
Explosive, efficient, and trending up after a big 2025 freshman season
In the 2025 season, Jaquail Smith was Sacramento State’s big-play engine, rushing for 511 yards on just 76 carries with 5 touchdowns and a team-best 6.7 yards per carry. He’s a compact, elusive back with real burst and the kind of field awareness that turns ordinary runs into chunk gains—he topped 100 rushing yards in multiple games and finished strong. At 5-foot-11 and 171 pounds, he’s more speed-and-juice than bruiser, which makes him a fit for a creative run game that values space, tempo, and home-run upside.






