#1 J'Mar Smith
PositionQB
Height6'1"
Weight218
CollegeLouisiana Tech
HometownMeridian, MS, USA
Age28 (September 24, 1996)
2025
- Stallions re-signed him again on May 2, a few days prior to Birmingham’s Week 6 game against the San Antonio Brahmas.
- Re-signed with the Stallions on April 24 for Birmingham’s Week 5 game against the Memphis Showboats.
2024
- Logged playing time in both the USFL Conference and UFL Championships Games, earning his third consecutive spring title with the Stallions.
- Appeared in four regular season games over the course of the 2024 season, but did not record any statistics.
2023
- Missed the Stallions’ postseason run to back-to-back USFL titles due to injury.
- Served as the backup quarterback for the majority of the season, made one start during regular season play.
- Finished the year completing 10-of-15 passes for 160 yards, while throwing one touchdown and surrendering an interception.
2022
- Exited the 2022 USFL Championship Game early due to injury.
- Started both the South Division Championship and the USFL Championship, finished postseason play completing 27-of-45 passes for 321 yards and two touchdowns, to go along with 50 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown on eight attempts.
- Finished the regular season completing 131-of-239 passes for 1,573 yards, 10 touchdowns and six interceptions.
- Also added two rushing scores on 191 yards and 38 attempts during regular season action.
- Began the season as the starting quarterback, played in nine of the team’s 10 regular season games, making seven starts.
- Was selected in the 12th round of the 2022 USFL Draft by the Stallions.
Prior to the Stallions
- Extended his playing career north of the border before landing in the Magic City, signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League on May 17, 2021.
- Was signed to Hamilton’s practice roster as the fourth-string quarterback, but was released on August 21, 2021.
- Signed as an undrafted free agent with the New England Patriots on May 5, 2020 but was waived by New England prior to the start of training camp.
- Had the rare opportunity to play for his professional coach while in college, playing his college football at Louisiana Tech from 2015 to 2019 for Skip Holtz.
- Put together an incredible career at La Tech, totaled 9,523 passing yards while throwing 51 touchdowns and completing 759-of-1,280 career pass attempts.
- Rushed for 856 yards and 15 touchdowns while in Ruston.
- Named the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year in 2019 as he led the Bulldogs to a 10-3 overall record and an Independence Bowl win over the Miami Hurricanes in the same season.
- Son of former NFL defensive lineman Kenny Smith, who played with the New Orleans Saints, Oakland Raiders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs.