Samaj Jones
Cincinnati Bearcats
75
Solid

Samaj Jones

Cincinnati BearcatsAverage
QBOffenseSolid
2nd String / Backup

Is Samaj Jones starting?

Samaj Jones is listed 2nd string at QB for Cincinnati Bearcats.

Redshirt sophomore · #5 · 5'11", 217 lbs

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Depth at QB · Cincinnati Bearcats

  1. 1491JC French IVStarter
  2. 2575Samaj JonesYou
  3. 31075Liam O'Brien

Cincinnati Starting Lineup

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Up next for Cincinnati

Cincinnati plays Houston away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 03:30 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of St. Joseph's Prep, ranked #474 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 72 passing yards, 1 TD, 0 INT. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 75 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit4★ · #474 NatlTeam Share2%
Philadelphia, PA
Jersey
#5
Class
RS SO
Height
5'11"
Weight
217 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonPass YdsTDINT
20257210

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.8906
National Rank
#474
High School
St. Joseph's Prep
Hometown
Philadelphia, PA

Why this rating?

On a 84-rated offense; 22th-percentile production (×0.91 for competition level) put them -3 vs unit starters → 75.

Team offense (SP+)
84
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 22% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.91)
Depth-chart adjustment
-3 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 4LARIZYDS 2
CMP-ATT
0-0
YDS
0
TD
0
INT
0
QBR
0.0
CAR
1
YDS
2
AVG
2.0
TD
0

Final L 34-7

Sep 12WWCUYDS 52
CMP-ATT
2-2
YDS
9
TD
0
INT
0
QBR
137.8
CAR
8
YDS
52
AVG
6.5
TD
1

Final W 62-10

Sep 5WBCYDS 6
CMP-ATT
0-0
YDS
0
TD
0
INT
0
QBR
0.0
CAR
1
YDS
6
AVG
6.0
TD
0

Final W 34-15

Samaj Jones's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Team Role

QB: 72 pass yds · 1 TD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement2%
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