Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 34-14vs Western Illinois | 9/16 | 105 | 2 | 0 | 6.6 | — | Season-high 105 yds |
MJ Rivers II
Last confirmed: Illinois, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
Lone Star
MJ Rivers II: QB · Illinois.
MJ Rivers II
A game that shows it: 105 passing yards and 36 rushing yards against Western Illinois — Week 2, 2018.
News and fans
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Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Illinois | 9 | 16 | 56.2% | 105 | 6.6 | 2 | 0 | 152.6 |
| Career | 9 | 16 | 56.2% | 105 | 6.6 | 2 | 0 | 152.6 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Illinois | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Career | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 0 |
Game log
Signature game
Week 2 · 2018
W 34-14
105 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 36 rush yds (9 car)
With B. Hayes — 41 yards per punt · 7 punts · 5 inside the 20 · C. McLaughlin — 32 yards per punt · 1 punts · 1 inside the 20
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Western Illinois · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.92M.J. Rivers pass complete to Sam Mays for 12 yds to the WIll 39 for a
- Week 2 · Western Illinois · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.89M.J. Rivers pass complete to Edwin Carter for 18 yds for a TD (Chase McLaughlin KICK)
- Week 2 · Western Illinois · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.64M.J. Rivers pass complete to Edwin Carter for 16 yds for a TD (Chase McLaughlin KICK)
- Week 2 · Western Illinois · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.41M.J. Rivers pass complete to Trenard Davis for 15 yds to the WIll 45 for a
- Week 2 · Western Illinois · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −1.29M.J. Rivers run for a loss of 4 yards to the WIll 36
- Week 2 · Western Illinois · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.29M.J. Rivers pass complete to Jordan Holmes for 14 yds to the Illin 29 for a
4 more plays
- Week 2 · Western Illinois · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.06M.J. Rivers pass complete to Sam Mays for 16 yds to the WIll 19 for a
- Week 2 · Western Illinois · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.95M.J. Rivers pass complete to Sam Mays for 8 yds to the Illin 35
- Week 2 · Western Illinois · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.69M.J. Rivers pass complete to Dominic Stampley for 1 yd to the Illin 30
- Week 2 · Western Illinois · 3rd and 11 · Q3 · EPA −0.66M.J. Rivers run for no gain to the 50 yard line
Teams and coaches
2018Illinois4-8HC: Lovie Smith · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 105 YDS/g, 2.0 TD/g, 6.6 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lovie Smith
Pass share
39.8%
326 pass / 494 run
Plays / game
68.3
12 games
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
16 pass attempts and 9 carries in 1 game
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2018 season at Illinois, 1 game
- 2018 Illinois SmithYear 1 · 1 game
- Before collegeSigned with Illinois in 2018 as a 3-star recruit, No. 973 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Illinois in the 2018 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
One season at Illinois, 105 passing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2018
- Signed with Illinois3-star out of Lone Star