Player Career

Nic Smith Career Story

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

Player Story

Nic Smith story

Nic Smith built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a running back from Fort Worth, TX wearing No. 21, spending time with North Texas. The clearest part of Nic Smith's career was his backfield work: 1,307 rushing yards, 272 carries, 8 rushing touchdowns, and 324 receiving yards across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with North Texas. 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 324 receiving yards, 8 tackles, and 62 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across North Texas.

The arc is straightforward: Nic 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

    North Texas

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201720172018201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonNorth Texas81853.717.5
2017 Regular SeasonNorth Texas81853.717.50
2018 PostseasonNorth Texas43557.210.6-383
2018 Regular SeasonNorth Texas43557.210.60
2019 Regular SeasonNorth Texas21438.99.3-221
2020 Regular SeasonNorth Texas16436.59.5-50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Rice

Week 13 · W 30-14 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

182

Scrimmage Yards

90.3 takeover

182 scrimmage yards and 43.5 usage.

#2

vs Louisiana Tech

Week 14 · L 31-42 · Conference game

96

Scrimmage Yards

80.5 takeover

Loss with 96 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

96 scrimmage yards and 27.6 usage.

#3

vs Louisiana Tech

Week 5 · L 27-29 · Conference game

64

Scrimmage Yards

73 takeover

Loss with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

64 scrimmage yards and 11.9 usage.

#4

vs Lamar

Week 1 · W 59-14

136

Scrimmage Yards

72.4 takeover

Win with 136 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

136 scrimmage yards and 28.6 usage.

#5

@ Liberty

Week 4 · W 47-7

66

Scrimmage Yards

68.2 takeover

Win with 66 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

66 scrimmage yards and 1.6 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · North Texas

818 primary output · 53.7 efficiency · 17.5 usage

61.2

#2

2017 Regular Season · North Texas

61.2

818 primary · 53.7 efficiency · 17.5 usage

#3

2018 Postseason · North Texas

53.3

435 primary · 57.2 efficiency · 10.6 usage

Milestones

2

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

2

2+ TD games