Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/30Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 30 inside-the-5 carries (6.7%).
Garrett Smith
Last confirmed: UL Monroe, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 203 lb · Spring Branch, TX · Smithson Valley
Garrett Smith: QB · UL Monroe · #13.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Garrett Smith
Extends plays with his feet until something opens up. Garrett Smith has played for two head coaches in three seasons at UL Monroe. A game that shows it: 225 passing yards and 22 rushing yards against Georgia State — Week 7, 2017.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 29-37@ Memphis | 10/17 | 171 | 1 | 1 | 10.1 | 51.2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-28vs Southern Miss | 4/9 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 28.2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 37-47vs Georgia State | 14/23 | 225 | 3 | 0 | 9.8 | 85.1 | Season-high 225 yds |
| Wk 12 | L 14-42@ No. 6 Auburn | 7/11 | 128 | 1 | 2 | 11.6 | 22.0 | |
| Total | 35/60 | 584 | 5 | 3 | 9.7 | — |
Signature game
Week 7 · 2017
L 37-47
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 12 · Auburn · 3rd and 8 · Q4 · EPA −7.18Garrett Smith pass intercepted for a TD Nick Ruffin return for 45 yds for a TD, (Daniel Carlson KICK)
- Week 12 · Auburn · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +6.66Garrett Smith pass complete to Brian Williams for 70 yds for a TD, (Craig Ford KICK)
- Week 7 · Georgia State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +6.39Garrett Smith pass complete to Marcus Green for 80 yds for a TD, (Craig Ford KICK)
- Week 1 · Memphis · 4th and 15 · Q4 · EPA +4.36Garrett Smith pass complete to Marcus Green for 16 yds for a TD, (Craig Ford KICK)
- Week 1 · Memphis · 3rd and 12 · Q1 · EPA +4.16Garrett Smith pass complete to RJ Turner for 43 yds to the Memph 38 for a
- Week 7 · Georgia State · 4th and 14 · Q4 · EPA +4.10Garrett Smith pass complete to Jonathan Hodoh for 14 yds for a TD, (Craig Ford KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Memphis · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +4.07Garrett Smith pass complete to Markis McCray for 46 yds to the Memph 4 for a
- Week 1 · Memphis · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA −3.85Garrett Smith run for a loss of 4 yards to the Memph 34 Garrett Smith fumbled, recovered by Memph Bryce Huff
- Week 7 · Georgia State · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.14Garrett Smith pass complete to Xavier Brown for 12 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed )
- Week 1 · Memphis · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.09Garrett Smith pass complete to Brian Williams for 17 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Passing profile
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
60 of 60 attempts matched to play-by-play
Adjusted ANY/A
8.3822 of 205 QBsSack rate
6.2%114 of 205 QBsSacked on 6.2% of dropbacks (114 of 205) — and still 22 of 205 in Adjusted ANY/A.
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Short
0–9 yds43%of completions
15 comp6.4 yds avg
Middle
10–19 yds40%of completions
14 comp13.9 yds avg3 TD
Deep
20+ yds17%of completions
6 comp49.3 yds avg2 TD
Overall 58.3% completion on 60 attempts · 43% of completions gained 0–9 yds.
Teams and coaches
2015UL Monroe2-11HC: Todd Berry · Balanced
2016UL Monroe4-8HC: Matt Viator · Run-leaning
2017UL Monroe4-8HC: Matt Viator · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 142 | 1.5 | 8.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 150 | 1.0 | 10.8 | 1.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 152 | 1.3 | 8.9 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 128 | 1.0 | 11.6 | 2.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Viator
Pass share
46.9%
404 pass / 457 run
Plays / game
71.8
12 games
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
60 pass attempts and 25 carries in 4 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at UL Monroe
- 2017 UL Monroe ViatorYear 4 · 4 games
- 2016 UL Monroe ViatorYear 3 · 8 games
- 2015 UL Monroe BerryYear 2 · 10 games
- 2014 UL Monroe BerryYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with UL Monroe in 2014 as a 2-star recruit, No. 2,007 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with UL Monroe in the 2014 class, a 2-star recruit.
How it ended
Three seasons at UL Monroe, 3,854 passing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 22 games over 3 seasons.
2014
- Signed with UL Monroe2-star out of Smithson Valley
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coaches2014–2015
UL Monroe
Coaching transition mid-career: Todd Berry → Matt Viator. Worth noting in scheme + development context.