Player Career

Jeff Smith Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jeff Smith story

Jeff Smith built his college career from 2009 through 2018 as a running back from St. Petersburg, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Boston College. The clearest part of Jeff Smith's career was his receiving role: 73 catches, 1,094 receiving yards, 9 touchdowns, and 898 rushing yards across 46 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Boston College. 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 404 passing yards, 898 rushing yards, and 9 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 46 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Boston College.

The arc is straightforward: Jeff 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Boston College

    2009-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200920102011201220132014201520162016201720172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonBoston College0
2010 Regular SeasonBoston College00
2011 Regular SeasonBoston College00
2012 Regular SeasonBoston College00
2013 Regular SeasonBoston College00
2014 Regular SeasonBoston College00
2015 Regular SeasonBoston College4505716.5450
2016 PostseasonBoston College59467.59.3144
2016 Regular SeasonBoston College59467.59.30
2017 PostseasonBoston College40380.14.4-191
2017 Regular SeasonBoston College40380.14.40
2018 Regular SeasonBoston College54568.75.2142

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Syracuse

Week 13 · L 17-20 · Conference game

Loss with 117 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

117

Scrimmage Yards

92.7 takeover

117 scrimmage yards and 31.7 usage.

#2

@ Wake Forest

Week 3 · W 41-34 · Conference game

187

Scrimmage Yards

81 takeover

Win with 187 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

187 scrimmage yards and 15 usage.

#3

vs UConn

Week 12 · W 30-0

121

Scrimmage Yards

74.6 takeover

Win with 121 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

121 scrimmage yards and 16.7 usage.

#4

@ Notre Dame

Week 12 · L 16-19

100

Scrimmage Yards

71.7 takeover

Loss with 100 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

100 scrimmage yards and 10.4 usage.

#5

@ NC State

Week 9 · W 21-14 · Conference game

95

Scrimmage Yards

71.4 takeover

Win with 95 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

95 scrimmage yards and 12.7 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · Boston College

594 primary output · 67.5 efficiency · 9.3 usage

61.4

#2

2016 Regular Season · Boston College

61.4

594 primary · 67.5 efficiency · 9.3 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · Boston College

59.6

450 primary · 57 efficiency · 16.5 usage

Milestones

2

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games