Kevin Jennings (American football)

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Kevin Jennings
SMU MustangsNo. 7
Position Quarterback
Class Redshirt.svg Sophomore
Personal information
Born: (2004-04-10) April 10, 2004 (age 20) [1]
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career history
College
  • SMU (2022–present)
Bowl games
High school South Oak Cliff (Dallas, Texas)
Career highlights and awards

Kevin Jennings (born April 10, 2004) [1] is an American college football quarterback for the SMU Mustangs.

Contents

Early life

Jennings 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 (now East Texas A&M). [5]

College career

Jennings 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] Against Florida State, Jennings threw for a career-high 3 touchdowns as the Mustangs won 42–16. [11]

Statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
SMU Mustangs
2022 40172277.32059.310170.5581.60
2023 821−16110558.16185.952119.4371423.81
2024 14119−224738065.03,2458.52311150.91013543.55
Career 261310−332550764.14,0688.02913145.21435043.56

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References

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