Usage / Role
83%
Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2021Troy
B.J. Smith
RB • 5'9" • 216 lbs • Millbrook, AL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
B.J. Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 37.6 efficiency.
Impact Production
89
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
68
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Troy
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Troy
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama
Player Story
B.J. Smith built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a running back from Millbrook, AL wearing No. 26, spending time with Troy. The clearest part of B.J. Smith's career was his backfield work: 2,200 rushing...
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- Committed To
- Hudson Valley
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
B.J. Smith, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Troy. B.J. Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 37.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,732
- Rushing yards
- 2,200
- Receiving yards
- 532
- Touchdowns
- 23
Quick Answers
B.J. Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Troy · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,732
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 9 entries · 51 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Troy
- Top game
- South Alabama
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Stanhope Elmore · Hudson Valley
- High school pipeline
- Stanhope Elmore · 12 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 26 · Senior
- 2021 Scrimmage yards rank
- 519 scrimmage yards · RB 199th (top 30%) · Sun Belt 35th (top 18%) · National 443rd (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Troy | 8 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 39.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Troy | 8 | 164 | 129 | 35 | 0 | 39.3 |
| 2017 Postseason | Troy | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Troy | 8 | 97 | 97 | 0 | 2 | 22.3 |
| 2018 Postseason | Troy | 13 | 96 | 93 | 3 | 1 | 81.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Troy | 13 | 1,192 | 1,090 | 102 | 12 | 81.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Troy | 2 | 120 | 106 | 14 | 1 | 38.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Troy | 9 | 504 | 277 | 227 | 3 | 49.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Troy | 11 | 519 | 372 | 147 | 4 | 47.9 |
Related Context
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B.J. Smith played RB for Troy. Across 6 tracked seasons, B.J. Smith recorded 2,200 rushing yards, 532 receiving yards, and 7 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Troy.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Troy paired 1,288 primary output with 58.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 58.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Troy
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
99.1
Efficiency
58.2
Usage
31.3
Consistency
76.7
Best Game by takeover score
South Alabama
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Buffalo: 96. Boise State: 56. Florida A&M: 71. Nebraska: 70. UL Monroe: 82. Coastal Carolina: 103. Georgia State: 156. Liberty: 111. South Alabama: 170. Louisiana: 130. Georgia Southern: 86. Texas State: 94. App State: 63
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Buffalo: 21 by 48.1. Boise State: 10 by 46.5. Florida A&M: 12 by 61.6. Nebraska: 11 by 66.3. UL Monroe: 17 by 44.7. Coastal Carolina: 10 by 92.9. Georgia State: 18 by 86.1. Liberty: 20 by 57.8. South Alabama: 22 by 80.5. Louisiana: 24 by 51.8. Georgia Southern: 22 by 40.7. Texas State: 24 by 40.8. App State: 16 by 38.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins105.8 · Games = 10 · +29.1 vs Losses
Losses76.7 · Games = 3 · -29.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
South Alabama
Best efficiency game
92.9 vs Coastal Carolina
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/23 | vs Buffalo | W 42-32 | 20 | 93 | 4.70 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4.6 |
| Sat 11/24 | @ App State | L 10-21 | 15 | 53 | 3.50 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3.9 |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Texas State | W 12-7 | 24 | 94 | 3.90 | 0 | — | — | 3.9 |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Georgia Southern2+ TD | W 35-21 | 22 | 86 | 3.90 | 2 | — | — | 3.9 |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Louisiana100 rush yards | W 26-16 | 22 | 103 | 4.70 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 5.4 |
| Wed 10/24 | @ South Alabama100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 38-17 | 22 | 170 | 7.70 | 1 | — | — | 7.7 |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Liberty100 rush yards | L 16-22 | 20 | 111 | 5.60 | 0 | — | — | 5.5 |
| Thu 10/4 | vs Georgia State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 37-20 | 17 | 140 | 8.20 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8.7 |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Coastal Carolina100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 45-21 | 10 | 103 | 10.30 | 2 | — | — | 10.3 |
| Sat 9/22 | @ UL Monroe | W 35-27 | 16 | 63 | 3.90 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4.8 |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Nebraska2+ TD | W 24-19 | 11 | 70 | 6.40 | 2 | — | — | 6.4 |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Florida A&M | W 59-7 | 12 | 71 | 5.90 | 1 | — | — | 5.9 |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Boise State | L 20-56 | 7 | 26 | 3.70 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 5.6 |
Player Story
B.J. Smith story
B.J. Smith built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a running back from Millbrook, AL wearing No. 26, spending time with Troy. The clearest part of B.J. Smith's career was his backfield work: 2,200 rushing yards, 453 carries, 23 rushing touchdowns, and 532 receiving yards across 51 career games in the available record. His career also includes 532 receiving yards, 7 tackles, and 172 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives B.J. Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Troy
2016-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620162017201720182018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Troy | 200 | 61.7 | 6.5 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Troy | 200 | 61.7 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Troy | 101 | 36.3 | 6.3 | -99 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Troy | 101 | 36.3 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Troy | 1,288 | 58.2 | 31.3 | 1,187 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Troy | 1,288 | 58.2 | 31.3 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Troy | 120 | 54.6 | 12.2 | -1,168 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Troy | 504 | 41.4 | 20.4 | 384 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Troy | 519 | 37.6 | 20.2 | 15 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ South Alabama
Week 9 · W 38-17 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
170
Scrimmage Yards
93.5 takeover
170 scrimmage yards and 50 usage.
#2
vs Georgia State
Week 6 · W 37-20 · Conference game
156
Scrimmage Yards
89.9 takeover
Win with 156 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
156 scrimmage yards and 32.1 usage.
#3
@ South Carolina
Week 5 · L 14-23
116
Scrimmage Yards
85.2 takeover
Loss with 116 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
116 scrimmage yards and 41.5 usage.
#4
vs Campbell
Week 1 · W 43-14
112
Scrimmage Yards
83.2 takeover
Win with 112 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
112 scrimmage yards and 20 usage.
#5
vs Eastern Kentucky
Week 7 · W 31-29
141
Scrimmage Yards
82.2 takeover
Win with 141 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
141 scrimmage yards and 35 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Troy
1,288 primary output · 58.2 efficiency · 31.3 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · Troy
81.1
1,288 primary · 58.2 efficiency · 31.3 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Troy
49.4
504 primary · 41.4 efficiency · 20.4 usage
Milestones
7
100+ rush yards
2
150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
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