Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 14-13@ Georgia Tech | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 42 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 52-21vs Weber State | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 16 | 61 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 |
#23
Jaquail Smith
Sophomore running back for Colorado. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 170 lb · Orlando, FL · Jones
Returning to Colorado for 2026
The numbers
61
rushing yards · 2026
3.8 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 42 rush yds, at Georgia Tech
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Colorado. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Sacramento State in 2025.
Jaquail Smith
One game to point at: 42 rush yds against Georgia Tech — Week 1, 2026.
61 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 16 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Sacramento State3-star out of Jones
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Colorado
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Colorado2-0HC: Deion Sanders · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 30.5 YDS/g, 3.7 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deion Sanders
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Colorado | 16 | 61 | 3.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 16 | 61 | 3.8 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 52–21
vs Weber State
19 rush yds (6 car)
Dominant 31-point win at home against Weber State.
With J. Lewis — 366 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.2 · -23 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · D. Greaves — 51 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 57 LONG
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Georgia Tech · 4&2 · Q3 · EPA +2.15(06:31) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 J.Smith rush middle for 3 yards gain to the GT 39 (#41 T.McCoy; #99 V.Carroll-Jackson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Georgia Tech · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.98No Huddle-Shotgun #23 J.Smith rush left for 9 yards gain to the GT 37 (#2 E.Lightsey)
- Week 2 · Weber State · 4&2 · Q3 · EPA +0.96(10:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 J.Smith rush left for 3 yards gain to the WSU19 (#0 W.Cornelson; #46 Z.Smith), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Georgia Tech · 3&3 · Q3 · EPA -0.90(07:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 J.Smith rush middle for 1 yard gain to the GT 42 (#6 K.Hill; #44 K.Efford)
- Week 1 · Georgia Tech · 2&8 · Q2 · EPA -0.81(09:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 J.Smith rush middle for 1 yard gain to the GT 40 (#2 E.Lightsey; #24 N.Carter)
- Week 1 · Georgia Tech · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.66No Huddle-Shotgun #23 J.Smith rush middle for 7 yards gain to the GT 48 (#10 J.Walker; #27 T.Harris)
- Week 2 · Weber State · 3&2 · Q3 · EPA -0.64(11:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 J.Smith rush middle for 0 yards to the WSU22 (#92 B.Sorensen)
- Week 1 · Georgia Tech · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.57(07:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 J.Smith rush middle for 7 yards gain to the GT 43 (#13 S.Riley)
- Week 1 · Georgia Tech · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.51No Huddle-Shotgun #23 J.Smith rush middle for 2 yards gain to the GT 41 (#44 K.Efford)
- Week 2 · Weber State · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.45(11:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 J.Smith rush left for 8 yards gain to the WSU22 (#0 W.Cornelson)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Colorado
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Colorado
Returning around him
- 14% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: +4 net (42 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Colorado · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #39 · 2026 recruiting class #67
Background
AS A TRANSFER Rated as a three-star transfer prospect by 247 Sports. Listed as the No. 1342 player in the transfer portal and the No. 107 edge as of January 16, 2026. Enters Colorado as an undergraduate transfer with three years to play three. AT SACRAMENTO STATE (2025) Appeared in eight games as...
The backfield · Colorado
- #29Micah Welch384 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Dekalon Taylor83 rushing yards · 2025
- #9Richard Young64 rushing yards · 2025
- #26Damian Henderson II2 games · 2026
- #23Jaquail Smith2 games · 2026
5 more on the roster · Colorado team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology