Quarterback, Kentucky (from Troy), 2016–⁠20

Sawyer Smith

Lettered 2019–⁠20 (school media guide)

Number
No. 12
Height
6′3″
Weight
221 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Cantonment, FL

Sawyer Smith played quarterback at Troy (2016–⁠18) and Kentucky (2019–⁠20).

Career highs

320passing yards, career highvs. Buffalo, 20184touchdown passes, career highvs. Buffalo, 2018

Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2017

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2016Troy182572.01817.211
2018Troy14423062.61,6697.3146
2019Kentucky5712645.26905.545
Career21938157.52,5406.71912

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Troy19733.8141
2018Troy732002.7163
2019Kentucky24−11−0.5115
Career1162622.3363

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Troy12QBYr 1
2017Troy12QBYr 2
2018Troy12QBYr 3
2019Kentucky12QBYr 4
2020Kentucky12QBSr. (Yr 5)6′3″221

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
2016Troy440.13––5.79%––
2018Troy3030.1621st (n=160)0.2647.235%0.30-0.27
2019Kentucky1480.07––9.924%0.17–

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 Kentucky 9 games, 690 passing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 7vs.Eastern MichiganW 38–⁠175976205
Sep 14vs.FloridaL 21–⁠2923352672312
Sep 21atMississippi StateL 13–⁠28154123201−8
Sep 28atSouth CarolinaL 7–⁠2411329001−34
Oct 26vs.MissouriW 29–⁠711900–
Nov 9vs.TennesseeL 13–⁠17–––––2
Nov 16atVanderbiltW 38–⁠14241600−8
Nov 23vs.UT MartinW 50–⁠70300020
Dec 31 ✦vs.Virginia TechW 37–⁠3001000–
2018 Troy 13 games, 1,669 passing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.Boise StateL 20–⁠564544000
Sep 8vs.Florida A&MW 59–⁠737251012
Sep 15atNebraskaW 24–⁠19–––––60
Sep 22atUL MonroeW 35–⁠274456105
Sep 29vs.Coastal CarolinaW 45–⁠211370120
Oct 4vs.Georgia StateW 37–⁠201015811156
Oct 13atLibertyL 16–⁠2213251351115
Oct 23atSouth AlabamaW 38–⁠179161583110
Nov 3vs.LouisianaW 26–⁠16182231710−1
Nov 10atGeorgia SouthernW 35–⁠212128287102
Nov 17vs.Texas StateW 12–⁠71327790021
Nov 24atApp StateL 10–⁠211734160121
Dec 22 ✦vs.BuffaloW 42–⁠32314432040−1
2016 Troy 6 games, 181 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.Austin PeayW 57–⁠177786102
Sep 10atClemsonL 24–⁠30231201–
Sep 17atSouthern MissW 37–⁠31010000
Sep 24vs.New Mexico StateW 52–⁠634380033
Nov 5vs.MassachusettsW 52–⁠3122260043
Nov 26atTexas StateW 40–⁠7481900−5

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

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