Player Dossier

2017-2021

Houston

Chandler Smith

RB • 5'6" • 184 lbs • Spring, TX, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Chandler Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 50.8 efficiency.

Usage Score

8.8

Efficiency

50.8

Consistency

73.6

Season Value

52.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Houston

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Houston
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: South Florida

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Chandler Smith, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Houston. Chandler Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 50.8 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Houston paired 129 primary output with 50.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 50.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UConn

Win with 38 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2021 Regular Season · Houston

Games

6

Scrimmage Yards / G

21.5

Efficiency

50.8

Usage

8.8

Consistency

73.6

Best Game by takeover score

Cincinnati

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Rice: 20. Unknown: 27. Tulsa: 22. Temple: 10. UConn: 38. Cincinnati: 12

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Rice: 3 by 69.4. Unknown: 11 by 25.6. Tulsa: 5 by 45.8. Temple: 2 by 52.1. UConn: 8 by 49.5. Cincinnati: 2 by 62.5

Split Comparison

Wins22.5 · n=4
First Half23 · n=3 · +3 vs Second Half
Second Half20 · n=3 · -3 vs First Half
All Games21.5 · n=6

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

6 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

UConn

Best efficiency game

69.4 vs Rice

Result
Sat 12/4@ CincinnatiL 20-35212606
Sat 11/27@ UConnW 45-178384.8014.8
Sat 11/13@ TempleW 37-8210505
Fri 10/1@ TulsaW 45-105224.4004.4
Sat 9/18vs Unknown11272.5002.5
Sat 9/11@ RiceW 44-73206.7016.7

Career Arc

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

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    Houston

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201720182019202020202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonHouston0
2018 Regular SeasonHouston13838.111138
2019 Regular SeasonHouston16741.99.929
2020 PostseasonHouston14838.37.1-19
2020 Regular SeasonHouston14838.37.10
2021 Regular SeasonHouston12950.88.8-19

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

South Florida

Win with 75 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

75

Primary metric

75 scrimmage yards and 15.4 usage.

#2

Unknown

90

Primary metric

Game with 90 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

90 scrimmage yards and 19 usage.

#3

Unknown

86

Primary metric

Game with 86 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

86 scrimmage yards and 15.8 usage.

#4

UConn

38

Primary metric

Win with 38 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

38 scrimmage yards and 14.5 usage.

#5

Rice

20

Primary metric

Win with 20 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

20 scrimmage yards and 5.2 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Houston

129 primary output · 50.8 efficiency · 8.8 usage

52.5

#2

2019 Regular Season · Houston

48

167 primary · 41.9 efficiency · 9.9 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Houston

43.9

138 primary · 38.1 efficiency · 11 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

582

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 24 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Chandler Smith quick answers

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career rushing yards
539