Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/29Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 29 inside-the-5 carries (3.4%).
JacQai Long
JacQai Long is a quarterback at Kentucky who has not played in Kentucky's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Marshall.
Where Long comes from
- Hurricane, WV
- Hurricane
- About 150 miles from Kroger Field
- Three-star, No. 1,880 in the 2024 class; signed with Marshall.
Where Long fits
Kentucky lists 8 quarterbacks this season.
Kentucky quarterbacks with a game this season
Kentucky is 7-1, No. 8 in the AP poll (week 10). Next: at Tennessee, Sat Nov 7.
Similar players
Same class and position
Also from Hurricane, WV
Arrived at Kentucky from Marshall. One game to point at: 19 passing yards against Georgia — Week 1, 2025.
Style of play
Style of play
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Marshall | 6 | 18 | 33.3% | 31 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 47.8 |
| Career | 6 | 18 | 33.3% | 31 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 47.8 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Marshall | 15 | 38 | 2.5 | 1 | 20 |
| Career | 15 | 38 | 2.5 | 1 | 20 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-45@ No. 5 Georgia | 3/11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.8 | Season-high 19 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 38-7vs Eastern Kentucky | 1/5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.3 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-28@ Middle Tennessee | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-24vs Old Dominion | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 15.4 | |
| Wk 8 | W 40-37vs Texas State | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2.2 | |
| Total | 6/18 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | — |
Signature game
Week 3 · 2025
W 38-7
50 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 31-point win at home against Eastern Kentucky.
With C. Del Rio-Wilson — 108 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 71.2 · 58 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD · N. Totten — 44.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · Eastern Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.29JacQai Long run for 20 yds to the EKU 43 for a Eastern Kentucky Penalty, Personal Foul (Jaheim Ward) to the EKU 28 for a
- Week 8 · Texas State · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA −1.88JacQai Long sacked by DonTerry Russell for a loss of 6 yards to the MRSH 41
- Week 7 · Old Dominion · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA −1.81JacQai Long run for 1 yd to the MRSH 47 Marshall Penalty, Offensive holding (Tracy Stephens) to the MRSH 43
- Week 3 · Eastern Kentucky · 1st and 3 · Q3 · EPA +1.46JacQai Long run for 3 yds for a TD (Lorcan Quinn KICK)
- Week 3 · Eastern Kentucky · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA −1.13JacQai Long run for no gain to the 50 yard line
- Week 3 · Eastern Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.10JacQai Long run for a loss of 1 yard to the MRSH 32
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Georgia · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.03JacQai Long pass complete to Jo'Shon Barbie for 12 yds to the MRSH 37 for a
- Week 1 · Georgia · 2nd and 3 · Q1 · EPA −0.99JacQai Long run for no gain to the MRSH 32
- Week 3 · Eastern Kentucky · 1st and 3 · Q3 · EPA −0.79JacQai Long run for 9 yds to the MRSH 47 for a
- Week 1 · Georgia · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA −0.66JacQai Long pass complete to Demarcus Lacey for no gain to the MRSH 41
Teams and coaches
2025Marshall5-7HC: Tony Gibson · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 9.5 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Gibson
Pass share
40.4%
335 pass / 495 run
Plays / game
69.2
12 games
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
18 pass attempts and 15 carries in 5 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 1,880 recruit in the country is starting at quarterback in the SEC as a junior.
Three seasons, two schools
- 2026 Kentucky SteinYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- Jan 2026 Entered the transfer portalMarshall to Kentucky
- 2025 Marshall GibsonYear 2 · 5 games
- 2024 Marshall HuffYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school HurricaneHurricane, WV · Class of 2024Three-star, No. 1,880 in the 2024 class. Signed with Marshall.Also from Hurricane: Drake Lanham (Marshall) and Rhett McGrew (Marshall).
Moves
- Transferred from Marshall to Kentucky, Jan 12, 2026.
2024
- Signed with MarshallThree-star, out of Hurricane
2026
- Transferred to Kentuckyfrom Marshall
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Charles Huff, Tony Gibson and Will Stein.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Kentucky
2024–25Marshall
2026Kentucky