JaQuail Smith - 2026 Football Roster
Oct 31 (Sat)
12 p.m.
JaQuail Smith
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Second
- Hometown:
- Orlando, Fla.
- High School:
- Jones
- Prev School:
- Sacramento State
AT COLORADO
2026 (Second-Year): Has played in all six games, with one start. Has 51 carries for 259 yards with a long of 35, which leads the team; has three receptions for 69 yards and one touchdown with a long of 68.
Game by Game:
- at Georgia Tech (Sept. 3, W 14-13): 10 rushes for 42 yards.
- vs. Weber State (Sept. 12, W 52-21): 6 rushes for 19 yards.
- at Northwestern (Sept. 19, L 7-41): 8 rushes for 91 yards (long 35); 2 catches for 1 yard. CU high in rushing yards.
- at Baylor (Sept. 26, L 13-23): 10 rushes for 33 yards.
- vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 3, L 7-29): 4 rushes for 1 yard.
- vs. Utah (Oct. 17, L 24-27) (start): 13 rushes for 73 yards (long 26); 1 catch for 68 yards and 1 TD (long 68). Career-long reception; first CU running back with 50 rushing and 50 receiving yards in a game since 2018; first start as a Buff.
AS A TRANSFER
Rated a three-star transfer prospect by 247Sports, which listed him as the No. 1,342 player in the portal and the No. 107 running back as of Jan. 16, 2026. Enters Colorado as an undergraduate transfer with three years to play three.
AT SACRAMENTO STATE (2025)
2025 (First-Year): Appeared in eight games as a true freshman and ranked third on the team with 511 rushing yards on 76 carries and five touchdowns, leading the Hornets’ running backs at 6.7 yards per carry. Rushed for 100 yards four times: 103 against Northern Colorado, 117 with two touchdowns at Eastern Washington, where he had a season-long 45-yard run, 122 against Idaho, and a season-best 135 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries at Weber State, where he was part of the first trio of Hornets to each rush for 100 yards in a game. Also scored at Portland State, caught three passes for 8 yards and returned four kickoffs for 65 yards with a long of 28.
RECRUIT RANKINGS
A three-star prospect by 247Sports, which rated him an 87, the No. 94 running back and the No. 116 player from Florida; the 247Sports Composite listed him as the No. 945 player nationally, the No. 70 running back and No. 116 in Florida.
AT JONES HIGH SCHOOL
Played three seasons of varsity football for head coach Dale Williams and led Jones to a 14-1 record and the Class 4A state championship game in 2024. As a senior, rushed for 1,805 yards and 22 touchdowns, averaging 120.3 yards per game with 10 100-yard games and a career-high 233 yards against Edgewater, scored in 12 games with multiple touchdowns in eight, including season-high three-touchdown games against Auburndale and Lake Wales, and added 11 receptions for 184 yards and a touchdown.
PERSONAL
Son of Anna Smith and Willis McPhee.
