Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2007-2011Rice
Tyler Smith
RB • 5'8" • Cedar Park, TX, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Tyler Smith leans workhorse runner traits and 58.6 efficiency.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a back
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Reliability
51
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Rice
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Rice
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Houston
Player Story
Tyler Smith built his college career from 2007 through 2011 as a running back from Cedar Park, TX wearing No. 37, spending time with Rice. The clearest part of Tyler Smith's career was his backfield work: 1,573...
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Tyler Smith, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Rice. Tyler Smith leans workhorse runner traits and 58.6 efficiency.
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Tyler Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rice · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,993
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2011 Regular Season · Rice
- Top game
- Houston
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · LaSalle
- High school pipeline
- LaSalle · 16 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 37 · Class 2011
- 2011 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,169 scrimmage yards · RB 41st (top 9%) · Conference USA 7th (top 4%) · National 76th (top 4%)
Tyler Smith played RB for Rice. Across 5 tracked seasons, Tyler Smith recorded 1,573 rushing yards, 420 receiving yards, and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Rice.
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