Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/35Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 35 inside-the-5 carries (2.9%).
Logan Smothers
Logan Smothers: QB · Jacksonville State · #7.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Logan Smothers
Extends plays on the move until something opens up. The four seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Scott Frost, Mickey Joseph and Rich Rodriguez. First career honor, 2023: Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 61 passing yards and 17 rushing yards against Coastal Carolina — Week 1, 2024.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Jacksonville State in the news
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jacksonville State | 11 | 19 | 57.9% | 123 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 112.3 | -- |
| 2023 | Jacksonville State | 66 | 117 | 56.4% | 735 | 6.3 | 6 | 4 | 119.3 | 32 |
| 2022 | Nebraska | 10 | 19 | 52.6% | 96 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 95.1 | -- |
| 2021 | Nebraska | 23 | 33 | 69.7% | 317 | 9.6 | 0 | 1 | 144.3 | -- |
| Career | 110 | 188 | 58.5% | 1,271 | 6.8 | 6 | 5 | 120.5 | 32 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jacksonville State | 22 | 175 | 8.0 | 3 | 72 |
| 2023 | Jacksonville State | 85 | 322 | 3.8 | 7 | 41 |
| 2022 | Nebraska | 12 | 28 | 2.3 | 0 | 10 |
| 2021 | Nebraska | 37 | 133 | 3.6 | 2 | 24 |
| Career | 156 | 658 | 4.2 | 12 | 72 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-55vs Coastal Carolina | 7/13 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 6.2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 44-7vs Southern Miss | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | W 63-24@ Kennesaw State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | W 54-13vs New Mexico State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-20vs Middle Tennessee | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-19@ Western Kentucky | 4/6 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 87.1 | Season-high 62 yds |
| Wk 15 | W 52-12vs Western Kentucky | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 11/19 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | — |
Signature game
Week 14 · 2024
L 17-19
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 7 · New Mexico State · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +6.25Logan Smothers run for 72 yds for a TD (Garrison Rippa KICK)
- Week 15 · Western Kentucky · 4th and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.51Logan Smothers run for 10 yds for a TD (Garrison Rippa KICK)
- Week 14 · Western Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.31Logan Smothers pass complete to Michael Pettway for 47 yds to the WKU 28 for a
- Week 14 · Western Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.58Logan Smothers run for 17 yds for a TD (Garrison Rippa KICK)
- Week 7 · New Mexico State · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.02Logan Smothers run for 15 yds to the JVST 40 for a
- Week 1 · Coastal Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.62Logan Smothers pass complete to Demarcus Lacey for 14 yds to the CCU 1 for a
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Coastal Carolina · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA −1.37Logan Smothers sacked by Ibrahim Diawara for a loss of 2 yards to the CCU 31
- Week 6 · Kennesaw State · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +1.26Logan Smothers run for 5 yds to the KENN 32 for a
- Week 9 · Middle Tennessee · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +1.23Logan Smothers run for 8 yds to the JVST 36 for a
- Week 1 · Coastal Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.18Logan Smothers pass complete to Tre Stewart for 17 yds to the CCU 38 for a
Teams and coaches
2021Nebraska3-9HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning
2022Nebraska4-8HC: Scott Frost and Mickey Joseph · Run-leaning
2023Jacksonville State9-4HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2024Jacksonville State9-5HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 12.2 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 31.0 | 0.0 | 10.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 15.2 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 20.7 | 0.0 | 10.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Pass share
33.1%
313 pass / 634 run
Plays / game
67.6
14 games
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
22 carries and 19 pass attempts in 7 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons, two schools
- 2024 Jacksonville State RodriguezYear 5 · 7 games
- 2023 Jacksonville State RodriguezYear 4 · 12 games
- Apr 2023 Entered the transfer portal
- 2022 Nebraska FrostYear 3 · 5 games
- 2021 Nebraska FrostYear 2 · 6 games
- 2020 Nebraska FrostYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school Muscle ShoalsAthens, AL · Class of 2020Four-star, No. 297 in the 2020 class. Signed with Nebraska.Also from Muscle Shoals: Mhari Johnson (Alabama) and Keivay Foster (Troy).
Moves
- Entered the transfer portal from Nebraska, Apr 26, 2023.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Nebraska and Jacksonville State, 1,271 passing yards — the college career is complete.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
2020
- Signed with NebraskaFour-star, out of Muscle Shoals
2023 12 games
- Entered the portalfrom Nebraska
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coaches2020–2021
Nebraska
Played for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Scott Frost, Mickey Joseph and Rich Rodriguez.