Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS QB who qualifies
2025 charting · Cincinnati
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025, so treat the maps as a sample.
Run direction14 carries
Career
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Cincinnati#55 · 4-2 | 4 | 6% | 10 | 60 | 6.0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 2025 | Cincinnati#58 · 7-6 | 2 | 5% | 18 | 83 | 4.6 | 1 | 28.6% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Samaj Jones's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Samaj Jones's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Boston College | W 34–15 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Western Carolina | W 62–10 | 8 | 52 | 6.5 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 |  Miami (OH) | W 35–31 | no stats recorded | ||||
| 4 |  Kansas State | W 31–26 | no stats recorded | ||||
| 5 | @ Arizona | L 7–34 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | @ West Virginia | L 42–45 | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2026 · 3 games | 10 | 60 | 6.0 | 1 | 13 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Passing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Completions | 2 | — |
| Attempts | 2 | — |
| Completion % | 100.0% | — |
| Yards | 9 | — |
| Yards / att. | 4.5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 10 | — |
| Yards | 60 | 579th / 1453 |
| Yards / carry | 6 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 359th / 630 |
| Long | 13 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 0 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps: every offensive play credited to the QB running the offense. Close to a true snap count
| Game | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Boston College | 61 | 4 | 2 | 7% |
| Wk 2 · Western Carolina | 78 | 13 | 10 | 17% |
| Wk 4 · Kansas State | 52 | 5 | 1 | 10% |
| Wk 5 · Arizona | 57 | 1 | 1 | 2% |
| Season | 394 | 23 | 14 | 6% |
Position Room
6 QBs on the Cincinnati roster, ordered by att
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Att | Yds | TD | INT | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | JC French IV | QB | SR | 153 | 1338 | 9 | 0 | +0.39 |
| 10 | Liam O'Brien | QB | SR | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | -0.11 |
| 5 | Samaj Jones | QB | JR | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | +0.57 |
| 12 | Brooks Goodman | QB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Will Kocher | QB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | JJ Miller | QB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 12+ plays per team game. Cincinnati depth chart →