Player Dossier

2016-2019

Louisiana Tech

J'Mar Smith

QB • 6'1" • 218 lbs • Meridian, MS, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

J'Mar Smith is a balanced quarterback profile with 24 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

76%

Major offensive role

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Impact Production

59

Solid production for a quarterback

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

47

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Louisiana Tech

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Louisiana Tech
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic

Player Story

J'Mar Smith built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a quarterback from Meridian, MS wearing No. 8, spending time with Louisiana Tech. The clearest part of J'Mar Smith's career was his passing role: 9,522...

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J'Mar Smith, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Louisiana Tech. J'Mar Smith is a balanced quarterback profile with 24 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
10,380
Passing yards
9,522
Rushing yards
858
Touchdowns
66

Quick Answers

J'Mar Smith quick answers

Latest team and position
Louisiana Tech · QB
Career Total Offense
10,380
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 43 games
Best season
2019 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
Top game
Florida Atlantic
Latest roster
No. 8 · Senior
2019 Total offense rank
3,241 total offense · QB 38th (top 11%) · Conference USA 5th (top 3%) · National 38th (top 3%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2016 PostseasonLouisiana Tech6000035.7
2016 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech647441262435.7
2017 PostseasonLouisiana Tech1323821622473.1
2017 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech133,1142,7583561873.1
2018 PostseasonLouisiana Tech1330128516270.6
2018 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech133,0122,8741381670.6
2019 PostseasonLouisiana Tech1119716334275.3
2019 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech113,0442,8142302075.3

Related Context

J'Mar Smith played QB for Louisiana Tech. Across 4 tracked seasons, J'Mar Smith recorded 9,522 passing yards, 858 rushing yards, and 4 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Louisiana Tech.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

Louisiana Tech paired 3,241 primary output with 63.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 56.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Southern

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2018 Postseason · Louisiana Tech

Games

13

Primary Metric / G

254.8

Efficiency

56.5

Usage

20.6

Consistency

81.3

Best Game by takeover score

Southern

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 301. South Alabama: 217. Southern: 434. LSU: 339. North Texas: 231. UAB: 147. UTSA: 308. UTEP: 178. Florida Atlantic: 207. Mississippi State: 105. Rice: 317. Southern Miss: 261. Western Kentucky: 268

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Hawai'i: 38 by 62. South Alabama: 37 by 48.5. Southern: 42 by 87.6. LSU: 56 by 53.6. North Texas: 45 by 50.5. UAB: 37 by 47.3. UTSA: 43 by 57.5. UTEP: 34 by 61.9. Florida Atlantic: 43 by 50.1. Mississippi State: 35 by 47. Rice: 41 by 54.9. Southern Miss: 47 by 63.7. Western Kentucky: 52 by 49.6

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins274.1 · Games = 8 · +50.1 vs Losses
Losses224 · Games = 5 · -50.1 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Southern

Best efficiency game

87.6 vs Southern

Result
Sun 12/23vs Hawai'iW 31-14193128561.311627162.30125
Sat 11/24vs Western KentuckyL 15-30244428054.50149.68-12-1.5006
Sat 11/17@ Southern MissL 20-21274324362.81063.74184.50013
Sun 11/11vs Rice300-yard gameW 28-13213431461.81254.9730.4004
Sat 11/3@ Mississippi StateL 3-4514309846.70047571.4004
Fri 10/26@ Florida AtlanticW 21-13173521748.61050.18-10-1.3007
Sat 10/20vs UTEPW 31-24172915658.61061.95224.40143
Sat 10/13@ UTSA300-yard gameW 31-3253630969.41157.57-1-0.1007
Sat 10/6vs UABL 7-2892310739.10147.314402.90058
Sat 9/29@ North TexasW 29-27203923051.32050.5610.2008
Sat 9/22@ LSU300-yard game · 3+ TDL 21-38275033154.03153.6681.30013
Sat 9/8vs Southern300-yard game · 3+ TDW 54-17243738064.92087.655410.80128
Sat 9/1@ South AlabamaW 30-26192920965.52348.5881013

Player Story

J'Mar Smith story

J'Mar Smith built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a quarterback from Meridian, MS wearing No. 8, spending time with Louisiana Tech. The clearest part of J'Mar Smith's career was his passing role: 9,522 passing yards, 51 touchdown passes, 1,279 attempts, and 858 rushing yards across 43 career games in the available record. His career also includes 858 rushing yards and 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives J'Mar Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Louisiana Tech

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20162016201720172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonLouisiana Tech47472.612.6
2016 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech47472.612.60
2017 PostseasonLouisiana Tech3,35259.924.42,878
2017 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech3,35259.924.40
2018 PostseasonLouisiana Tech3,31356.520.6-39
2018 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech3,31356.520.60
2019 PostseasonLouisiana Tech3,24163.624-72
2019 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech3,24163.6240

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Florida Atlantic

Week 11 · L 23-48 · Conference game

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

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Total Offense

82.8 takeover

404 total offense with 64.5 efficiency.

#2

vs UTSA

Week 14 · W 41-27 · Conference game

335

Total Offense

82 takeover

Win with 335 yards of offense and 63.2 efficiency.

335 total offense with 63.2 efficiency.

#3

@ Arkansas

Week 1 · L 20-21

222

Total Offense

80.3 takeover

Loss with 222 yards of offense and 54.1 efficiency.

222 total offense with 54.1 efficiency.

#4

vs Southern Miss

Week 8 · W 45-30 · Conference game

347

Total Offense

77.2 takeover

Win with 347 yards of offense and 66.5 efficiency.

347 total offense with 66.5 efficiency.

#5

vs South Alabama

Week 5 · W 34-16

354

Total Offense

75.8 takeover

Win with 354 yards of offense and 65.7 efficiency.

354 total offense with 65.7 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Louisiana Tech

3,241 primary output · 63.6 efficiency · 24 usage

75.3

#2

2019 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

75.3

3,241 primary · 63.6 efficiency · 24 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Louisiana Tech

73.1

3,352 primary · 59.9 efficiency · 24.4 usage

Milestones

18

250+ passing yards

16

300+ total offense

8

3+ TD games

22

Above avg efficiency