Quarterback, Eastern Kentucky, 2016–⁠19

James Smith Jr.

Number: No. 16
Height: 5′11″
Weight: 170 lb
Hometown: Dallas, TX

James Smith Jr. played quarterback at Eastern Kentucky (2016–⁠19).

Passing

Season	Team	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	TD	Int
2016	Eastern Kentucky	0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	1

Receiving

Season	Team	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
2016	Eastern Kentucky	7	47	6.7	15
2019	Eastern Kentucky	1	−2	−2.0	0
Career		8	45	5.6	15

Defense

Season	Team	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks	PD	Hur
2016	Eastern Kentucky	1	1	0	0	0	0

Returns

Season	Team	PR	Yds	TD
2019	Eastern Kentucky	1	0	0

Rushing

Season	Team	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2016	Eastern Kentucky	1	12	12.0	0	12

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Ht	Wt
2016	Eastern Kentucky	16	QB
2017	Eastern Kentucky	16	QB
2018	Eastern Kentucky	16	QB
2019	Eastern Kentucky	16	QB	5′11″	170

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
2016	Eastern Kentucky (FCS)	13	-0.78	–	–	-10.1	–
2019	Eastern Kentucky (FCS)	1	-1.58	–	–	-1.6	–

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Eastern Kentucky 1 game, 1 return, 0 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Sep 7	atLouisville	L 0–⁠42	–	–	–	–	1	−2	0

No box score in the source for Aug 29 vs. Valparaiso; Sep 14 at Indiana State; Sep 21 at Presbyterian; Sep 28 vs. Tennessee State; Oct 5 vs. UT Martin; Oct 19 at Murray State; Oct 26 at Eastern Illinois; Nov 2 vs. Austin Peay; Nov 9 at Southeast Missouri State; Nov 16 vs. Tennessee Tech; Nov 23 at Jacksonville State, so those games are not listed.

2016 Eastern Kentucky 2 games, 0 passing yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Sep 3	atPurdue	L 24–⁠45	0	1	0	0	3	39	0
Sep 17	atBall State	L 14–⁠41	–	–	–	–	4	8	0

No box score in the source for Sep 8 vs. Pikeville; Oct 1 at Tennessee Tech; Oct 8 vs. Southeast Missouri State; Oct 15 at Tennessee State; Oct 22 vs. Jacksonville State; Oct 29 at UT Martin; Nov 5 vs. Murray State; Nov 12 at Austin Peay; Nov 19 vs. Eastern Illinois, so those games are not listed.

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

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