⁠3316281711224
Nov 28atWashingtonL 21–⁠2416231441233
Dec 5vs.Oregon StateW 30–⁠2418271741012
Dec 12atColoradoW 38–⁠2120322402131
Dec 19vs.Washington StateW 45–⁠287141531113
2019 South Carolina 1 game, 142 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.North CarolinaL 20–⁠24163014212−5
2018 South Carolina 13 games, 3,171 passing yards, 27 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.Coastal CarolinaW 49–⁠15222925040−1
Sep 8vs.GeorgiaL 17–⁠4130472691210
Sep 22atVanderbiltW 37–⁠1419282611145
Sep 29atKentuckyL 10–⁠2413281481337
Oct 6vs.MissouriW 37–⁠35––––––
Oct 13vs.Texas A&ML 23–⁠261735223319
Oct 27vs.TennesseeW 27–⁠2411161521120
Nov 3atOle MissW 48–⁠442232363208
Nov 10atFloridaL 31–⁠351828239218
Nov 17vs.ChattanoogaW 49–⁠9252933940−12
Nov 24atClemsonL 35–⁠56325051051−20
Dec 1vs.AkronW 28–⁠3142719932−14
Dec 29 ✦vs.VirginiaL 0–⁠28173921802−2
2017 South Carolina 13 games, 2,794 passing yards, 18 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.NC StateW 35–⁠281729215311
Sep 9atMissouriW 31–⁠131828187105
Sep 16vs.KentuckyL 13–⁠2324363042219
Sep 23vs.Louisiana TechW 17–⁠1622342951116
Sep 30atTexas A&ML 17–⁠24173025620−46
Oct 7vs.ArkansasW 48–⁠22163119930−5
Oct 14atTennesseeW 15–⁠915241290024
Oct 28vs.VanderbiltW 34–⁠2719291741047
Nov 4atGeorgiaL 10–⁠24213522712−9
Nov 11vs.FloridaW 28–⁠2019292490314
Nov 18vs.WoffordW 31–⁠1022281941011
Nov 25vs.ClemsonL 10–⁠341629126129
Jan 1 ✦vs.MichiganW 26–⁠19193223921−1
2016 South Carolina 7 games, 1,420 passing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 22vs.MassachusettsW 34–⁠28172620120−7
Oct 29vs.TennesseeW 24–⁠21152016720−9
Nov 5vs.MissouriW 31–⁠21222825420−12
Nov 12atFloridaL 7–⁠20183321301−6
Nov 19vs.Western CarolinaW 44–⁠3114231540034
Nov 26atClemsonL 7–⁠567174101−6
Dec 29 ✦vs.South FloridaL 39–⁠46324339032−9

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

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