Jakai Anderson

WR · #16 · SMU · FR · 6'0" · 179 · New Orleans, LA

First season

Recruiting

2026 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2026 board
#634 Alhassan Iddrissu EDGE · St. Thomas More UCF
#634 Max Wright OT · Melissa SMU
#634 Jakai Anderson WR · McDonogh 35 SMU
#634 Kenneth Goodwin III LB · Miami Edison SMU
#634 Amauri Polydor CB · St. Frances Academy VT
WRs in the class
#84 Davion Peters Lake Belton BAY
#85 Elias Coke Harrisburg RUTG
#86 Jakai Anderson McDonogh 35 SMU
#87 Dylan Cope Hewitt-Trussville UVA
#88 Xavier McDonald Morton JMU

Around Jakai

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production
QB Kevin Jennings QB · 3,641 pass yds · 13g
RB Kendrick Raphael RB · 944 rush yds · 13g · at CAL
WR-X Jalen Cooper WR · 321 rec yds · 13g
WR-Z Yannick Smith WR · 583 rec yds · 11g · at ECU
WR-SL Yamir Knight WR · 637 rec yds · 13g
TE Theo Melin Ohrstrom TE · 168 rec yds · 13g · at TXAM

The situation

SMU 2025 offense ›
Explosive play rate 11.1% 51
Red zone TD rate 81.0% 93
Line yards per carry 2.3 35
Sack rate allowed 3.8% 89