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2024
First-Team All-MAC at kickoff returner for the second straight season...Averaged 32.7 yards per return on 14 attempts which would have led the country if he had enough attempts to qualify...Took a kickoff return 98 yards to the end zone vs. UMass, longest kickoff return of career...Had three career kickoff returns for TD, one shy of school record held by Eric Page (2009-11)...Had four kickoff returns of at least 40 yards...Third on team with 269 yards rushing...Battled injuries for much of the season...Season-high 65 yards on eight carries vs. CMU...Rushed for 39 yards vs. Pitt in GameAbove Sports Bowl, including a 31-yarder on the game’s first play from scrimmage...Had 16 receptions for 180 yards...Had receptions of 33 and 34 yards vs. WKU...Rushed for 34 yards and two TDs vs. Duquesne...Did not play against Buffalo due to injury and limited to just kickoff return duty on two other games.
2023
First-team All-MAC as kickoff returner...Third in nation with 29.1 kickoff return average...Returned opening kickoff 97 yards for a TD vs. Buffalo, earning MAC West Special Teams Player of the Week honors...Second on team with 574Â yards rushing, averaging 5.2 yards per attempt...Rushd for 99 yards and one TD vs. Wyoming in Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl...Had 80-yard TD run vs. Cowboys...Caught short pass on 4th-and-2 and bolted 59 yards down the sidelines for game-winning score in 32-31 win over BGSU...60 yards on 12 attempts vs. Miami...Missed two games and parts of others due to injury...Gained 79 yards and one TD on 15 carries vs. NIU...Returned four kickoffs for 119 yards including returns of 48 and 31 yards vs. NIU...Named MAC West Special Teams Player of the Week and to Paul Hornung Award (most versatile) Honor Roll for his efforts...Rushed for 82 yards on 12 carries vs. Illinois...Named to preseason watch list for Paul Hornung Award (Most Versatile).
2022
Led team with 770 yards rushing...Fourth in MAC with 5.7 yards per attempt...Rushed for 53 yards vs. LIU...45 rushing yards vs. UMass, including a 26-yard TD...54 yards rushing at San Diego State...Career-high 122 rushing yards and one TD vs. Central Michigan...Rushed for 73 yards and one TD on 11 carries at NIU...106 rushing yards on 14 carries at Buffalo...Rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown vs. Ohio in the MAC Championship Game...111 yards on a career-high 23 attempts vs. Liberty in Boca Raton Bowl.
2021
256 rushing yards in 13 games...Averaged 5.4 yards per carry...97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Eastern Michigan...50+ rushing yards in back-to-back games: 58 at Ball State and 53 at UMass...30 rushing yards and three catches for 14 yards against Akron...46 rushing yards at Bowling Green...15-yard rushing TD vs. Norfolk State.
2020
Played in four games... 10 kick returns for 182 yards... Four kick returns for 84 yards at EMU... 24 yards rushing against BGSU.
2019
Appeared in three games, accounting for 127 all-purpose yards (68 return, 42 receiving, 17 rushing)…Caught two passes for 27 yards and rushed for eight yards against Murray State…Two kick returns for 42 yards against Northern Illinois…Retained freshman eligibility.
High School
Three-star prospect, according to Scout.com and 247 Sports... Helped lead his team to a 2018 FHSAA Class 6A state title this past season, a 22-0 win over Armwood...Also a track and field star, winning state championships at the 2018 FHSAA 3A state finals in the 100-meter dash and the 4x100-meter relay.
Personal
Full name is Jacquez Viantre Stuart...Son of James Stuart...Marketing major.
Career Game Highs
Rushing Yards: 122 (vs. Central Michigan, 10-1-22)
Rushing Attempts: 23 (vs. Liberty, 12-20-22)
Longest Run: 48 (Twice, last vs. Ohio, 12-3-22)
