
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
Career highs
510passing yards, career highat Clemson, 20185touchdown passes, career highat Clemson, 20182rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Georgia Southern, 2021Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | South Carolina | 125 | 190 | 65.8 | 1,420 | 7.5 | 9 | 4 |
| 2017 | South Carolina | 245 | 394 | 62.2 | 2,794 | 7.1 | 18 | 12 |
| 2018 | South Carolina | 240 | 388 | 61.9 | 3,171 | 8.2 | 27 | 14 |
| 2019 | South Carolina | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 142 | 4.7 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | Utah | 77 | 124 | 62.1 | 882 | 7.1 | 6 | 6 |
| 2021 | South Alabama | 212 | 303 | 70.0 | 2,476 | 8.2 | 17 | 8 |
| Career | 915 | 1,429 | 64.0 | 10,885 | 7.6 | 78 | 46 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | South Carolina | 50 | −15 | −0.3 | 0 | 16 |
| 2017 | South Carolina | 73 | 85 | 1.2 | 6 | 24 |
| 2018 | South Carolina | 64 | 88 | 1.4 | 2 | 22 |
| 2019 | South Carolina | 6 | −5 | −0.8 | 0 | 9 |
| 2020 | Utah | 34 | 113 | 3.3 | 1 | 33 |
| 2021 | South Alabama | 47 | −8 | −0.2 | 4 | 14 |
| Career | 274 | 258 | 0.9 | 13 | 33 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | South Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | South Carolina | 13 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2017 | South Carolina | 13 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2018 | South Carolina | 13 | QB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2019 | South Carolina | 13 | QB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2020 | Utah | 13 | QB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2021 | South Alabama | 13 | QB | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | South Carolina | 241 | 0.17 | 25th (n=152) | 0.25 | 40.7 | 48% | 0.26 | – |
| 2017 | South Carolina | 469 | 0.25 | 52nd (n=160) | 0.25 | 117.7 | 57% | 0.32 | 0.17 |
| 2018 | South Carolina | 447 | 0.35 | 79th (n=160) | 0.26 | 158.4 | 55% | 0.50 | 0.18 |
| 2019 | South Carolina | 36 | -0.15 | – | – | -5.2 | 57% | – | – |
| 2020 | Utah | 154 | 0.22 | 37th (n=116) | 0.27 | 33.7 | 45% | 0.27 | – |
| 2021 | South Alabama | 290 | 0.44 | 84th (n=145) | 0.33 | 126.6 | 46% | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 31–7 | 17 | 22 | 269 | 2 | 0 | −7 |
| Sep 11 | at | W 22–19 | 29 | 46 | 257 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 28–21 | 14 | 25 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Oct 2 | vs. | L 18–20 | 19 | 29 | 243 | 0 | 0 | −6 |
| Oct 9 | at | L 31–33 | 19 | 26 | 189 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 41–14 | 24 | 31 | 389 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Oct 23 | at | L 31–41 | 30 | 41 | 320 | 4 | 2 | −10 |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 31–13 | 29 | 39 | 248 | 4 | 1 | −3 |
| Nov 6 | at | L 24–31 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | L 21–27 | 28 | 41 | 354 | 2 | 3 | −22 |
2020 Utah 5 games, 882 passing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21 | vs. | L 17–33 | 16 | 28 | 171 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
| Nov 28 | at | L 21–24 | 16 | 23 | 144 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| Dec 5 | vs. | W 30–24 | 18 | 27 | 174 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Dec 12 | at | W 38–21 | 20 | 32 | 240 | 2 | 1 | 31 |
| Dec 19 | vs. | W 45–28 | 7 | 14 | 153 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
2019 South Carolina 1 game, 142 passing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | L 20–24 | 16 | 30 | 142 | 1 | 2 | −5 |
2018 South Carolina 13 games, 3,171 passing yards, 27 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 49–15 | 22 | 29 | 250 | 4 | 0 | −1 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | L 17–41 | 30 | 47 | 269 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Sep 22 | at | W 37–14 | 19 | 28 | 261 | 1 | 1 | 45 |
| Sep 29 | at | L 10–24 | 13 | 28 | 148 | 1 | 3 | 37 |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 37–35 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 13 | vs. | L 23–26 | 17 | 35 | 223 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Oct 27 | vs. | W 27–24 | 11 | 16 | 152 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| Nov 3 | at | W 48–44 | 22 | 32 | 363 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Nov 10 | at | L 31–35 | 18 | 28 | 239 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 49–9 | 25 | 29 | 339 | 4 | 0 | −12 |
| Nov 24 | at | L 35–56 | 32 | 50 | 510 | 5 | 1 | −20 |
| Dec 1 | vs. | W 28–3 | 14 | 27 | 199 | 3 | 2 | −14 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | L 0–28 | 17 | 39 | 218 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
2017 South Carolina 13 games, 2,794 passing yards, 18 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 35–28 | 17 | 29 | 215 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | at | W 31–13 | 18 | 28 | 187 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | L 13–23 | 24 | 36 | 304 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 17–16 | 22 | 34 | 295 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Sep 30 | at | L 17–24 | 17 | 30 | 256 | 2 | 0 | −46 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 48–22 | 16 | 31 | 199 | 3 | 0 | −5 |
| Oct 14 | at | W 15–9 | 15 | 24 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 34–27 | 19 | 29 | 174 | 1 | 0 | 47 |
| Nov 4 | at | L 10–24 | 21 | 35 | 227 | 1 | 2 | −9 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 28–20 | 19 | 29 | 249 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 31–10 | 22 | 28 | 194 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 10–34 | 16 | 29 | 126 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 26–19 | 19 | 32 | 239 | 2 | 1 | −1 |
2016 South Carolina 7 games, 1,420 passing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 34–28 | 17 | 26 | 201 | 2 | 0 | −7 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 24–21 | 15 | 20 | 167 | 2 | 0 | −9 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 31–21 | 22 | 28 | 254 | 2 | 0 | −12 |
| Nov 12 | at | L 7–20 | 18 | 33 | 213 | 0 | 1 | −6 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 44–31 | 14 | 23 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Nov 26 | at | L 7–56 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 0 | 1 | −6 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | L 39–46 | 32 | 43 | 390 | 3 | 2 | −9 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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