JaQuail Smith
Colorado Buffaloes
47
Depth

JaQuail Smith

Colorado BuffaloesAverage
RBOffenseDepthTRANSFER · Sacramento State
Depth

Is JaQuail Smith starting?

JaQuail Smith is No. 4 on the Colorado Buffaloes depth chart at RB.

Sophomore · #23 · 5'11", 170 lbs

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Depth at RB · Colorado Buffaloes

  1. 12964Micah WelchStarter
  2. 22047DeKalon Taylor
  3. 32647Damian Henderson II
  4. 42347JaQuail SmithYou
  5. 5940Richard Young

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The Story

Focal Point of the Offense

A 3-star recruit out of Jones, ranked #945 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 511 rushing yards, 5 rush TD. That's 34% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 47 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #945 NatlTeam Share34%
Orlando, FL
Jersey
#23
Class
SO/TR
Height
5'11"
Weight
170 lbs
Transfer
Sacramento State

Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
—5115

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8700
National Rank
#945
High School
Jones
Hometown
Orlando, FL

Why this rating?

On a 66-rated offense; 74th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.76 for competition level) put them +0 vs unit starters → 47. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team offense (SP+)
66
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 74% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 35% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.76)
Depth-chart adjustment
+0 for role; −16 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 3LTTUYDS 1
CAR
4
YDS
1
AVG
0.3
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final L 29-7

Sep 26LBAYYDS 33
CAR
10
YDS
33
AVG
3.3
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final L 23-13

Sep 19LNUYDS 91
CAR
8
YDS
91
AVG
11.4
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
1
AVG
0.5
TD
0

Final L 41-7

Sep 12WWEBYDS 19
CAR
6
YDS
19
AVG
3.2
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 52-21

Sep 4WGTYDS 42
CAR
10
YDS
42
AVG
4.2
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 14-13

JaQuail Smith's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

511 rush yds · 5 TD · 18% of carries
Usage / Involvement92%
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