

J'Mar Smith is a Dual-Threat QB for Louisiana Tech. J'Mar's 2017 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 497 plays — a developing rate for the QB.
A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | C/ATT | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | QBR | Rush Yds | Rush TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsNorthwestern State | W52-24 | — | 18/35 | 276 | 2 | 0 | 62.4 | 72 | 0 | 0.35 |
| 2 | vsMississippi State | L21-57 | 16.0 | 10/23 | 140 | 0 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
C/ATT 15/23 · Pass Yds 216 · Pass TD 3 · INT 0
| 1 |
| 3.2 |
| -9 |
| 0 |
| -0.12 |
| 3 | @Western Kentucky | W23-22 | -4.9 | 22/39 | 306 | 1 | 1 | 56.8 | 10 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 4 | @South Carolina | L16-17 | 7.8 | 23/33 | 281 | 1 | 1 | 80.2 | 12 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 5 | vsSouth Alabama | W34-16 | -12.0 | 24/39 | 317 | 3 | 0 | 71.9 | 37 | 0 | 0.30 |
| 6 | @UAB | L22-23 | — | 17/29 | 209 | 2 | 0 | 69.4 | 30 | 0 | 0.34 |
| 8 | vsSouthern Miss | L27-34 | -3.4 | 11/28 | 194 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | 3 | 1 | -0.11 |
| 9 | @Rice | W42-28 | -23.6 | 21/32 | 237 | 1 | 0 | 80.8 | 27 | 0 | 0.35 |
| 10 | vsNorth Texas | L23-24 | -4.5 | 16/28 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 58.4 | 29 | 1 | 0.31 |
| 11 | vsFlorida Atlantic | L23-48 | 5.1 | 30/51 | 326 | 1 | 0 | 64.4 | 78 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 12 | @UTEP | W42-21 | -27.4 | 15/28 | 203 | 2 | 0 | 87.6 | 49 | 2 | 0.42 |
| 13 | vsUTSA | W20-6 | -2.5 | 7/21 | 101 | 0 | 1 | 24.3 | 18 | 1 | 0.01 |
| 1 | vsSMU | W51-10 | -2.9 | 15/23 | 216 | 3 | 0 | 89.5 | 22 | 1 | 0.43 |