Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/22Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (4.5%).
Jaqwis Dancy
Last confirmed: Louisiana Tech, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 193 lb · Junction City, AR
Jaqwis Dancy: RB · Louisiana Tech · #23.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jaqwis Dancy
Wins in space out of the backfield. This is his fourth year in the same backfield at Louisiana Tech. One game to point at: 73 rushing yards and 23 receiving yards against Florida International — Week 4, 2019.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
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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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Louisiana Tech | 44 | 207 | 4.7 | 2 |
| 2018 | Louisiana Tech | 125 | 670 | 5.4 | 9 |
| 2017 | Louisiana Tech | 39 | 262 | 6.7 | 2 |
| 2015 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Career | 210 | 1,141 | 5.4 | 13 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 65 | 7.2 | 0 |
| 2018 | Louisiana Tech | 16 | 140 | 8.8 | 1 |
| 2017 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 |
| 2015 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 |
| Career | 29 | 261 | 9.0 | 1 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-45@ No. 10 Texas | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-14vs Grambling | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | 31 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-7@ Bowling Green | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 2 | 11 | |
| Wk 4 | W 43-31vs Florida International | 17 | 73 | 4.3 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 73 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 23-20@ Rice | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 7 | W 69-21vs Massachusetts | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 44 | 207 | 4.7 | 2 | 31 |
Signature game
Week 3 · 2019
W 35-7
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · Bowling Green · 2nd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.12Jaqwis Dancy 8 Yd Run
- Week 2 · Grambling · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.92Jaqwis Dancy run for 31 yds to the LATECH 38 for a LOUISIANA TECH Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the Gramb 48 for a
- Week 4 · Florida International · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +1.47J'Mar Smith pass complete to Jaqwis Dancy for 5 yds to the FlaIn 42 for a
- Week 1 · Texas · 1st and 15 · Q3 · EPA +1.40Jaqwis Dancy run for 17 yds to the LaTch 31 for a
- Week 1 · Texas · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.36Jaqwis Dancy run for a loss of 2 yards to the LaTch 48
- Week 3 · Bowling Green · 1st and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.21Jaqwis Dancy run for 2 yds for a TD, (Bailey Hale KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 4 · Florida International · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.10Jaqwis Dancy run for 3 yds to the FlaIn 47 for a
- Week 5 · Rice · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.95Jaqwis Dancy run for 10 yds to the LaTch 41 for a
- Week 4 · Florida International · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.92Jaqwis Dancy run for 1 yd to the LaTch 42
- Week 4 · Florida International · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +0.86J'Mar Smith pass complete to Jaqwis Dancy for 8 yds to the 50 yard line
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
43 of 44 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
37%43 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds12%of carries
5 carries
Grind
1–3 yds49%of carries
21 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds21%of carries
9 carries
Explosive
10+ yds19%of carries
8 carries
4.7 yds/carry on 44 carries · 19% explosive (10+ yds) · 37% success rate.
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Skip Holtz — 34-18 over that span.
2015Louisiana Tech9-4HC: Skip Holtz · Balanced
2017Louisiana Tech7-6HC: Skip Holtz · Run-leaning
2018Louisiana Tech8-5HC: Skip Holtz · Balanced
2019Louisiana Tech10-3HC: Skip Holtz · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 44.7 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 24.3 | 3.9 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 34.5 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Skip Holtz
Pass share
49.4%
457 pass / 468 run
Plays / game
71.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
506 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
44 carries and 9 catches in 6 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Louisiana Tech
- 2019 Louisiana Tech HoltzYear 5 · 6 games
- 2018 Louisiana Tech HoltzYear 4 · 11 games
- 2017 Louisiana Tech HoltzYear 3 · 8 games
- 2016 Louisiana Tech HoltzYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2015 Louisiana Tech HoltzYear 1 · 7 games
- Before collegeSigned with Louisiana Tech in 2015 as a 3-star recruit, No. 1,674 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Louisiana Tech in the 2015 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Four seasons at Louisiana Tech, 1,141 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 32 games over 4 seasons.
2015 7 games
- Signed with Louisiana Tech3-star out of Junction City
Coaching lineage · 2015–2019
1 coach2015–2019
Louisiana Tech
Played his entire career under Skip Holtz.