Ja'Quan Smith

13 Ja'Quan Smith
Ja'Quan Smith
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    180
  • Hometown:
    Greenville, Ala.
  • Position:
    DB
  • Year:
    Junior
  • High School:
    Greenville
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    42.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    1
  • ffum
    -
Bio

2018: Appeared in 10 games with nine starts for Carson-Newman as a safety.  Smith was sixth on the team in tackles.  He registered 42 stops on the year a pick and three pass breakups.  He made 25 solo stops, the fifth most on the team.  He had the second most tackles in his career in the season-opener at West Florida when he made nine stops, seven of which were solo tackles.  He turned in an eight-stop performance against Lenoir-Rhyne in the Eagles home finale.  Smith had his pick against Mars Hill, which he returned 23 yards to the hosue for the first defensive score of his career. 

2017: Appeared in all 11 games for the Eagles with six starts.  He was the Eagles ninth leading tackler with 38 stops.  He made 20 solo tackles, the fourth most on the team.  Smith topped out at seven tackles in the Eagles' win over nationally-ranked Catawba. he also intercepted a pass against the Indians. He also broke up four passes. 

2016: Made an impact defensively as a freshman.  The safety appeared in all 11 games and started 10 of them.  Smith was fourth on the team in tackles with 51, 36 of which were solo stops. He made a half tackle for loss.  Smith picked off one pass on the year while breaking up six others.  Smith had a career-best 10 tackles against Catawba (9/17).  He had six stops against Saint Augustines' (9/10), Lenoir-Rhyne (10/1) and North Greenville (11/5).  He picked off his lone pass against the Falcons. 

HIGH SCHOOL:  Ja"Quan Smith is a defensive back from Greenville High School in Greenville, Ala. With the Tigers, Smith recorded 95 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, two interceptions, one punt return for a touchdown, one forced fumble and averaged 27 yards per return. He was a 2015 second team All-State selection. Smith was coached by Josh McLendon.

PERSONAL: Smith is the son of Michael and Teresa Smith and will study Physical Education. His cousin, Kenneth Carter, played football at Auburn. 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 25 14
Assists 17 10
Tackles 42.0 24.0
Tackles per game 4.2 4.0
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions 1 1
Returned for touchdown 1 1
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 0.0 0.0
Tackle for loss yards - -
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13
Game Log - Passing
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Rushing
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Receiving
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Kicking
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - 0
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - 0
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - 0
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - 0
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - 0
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - 0
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - 0
Game Log - Punting
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Returns
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - All-Purpose
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 1 - - - - 0
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 1 - - - - 0
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 1 - - - - 0
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 1 - - - - 0
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 1 - - - - 0
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 1 - - - - 0
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 1 - - - - 0
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 1 - - - - 0
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 1 - - - - 0
Game Log - Scoring
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 0 - - - - 1 - - - - 0 -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Game Log - Defense
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 7 2 9.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 3 3 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 1 3 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 3 - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 3 0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 4 2 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 23 1 - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 1 2 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 5 3 8.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 1 2 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Passing
Statistic gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2019-20 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 44 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Career Stats - Rushing
Statistic gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 12 - - - - - - - -
Total 44 - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Receiving
Statistic gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2016-17 11 - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 - - - - - - -
2018-19 10 - - - - - - -
2019-20 12 - - - - - - -
Total 44 - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Kicking
Statistic gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 12 - - - - - - - 0
Total 44 - - - - - - - 0
Career Stats - Punting
Statistic gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 12 - - - - - - - -
Total 44 - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Returns
Statistic kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - All-Purpose
Statistic gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2016-17 11 - - - - 0 .0
2017-18 11 - - - - 0 .0
2018-19 10 - - - - 0 .0
2019-20 12 - - - - 0 .0
Total 44 - - - - 0 .0
Career Stats - Scoring
Statistic pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2016-17 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2017-18 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2018-19 6 0.6 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
2019-20 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Total 6 0.1 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Career Stats - Defense
Statistic gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2016-17 11 36 15 51.0 4.6 - - 0.5 0 - - - 1 0 6 -
2017-18 11 20 18 38.0 3.5 - - 0.5 0 - - - 1 2 4 -
2018-19 10 25 17 42.0 4.2 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 23 3 -
2019-20 12 23 20 43.0 3.6 - - 0.0 - - - - 2 34 1 -
Total 44 104 70 174.0 4.0 - - 1.0 0 - - - 5 59 14 -
Split Stats - Passing
Statistic gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Split Stats - Rushing
Statistic gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Receiving
Statistic gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Kicking
Statistic gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
Split Stats - Punting
Statistic gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Returns
Statistic kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - All-Purpose
Statistic gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 6 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 3 - - - - 0 .0
Month
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0
Split Stats - Scoring
Statistic pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 6 0.6 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Conference 6 1.0 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 6 1.2 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 6 0.9 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 6 1.5 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Split Stats - Defense
Statistic gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 10 25 17 42.0 4.2 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 23 3 -
Conference 6 14 10 24.0 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 23 3 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 10 8 18.0 3.6 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 23 3 -
Away 5 15 9 24.0 4.8 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 12 10 22.0 3.1 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 23 3 -
Losses 3 13 7 20.0 6.7 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 7 2 9.0 9.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 3 7 6 13.0 4.3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 3 -
October 4 5 4 9.0 2.3 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 23 - -
November 2 6 5 11.0 5.5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
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