Usage Score
8.7
Player Dossier
2023-2025Penn State
Jaxon Smolik
QB • 6'1" • 213 lbs • Van Meter, IA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Jaxon Smolik is a balanced quarterback profile with 8.7 usage in the latest tracked season.
Efficiency
7.5
Consistency
100
Season Value
47.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Jaxon Smolik, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Penn State. Jaxon Smolik is a balanced quarterback profile with 8.7 usage in the latest tracked season.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Penn State paired 3 primary output with 7.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 7.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Loss with 3 yards of offense and 7.5 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Regular Season · Penn State
Games
1
Primary Metric / G
3
Efficiency
7.5
Usage
8.7
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa
Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.
Game-by-Game Trend
Not enough games are available for a full trend line yet.
Volume vs Efficiency
Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.
Split Comparison
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
1 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Iowa
Best efficiency game
7.5 vs Iowa
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/18 | @ Iowa | L 24-25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.5 | 4 | 3 | 0.80 | 0 | 3 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Penn State
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Penn State | 3 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Iowa
Loss with 3 yards of offense and 7.5 efficiency.
3
Primary metric
3 total offense with 7.5 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · Penn State
3 primary output · 7.5 efficiency · 8.7 usage
47.8
#2
2023 Regular Season · Penn State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Penn State
—
0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
250+ passing yards
0
300+ total offense
0
3+ takeover TD games
0
Above avg efficiency
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.8744
Dowling Catholic · West Des Moines, IA
- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
3
Career Total Offense
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 1 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.