Player Career

Christian Beal-Smith Career Story

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

Player Story

Christian Beal-Smith story

Christian Beal-Smith built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a running back from Winston-salem, NC wearing No. 8, spending time with South Carolina and Wake Forest. The clearest part of Christian Beal-Smith's career was his backfield work: 2,027 rushing yards, 430 carries, 19 rushing touchdowns, and 154 receiving yards across 48 career games in the available record. His career also includes 154 receiving yards, 23 tackles, and 222 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Christian Beal-Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Wake Forest

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    South Carolina

    2022

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201820182019202020202021202120222022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 PostseasonWake Forest23742.36.7
2018 Regular SeasonWake Forest23742.36.70
2019 Regular SeasonWake Forest32938.614.692
2020 PostseasonWake Forest77452.226.9445
2020 Regular SeasonWake Forest77452.226.90
2021 PostseasonWake Forest65949.519.1-115
2021 Regular SeasonWake Forest65949.519.10
2022 PostseasonSouth Carolina1823410.5-477
2022 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina1823410.50

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2022Wake Forest to South CarolinaP4 to P479.6Jan 3, 2022

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Virginia Tech

Week 8 · W 23-16 · Conference game

Win with 143 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

143

Scrimmage Yards

86.1 takeover

143 scrimmage yards and 23 usage.

#2

vs Campbell

Week 5 · W 66-14

130

Scrimmage Yards

84.1 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

130 scrimmage yards and 32.8 usage.

#3

@ Army

Week 8 · W 70-56

95

Scrimmage Yards

82.5 takeover

Win with 95 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

95 scrimmage yards and 23.9 usage.

#4

vs Louisville

Week 7 · L 59-62 · Conference game

123

Scrimmage Yards

79.1 takeover

Loss with 123 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

123 scrimmage yards and 17.7 usage.

#5

vs Florida State

Week 3 · W 35-14 · Conference game

102

Scrimmage Yards

74.6 takeover

Win with 102 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

102 scrimmage yards and 25 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Postseason · Wake Forest

774 primary output · 52.2 efficiency · 26.9 usage

74.8

#2

2020 Regular Season · Wake Forest

74.8

774 primary · 52.2 efficiency · 26.9 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · Wake Forest

65

659 primary · 49.5 efficiency · 19.1 usage

Milestones

4

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games