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Player Dossier
2009-2010New Mexico State
Seth Smith
RB • 5'8" • Oakland, CA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Seth Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 37.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
50
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
57
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
55
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · New Mexico State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- New Mexico State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Prairie View A&M
Player Story
Seth Smith built his college career from 2009 through 2010 as a running back from Oakland, CA wearing No. 20, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Seth Smith's career was his backfield work:...
Read the storySeth Smith, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · New Mexico State. Seth Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 37.5 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,478
- Rushing yards
- 1,401
- Receiving yards
- 77
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Seth Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- New Mexico State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,478
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2009 Regular Season · New Mexico State
- Top game
- Prairie View A&M
- Latest roster
- No. 20 · Class 2010
- 2010 Scrimmage yards rank
- 414 scrimmage yards · RB 160th (top 36%) · Western Athletic 34th (top 23%) · National 506th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 13 | 1,064 | 1,016 | 48 | 1 | 78.1 |
| 2010 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 11 | 414 | 385 | 29 | 3 | 47.7 |
Related Context
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Seth Smith played RB for New Mexico State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Seth Smith recorded 1,401 rushing yards, 77 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with New Mexico State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season
New Mexico State paired 1,064 primary output with 43.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 43.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2010 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Prairie View A&M
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Regular Season · New Mexico State
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
81.8
Efficiency
43.4
Usage
40.2
Consistency
68.9
Best Game by takeover score
Prairie View A&M
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Idaho: 24. Prairie View A&M: 152. UTEP: 99. New Mexico: 113. San Diego State: 108. Utah State: 102. Louisiana Tech: 32. Fresno State: 104. Ohio State: 16. Hawai'i: 20. Nevada: 48. San José State: 120. Boise State: 126
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Idaho: 5 by 46.6. Prairie View A&M: 26 by 61.9. UTEP: 13 by 79.3. New Mexico: 31 by 38. San Diego State: 33 by 31.6. Utah State: 27 by 39.3. Louisiana Tech: 15 by 24.3. Fresno State: 21 by 55.2. Ohio State: 7 by 21. Hawai'i: 5 by 41.7. Nevada: 18 by 27.8. San José State: 20 by 62.5. Boise State: 36 by 34.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins122.3 · Games = 3 · +52.6 vs Losses
Losses69.7 · Games = 10 · -52.6 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Prairie View A&M
Best efficiency game
79.3 vs UTEP
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/5 | @ Boise State100 rush yards | L 7-42 | 35 | 114 | 3.30 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3.5 |
| Sun 11/29 | @ San José State100 rush yards | L 10-13 | 20 | 120 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 |
| Sun 11/22 | vs Nevada | L 20-63 | 18 | 48 | 2.70 | 0 | — | — | 2.7 |
| Sun 11/15 | @ Hawai'i | L 6-24 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Ohio State | L 0-45 | 6 | 11 | 1.80 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2.3 |
| Sun 10/25 | vs Fresno State100 rush yards | L 3-34 | 19 | 105 | 5.50 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5.0 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Louisiana Tech | L 7-45 | 13 | 32 | 2.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Sun 10/11 | vs Utah State | W 20-17 | 26 | 98 | 3.80 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3.8 |
| Sun 10/4 | @ San Diego State | L 17-34 | 31 | 89 | 2.90 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 3.3 |
| Sun 9/27 | @ New Mexico100 rush yards | W 20-17 | 31 | 113 | 3.60 | 0 | — | — | 3.6 |
| Sun 9/20 | vs UTEP | L 12-38 | 13 | 99 | 7.60 | 0 | — | — | 7.6 |
| Sun 9/13 | vs Prairie View A&M100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 21-18 | 25 | 150 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.8 |
| Sun 9/6 | vs Idaho | L 6-21 | 4 | 17 | 4.30 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4.8 |
Player Story
Seth Smith story
Seth Smith built his college career from 2009 through 2010 as a running back from Oakland, CA wearing No. 20, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Seth Smith's career was his backfield work: 1,401 rushing yards, 347 carries, 4 rushing touchdowns, and 77 receiving yards across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with New Mexico State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 77 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across New Mexico State.
The arc is straightforward: Seth Smith moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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New Mexico State
2009-2010
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20092010
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 1,064 | 43.4 | 40.2 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 414 | 37.5 | 19 | -650 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Prairie View A&M
Week 2 · W 21-18
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
152
Scrimmage Yards
87.3 takeover
152 scrimmage yards and 45.6 usage.
#2
@ Fresno State
Week 7 · L 10-33 · Conference game
91
Scrimmage Yards
84.3 takeover
Loss with 91 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
91 scrimmage yards and 23.9 usage.
#3
@ San José State
Week 13 · L 10-13 · Conference game
120
Scrimmage Yards
80.5 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
120 scrimmage yards and 46.5 usage.
#4
vs Fresno State
Week 8 · L 3-34 · Conference game
104
Scrimmage Yards
74.5 takeover
Loss with 104 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
104 scrimmage yards and 42 usage.
#5
vs UTEP
Week 3 · L 12-38
99
Scrimmage Yards
72.9 takeover
Loss with 99 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
99 scrimmage yards and 26 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2009 Regular Season · New Mexico State
1,064 primary output · 43.4 efficiency · 40.2 usage
78.1
#2
2010 Regular Season · New Mexico State
47.7
414 primary · 37.5 efficiency · 19 usage
Milestones
5
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
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