Kevin Jennings (born April 10, 2004)[1] is an American football quarterback who plays for the SMU Mustangs.
| SMU Mustangs – No. 7 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 10, 2004[1] Dallas, Texas |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | South Oak Cliff (Dallas, Texas) |
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Early life and high school career
editJennings grew up in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas and attended South Oak Cliff High School. In his senior year, Jennings led the Golden Bears to a 14–1 record, winning the 2021 5A Division II State Championship.[2][3] Jennings finished his high school career throwing for 5,932 yards and 71 touchdowns along with 557 rushing yards and 8 rushing touchdowns.[4] Rated a three-star prospect coming out of high school, Jennings committed to play for SMU, having received offers from schools such as Sam Houston, Lamar, and Texas A&M–Commerce.[5]
College career
editJennings made his first collegiate start against Tulane in the 2023 AAC Championship Game after starter Preston Stone suffered an ankle injury during the Mustangs' regular season finale against Navy; Jennings finished the game with 266 total yards as SMU won 26–14.[6][7]
Entering the 2024 season, Jennings was listed second on the Mustangs' depth chart as Stone had recovered from injury.[8] Prior to the Mustangs' season opener at Nevada, head coach Rhett Lashlee announced that Stone and Jennings would be splitting playing time; this arrangement lasted for the first three games, with Stone starting all three before Jennings came in.[9] On September 10, during the team's bye week, Lashlee announced that Jennings would be the Mustangs' starting quarterback after struggles and inconsistent play from Stone.[10] During game 5, against Florida State, Jennings threw for a career-high 3 touchdowns as the Mustangs won 42–16.[11]
Statistics
edit| Year | GP | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| SMU Mustangs | |||||||||||||
| 2022 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 77.3 | 205 | 9.3 | 1 | 0 | 170.5 | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 61 | 105 | 58.1 | 618 | 5.9 | 5 | 2 | 119.4 | 37 | 142 | 3.8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 59 | 93 | 63.4 | 733 | 7.9 | 6 | 1 | 148.8 | 34 | 149 | 4.4 | 1 |
| Career | 17 | 137 | 220 | 62.3 | 1,556 | 7.1 | 12 | 3 | 137.0 | 76 | 299 | 3.9 | 2 |
References
edit- ^ a b @Kevin8Jennings (April 11, 2024). "Blessed to see another year! #20" (Tweet). Retrieved September 29, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Dallas South Oak Cliff - Football State Team". University Interscholastic League. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ^ Piellucci, Mike (December 21, 2021). "South Oak Cliff Is Dallas' Best Sports Story of 2021". D Magazine. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ^ "Kevin Henry-jennings' South Oak Cliff High School Football Stats". Max Preps. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ^ "Kevin Jennings, South Oak Cliff, Quarterback". 247Sports. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ^ Martel, Brett (December 2, 2023). "Jennings, dominant defense carry No. 25 SMU to AAC title, 26-14 over Tulane". Associated Press. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ^ Stevenson, Stefan (November 25, 2023). "Injury to Preston Stone puts a damper on SMU's AAC championship-clinching win over Navy". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ^ Craven, Mike (September 22, 2024). "Under Review: The unflappable Kevin Jennings is a winner". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ^ Jeyarajah, Shehan (September 10, 2024). "SMU turns to Kevin Jennings at QB: Mustangs bench Preston Stone hoping to reinvigorate inconsistent offense". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ^ Adelson, Andrea (September 10, 2024). "SMU moves to QB Kevin Jennings over Preston Stone as starter". ESPN. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ^ "Struggling Florida State dominated by SMU in Mustangs' ACC debut". Tampa Bay Times. September 28, 2024. Retrieved September 29, 2024.