Usage Score
8.1
Player Dossier
2006-2009Florida Atlantic
Rusty Smith
QB • 6'5" • Jacksonville, FL, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Rusty Smith is a balanced quarterback profile with 8.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Efficiency
62.1
Consistency
81
Season Value
51
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2007 Postseason · Florida Atlantic
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Florida Atlantic
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Rusty Smith, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2007 Postseason · Florida Atlantic. Rusty Smith is a balanced quarterback profile with 8.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Rusty Smith played QB for Florida Atlantic. Across 4 tracked seasons, Rusty Smith recorded 10,112 passing yards, -335 rushing yards, and 7 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2007 with Florida Atlantic.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2007 Postseason
Florida Atlantic paired 3,572 primary output with 56 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 62.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2009 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana
Win with 359 yards of offense and 88.1 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
Games
7
Primary Metric / G
269.7
Efficiency
62.1
Usage
8.1
Consistency
81
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 164. South Carolina: 175. UL Monroe: 340. Wyoming: 219. North Texas: 338. Louisiana: 359. Middle Tennessee: 293
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nebraska: 31 by 55.6. South Carolina: 33 by 52. UL Monroe: 54 by 54.5. Wyoming: 30 by 57.7. North Texas: 43 by 79.2. Louisiana: 28 by 88.1. Middle Tennessee: 48 by 47.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins348.5 · Games = 2 · +110.3 vs Losses
Losses238.2 · Games = 5 · -110.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana
Best efficiency game
88.1 vs Louisiana
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/31 | vs Middle Tennessee300-yard game | L 20-27 | 23 | 45 | 304 | 51.1 | 2 | 2 | 47.4 | 3 | -11 | -3.70 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Louisiana300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 51-29 | 18 | 28 | 359 | 64.3 | 4 | 0 | 88.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 10/18 | @ North Texas300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 44-40 | 21 | 40 | 308 | 52.5 | 3 | 0 | 79.2 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 17 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Wyoming | L 28-30 | 17 | 28 | 235 | 60.7 | 1 | 0 | 57.7 | 2 | -16 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs UL Monroe300-yard game | L 25-27 | 30 | 50 | 347 | 60.0 | 2 | 0 | 54.5 | 4 | -7 | -1.80 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 9/19 | @ South Carolina | L 16-38 | 21 | 31 | 198 | 67.7 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 2 | -23 | -11.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/5 | @ Nebraska | L 3-49 | 15 | 31 | 164 | 48.4 | 0 | 2 | 55.6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Florida Atlantic
2006-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200620072007200820082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 1,175 | 43.6 | 7 | — |
| 2007 Postseason | Florida Atlantic | 3,572 | 56 | 8.9 | 2,397 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 3,572 | 56 | 8.9 | 0 |
| 2008 Postseason | Florida Atlantic | 3,142 | 54.8 | 9.4 | -430 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 3,142 | 54.8 | 9.4 | 0 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 1,888 | 62.1 | 8.1 | -1,254 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Louisiana
Win with 359 yards of offense and 88.1 efficiency.
359
Primary metric
359 total offense with 88.1 efficiency.
#2
UAB
325
Primary metric
Win with 325 yards of offense and 80.5 efficiency.
325 total offense with 80.5 efficiency.
#3
UL Monroe
317
Primary metric
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
317 total offense with 66.3 efficiency.
#4
North Texas
338
Primary metric
Win with 338 yards of offense and 79.2 efficiency.
338 total offense with 79.2 efficiency.
#5
Minnesota
449
Primary metric
Win with 449 yards of offense and 62.3 efficiency.
449 total offense with 62.3 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2007 Postseason · Florida Atlantic
3,572 primary output · 56 efficiency · 8.9 usage
61.8
#2
2007 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
61.8
3,572 primary · 56 efficiency · 8.9 usage
#3
2008 Postseason · Florida Atlantic
58.1
3,142 primary · 54.8 efficiency · 9.4 usage
Milestones
22
250+ passing yards
10
300+ total offense
13
3+ TD games
11
Above avg efficiency
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
9,777
Career Total Offense
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 44 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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