Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-15vs Boston College | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-10vs Western Carolina | 2/2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | — | Season-high 9 yds |
| Total | 2/2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | — |
#5
Samaj Jones
Junior quarterback for Cincinnati. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 217 lb · Philadelphia, PA · St. Joseph’s Prep
Returning to Cincinnati for 2026
The numbers
9
passing yards · 2026
0 INT · 4.5 per attempt
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 9 pass yds, 52 rush yds, vs Western Carolina
Swing playSwung Cincinnati from 39% to 64% to win.Navy at Cincinnati · 35-13
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 quarterback for Cincinnati. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Cincinnati in 2024.
Samaj Jones
He has spent two seasons in the Cincinnati quarterback room. One game to point at: 52 rush yds, 9 pass yds against Western Carolina — Week 2, 2026.
9 PASS YDS · 0 PASS TD · 58 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Cincinnati4-star out of St. Joseph's Prep
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Cincinnati
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Scott Satterfield — 9-6 over that span.
2025Cincinnati7-6HC: Scott Satterfield · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Cincinnati2-0HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: completion % (100th percentile). Strength: interceptions (92nd percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (8)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.5 YDS/g, 0.0 TD/g, 4.5 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
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 | Cincinnati | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 137.8 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Cincinnati | 4 | 7 | 57.1% | 72 | 10.3 | 1 | 0 | 190.7 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 6 | 9 | 66.7% | 81 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 178.9 | -- | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cincinnati | 9 | 58 | 6.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Cincinnati | 18 | 83 | 4.6 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 27 | 141 | 5.2 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 62–10
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Western Carolina · 1&4 · Q4 · EPA +1.69(00:42) Shotgun #5 S.Jones rush middle for 4 yards gain to the WCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:43 #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein)
- Week 2 · Western Carolina · 3&3 · Q1 · EPA +1.27(05:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 S.Jones rush middle for 9 yards gain to the WCU31 (#5 B.Jones), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY WCU Illegal Substitution declined
- Week 2 · Western Carolina · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.05(05:51) Shotgun #5 S.Jones rush right for 13 yards gain to the WCU44 (#26 D.Brown; #41 B.Waddell V), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Western Carolina · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.93(05:24) Shotgun #5 S.Jones rush left for 9 yards gain to the WCU35 (#43 B.Barger; #31 A.Reese), out of bounds
- Week 2 · Western Carolina · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA +0.89(04:34) Shotgun #5 S.Jones rush middle for 10 yards gain to the WCU31 (#43 B.Barger; #21 N.Ashenafi), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Western Carolina · 4&1 · Q4 · EPA +0.88(02:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 S.Jones rush middle for 5 yards gain to the WCU17 (#31 A.Reese; #30 J.Meeks), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Western Carolina · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA -0.70(03:21) Shotgun #5 S.Jones rush middle for 0 yards to the WCU29 (#41 B.Waddell V; #30 J.Meeks)
- Week 2 · Western Carolina · 3&8 · Q4 · EPA +0.38(02:45) Shotgun #5 S.Jones pass complete short left to #8 C.Wolford caught at WCU33, for 7 yards to the WCU22, out of bounds at WCU22
- Week 2 · Western Carolina · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.31(03:59) Shotgun #5 S.Jones pass complete short right to #8 C.Wolford caught at WCU32, for 2 yards to the WCU29 (#34 J.Martin-Durham; #92 B.Joseph II)
- Week 2 · Western Carolina · 2&3 · Q4 · EPA -0.26(01:31) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 S.Jones rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WCU08 (#26 D.Brown). #97 F.Jeanty injured on the play
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Cincinnati
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Cincinnati
Returning around him
- 8% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 4 Cincinnati players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (23 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Cincinnati · Last season: 7-6 (AP #22) · Talent rank #77 · 2026 recruiting class #58
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology