CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
• C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2020)
• C-USA Offensive Player of the Year (2019)
• First Team All-Conference USA (2019)
• C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2018)
• All-Conference USA Honorable Mention (2018)
• C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2017)
• All-Louisiana Honorable Mention (2017)
• DXL Frisco Bowl Offensive Player of the Game (2017)
• C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2016)
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2019)
• Played and started in 11 games at quarterback, going 10-1.
• Finished career with a record of 25-13 behind center.
• Was 236-of-367 passing for 2,977 yards and 18 touchdowns, while also rushing for 264 yards and four touchdowns.
• Threw for 300+ yards in four games, including a season-high 338 yards at UTEP (10/26).
• Completed a career-high 34 passes in season opener at Texas (8/31).
• Finished career ranked in the top four in program history in completions (759), passing yards (9,523) and passing touchdowns (51).
• Scored game-winning rushing touchdown in overtime at Rice (9/28).
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2018)
• Started all 13 games at quarterback for LA Tech as a redshirt junior.
• Was 264-of-461 passing for 3,160 yards and 15 touchdowns, while also rushing for 159 yards and three touchdowns on the season.
• Threw for 300+ yards in four games, tying Terry Bradshaw with seven career 300-yard games.
• Passed for a career-high 380 yards with two passing touchdowns and a 54-yard rushing touchdown in LA Tech’s win over Southern (9/8) in the home opener.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2017)
• Started all 13 games at quarterback for LA Tech in 2017.
• Threw for 2,974 yards and 16 touchdowns, while rushing for 371 yards and six touchdowns on the season.
• Passed for 300+ yards in three contests, including a career-high 30 completions for 326 yards against Florida Atlantic.
• Posted a 127.53 quarterback rating with a 56.0 completion percentage.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016)
• Played in seven games, making his first career start in the season opener at Arkansas.
• Was 19-for-31 for 212 passing yards, a rushing touchdown and an interception in a close loss to Arkansas in his first career start to open the 2016 season.
• Was 4-for-4 passing with 51 yards and his first career touchdown pass in LA Tech’s home opener versus South Carolina State (9/10).
• Was a perfect 6-for-6 for 142 passing yards, including an 89-yard touchdown pass in LA Tech’s win over Rice (10/29).
FRESHMAN (2015)
• Redshirted as a true freshman, did not see action.
HIGH SCHOOL
• Graduated from Meridian High School in 2015.
• A unanimous three-star rated recruit that ranked 34th in Mississippi among all players in the 2015 class by Scout, while Rivals ranked him 24th in the same category.
• Ranked third in Mississippi among quarterbacks along with being ranked 79th nationally among quarterbacks.
• Lettered in football and baseball (catcher).
• Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 24th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft, but elected to not sign out of high school.
• Named second team all-state and was selected to play in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game.
• Threw for over 2,600 yards and 26 touchdown passes, averaging 214 passing yards per game with 800 rushing yards and 13 rushing touchdowns.
• Coached by Larry Weems.
PERSONAL
Jamarius Contrell Smith … Goes by J’Mar … Son of Kenny Smith and Vashonda Davis … Born on Sept. 24, 1996 in Meridian, Mississippi … Has three younger siblings: Jaluja, Kyah and Gia Bella … Father, Kenny, was a defensive lineman at Alabama in 1997 when LA Tech beat the Crimson Tide 26-20 and went on to play for the Saints, Patriots and Chiefs … Chose Louisiana Tech over Memphis and Mississippi State … Recruited by Tim Rattay.
