JaQuail Smith

Houston

Nov 13 (Fri)

8:15 PM

Photo by: Tony Harman

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-11
Weight:
170
Class:
Second
Hometown:
Orlando, Fla.
High School:
Jones
Prev School:
Sacramento State

AT COLORADO

2026 (Second-Year): Has played in nine games, with four starts and 215 snaps. Has 81 carries for 396 yards (4.9 per carry) and one rushing touchdown with a long of 47; has 4 receptions for 73 yards and two receiving touchdowns with a long of 68.

Game by game:

at Georgia Tech (Sept. 3, W 14-13): 10 rushes for 42 yards.
vs. Weber State (Sept. 12, W 52-21): 6 rushes for 19 yards.
at Northwestern (Sept. 19, L 7-41): 8 rushes for 91 yards (long 35); 2 catches for 1 yard. Led CU in rushing yards, becoming the first Buff to record 90-plus rushing yards on eight or fewer carries since 2015.
at Baylor (Sept. 26, L 13-23): 10 rushes for 33 yards.
vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 3, L 7-29): 4 rushes for 1 yard.
vs. Utah (Oct. 17, L 24-27) (start): 13 rushes for 73 yards (long 26); 1 catch for 68 yards and 1 TD (long 68). Career-long touchdown reception, the longest against Utah since 2011 and by a CU running back since 2023; first CU running back with 50-plus rushing and receiving yards in a game since 2018; first start as a Buff.
at Oklahoma State (Oct. 24, L 24-57) (start): 13 rushes for 39 yards (long 8); 1 reception for 4 yards and 1 TD. Led Colorado in rushing yards; scored his second receiving touchdown of the season on a 4-yard reception, marking his second consecutive game with a receiving touchdown; converted fourth-and-1 with a 6-yard rush on Colorado's opening touchdown drive; recovered Isaac Wilson's second-quarter fumble to preserve the possession that ended with Elliott Arnold's 45-yard field goal.
vs. Kansas State (Oct. 31, W 27-24 OT) (start): 8 rushes for 63 yards and 1 TD (long 47). Recorded his first rushing touchdown as a Buff on a career-long 47-yard run in the third quarter, bringing his total to three touchdowns at Colorado. Scored in his third consecutive game after receiving touchdowns against Utah and Oklahoma State.
at Arizona State (Nov. 7, L 10-20) (start): 9 rushes for 35 yards (long 12); recovered Isaac Wilson's fourth-quarter fumble and returned it 12 yards. Made his third consecutive start and fourth of the season.

AS A TRANSFER

Rated a three-star transfer prospect by 247Sports, which listed him as the No. 1,342 player in the portal and the No. 107 running back as of Jan. 16, 2026. Enters Colorado as an undergraduate transfer with three years to play three.

AT SACRAMENTO STATE (2025)

2025 (First-Year): Appeared in eight games as a true freshman and ranked third on the team with 511 rushing yards on 76 carries and five touchdowns, leading the Hornets’ running backs at 6.7 yards per carry. Rushed for 100 yards four times: 103 against Northern Colorado, 117 with two touchdowns at Eastern Washington, where he had a season-long 45-yard run, 122 against Idaho, and a season-best 135 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries at Weber State, where he was part of the first trio of Hornets to each rush for 100 yards in a game. Also scored at Portland State, caught three passes for 8 yards and returned four kickoffs for 65 yards with a long of 28.

RECRUIT RANKINGS

A three-star prospect by 247Sports, which rated him an 87, the No. 94 running back and the No. 116 player from Florida; the 247Sports Composite listed him as the No. 945 player nationally, the No. 70 running back and No. 116 in Florida.

AT JONES HIGH SCHOOL

Played three seasons of varsity football for head coach Dale Williams and led Jones to a 14-1 record and the Class 4A state championship game in 2024. As a senior, rushed for 1,805 yards and 22 touchdowns, averaging 120.3 yards per game with 10 100-yard games and a career-high 233 yards against Edgewater, scored in 12 games with multiple touchdowns in eight, including season-high three-touchdown games against Auburndale and Lake Wales, and added 11 receptions for 184 yards and a touchdown.

PERSONAL

Son of Anna Smith and Willis McPhee.