Furman University

Honors & Awards
2025 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2024 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll

2024 — Sidelined for the season while undergoing ongoing rehabilitation efforts associated with a knee injury sustained during the 2023 season...sat out the 2025 spring practice....named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll for the 2024-25 school year.

2023 — Earned playing time in five games before suffering a season ending knee injury against The Citadel (27-14 win)...had 32 rushes for 144 yards and two touchdowns...scored his first of two touchdowns on a six-yard run against Tennessee Tech (45-10 win) in the season opener...second score came on a 20-yard burst in a 38-14 win over FCS 21st-ranked Mercer...finished the Mercer game with six rushes for 46 yards...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll for the 2023-24 school year.

2022 — Appeared in four games, rushing 10 times for 21 yards, all of which came in a 41-3 win over VMI...had a long run of 10 yards...qualified for redshirt and extra year of eligibility.

High School: 2022 graduate of Cherokee Bluff (3A) High School...football coach was former Paladin offensive lineman Tommy Jones...registered 220 carries for 1,750 yards, and 22 touchdowns in 2021 in helping Cherokee Bluff to an 11-1 record and second straight region championship...named Region 7-3A Offensive Player of the Year...ran 34 times for 305 yards and three touchdowns in 38-17 first round playoff victory over Greater Atlanta Christian...ran for 1,200 yards and 14 TDs in 2020, his junior year...played a key role in the improvement of Cherokee Bluff’s new football program, beginning his freshman year when the program went 0-10, progressing to 3-7 record as a sophomore, before going 11-2 in 2020 and 11-1  in 2021

Personal: Full name is Jayquan Andre Smith...born November 15, 2003, in Augusta, Georgia...son of Tanisha and Hensel Smith...has two brothers, Hensel and Bryson...health sciences major.