Usage / Role
27%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2018Boston College
Jeff Smith
RB • 6'1" • 195 lbs • St. Petersburg, FL, USA
Explosive all-purpose backBig-play efficiency
Jeff Smith leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 68.7 efficiency.
Impact Production
57
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
41
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
73
High-upside career profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Boston College
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 10
- Program Path
- Boston College
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Player 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:...
Read the storyJeff Smith, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Boston College. Jeff Smith leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 68.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,992
- Rushing yards
- 898
- Receiving yards
- 1,094
- Touchdowns
- 24
Quick Answers
Jeff Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Boston College · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,992
- Tracked sample
- 10 unique seasons · 12 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Boston College
- Top game
- Syracuse
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2018 Scrimmage yards rank
- 545 scrimmage yards · RB 191st (top 28%) · ACC 54th (top 18%) · National 430th (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Boston College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2010 Regular Season | Boston College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2011 Regular Season | Boston College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 Regular Season | Boston College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Boston College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Boston College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Boston College | 9 | 450 | 450 | 0 | 8 | 59.6 |
| 2016 Postseason | Boston College | 12 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 61.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Boston College | 12 | 575 | 184 | 391 | 4 | 61.4 |
| 2017 Postseason | Boston College | 13 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 53.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Boston College | 13 | 384 | 106 | 278 | 3 | 53.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Boston College | 12 | 545 | 142 | 403 | 8 | 52.9 |
Related Context
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Jeff Smith played RB for Boston College. Across 10 tracked seasons, Jeff Smith recorded 404 passing yards, 898 rushing yards, and 1,094 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Boston College.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Boston College paired 594 primary output with 67.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 57 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Loss with 117 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Regular Season · Boston College
Games
9
Scrimmage Yards / G
50
Efficiency
57
Usage
16.5
Consistency
58.5
Best Game by takeover score
Syracuse
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Howard: 89. Florida State: 8. Northern Illinois: 56. Duke: 56. Wake Forest: 44. Clemson: 13. Louisville: -33. Notre Dame: 100. Syracuse: 117
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Howard: 5 by 100. Florida State: 2 by 41.7. Northern Illinois: 9 by 64.8. Duke: 10 by 58.3. Wake Forest: 11 by 41.7. Clemson: 7 by 19.3. Louisville: 9 by 0. Notre Dame: 5 by 100. Syracuse: 13 by 87.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins72.5 · Games = 2 · +28.9 vs Losses
Losses43.6 · Games = 7 · -28.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Syracuse
Best efficiency game
100 vs Notre Dame
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/28 | @ Syracuse100 rush yards | L 17-20 | 13 | 117 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 |
| Sun 11/22 | @ Notre Dame100 rush yards | L 16-19 | 5 | 100 | 20 | 1 | — | — | 20 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Louisville | L 14-17 | 9 | -33 | -3.70 | 1 | — | — | -3.7 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Clemson | L 17-34 | 7 | 13 | 1.90 | 1 | — | — | 1.9 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Wake Forest | L 0-3 | 11 | 44 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Duke | L 7-9 | 10 | 56 | 5.60 | 0 | — | — | 5.6 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Northern Illinois | W 17-14 | 9 | 56 | 6.20 | 0 | — | — | 6.2 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs Florida State | L 0-14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Howard2+ TD | W 76-0 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 3 | — | — | 17.8 |
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
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Boston College
2009-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200920102011201220132014201520162016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Boston College | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Boston College | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Boston College | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Boston College | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Boston College | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Boston College | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Boston College | 450 | 57 | 16.5 | 450 |
| 2016 Postseason | Boston College | 594 | 67.5 | 9.3 | 144 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Boston College | 594 | 67.5 | 9.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Boston College | 403 | 80.1 | 4.4 | -191 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Boston College | 403 | 80.1 | 4.4 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Boston College | 545 | 68.7 | 5.2 | 142 |
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
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