Usage / Role
21%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022South Carolina
Christian Beal-Smith
RB • 5'9" • 205 lbs • Winston-salem, NC, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Christian Beal-Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 34 efficiency.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Wake Forest
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Wake Forest • South Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Arkansas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Christian Beal-Smith, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Wake Forest. Christian Beal-Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 34 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,181
- Rushing yards
- 2,027
- Receiving yards
- 154
- Touchdowns
- 19
Quick Answers
Christian Beal-Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Carolina · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,181
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Wake Forest
- Top game
- Virginia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · St James School · Arkansas
- High school pipeline
- St James School · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2022 Scrimmage yards rank
- 182 scrimmage yards · RB 374th (top 54%) · SEC 124th (top 43%) · National 1,079th (top 42%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Wake Forest | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 11 | 237 | 231 | 6 | 0 | 29.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 8 | 329 | 304 | 25 | 2 | 42.6 |
| 2020 Postseason | Wake Forest | 9 | 102 | 82 | 20 | 1 | 74.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 9 | 672 | 650 | 22 | 4 | 74.8 |
| 2021 Postseason | Wake Forest | 12 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 12 | 636 | 581 | 55 | 7 | 65 |
| 2022 Postseason | South Carolina | 8 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 30.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | South Carolina | 8 | 167 | 148 | 19 | 5 | 30.3 |
Related Context
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Christian Beal-Smith played RB for Wake Forest and South Carolina. Across 5 tracked seasons, Christian Beal-Smith recorded 2,027 rushing yards, 154 receiving yards, and 23 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Wake Forest.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Wake Forest paired 774 primary output with 52.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 34 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Wake Forest, South Carolina.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Win with 61 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Season Explorer
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2022 Postseason · South Carolina
Games
8
Scrimmage Yards / G
22.8
Efficiency
34
Usage
10.5
Consistency
33.6
Best Game by takeover score
Charlotte
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 15. Georgia: 6. Charlotte: 61. South Carolina State: 28. Texas A&M: 12. Missouri: 3. Vanderbilt: 55. Clemson: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 5 by 29.2. Georgia: 5 by 12.5. Charlotte: 10 by 63.6. South Carolina State: 8 by 30.2. Texas A&M: 8 by 15.6. Missouri: 3 by 10.4. Vanderbilt: 3 by 100. Clemson: 2 by 10.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins31.6 · Games = 5 · +23.6 vs Losses
Losses8 · Games = 3 · -23.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Charlotte
Best efficiency game
100 vs Vanderbilt
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/30 | vs Notre Dame | L 38-45 | 3 | 8 | 2.70 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| Sat 11/26 | @ Clemson | W 31-30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Vanderbilt | W 38-27 | 3 | 55 | 18.30 | 1 | — | — | 18.3 |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Missouri | L 10-23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Texas A&M | W 30-24 | 8 | 12 | 1.50 | 1 | — | — | 1.5 |
| Thu 9/29 | vs South Carolina State | W 50-10 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3.5 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Charlotte2+ TD | W 56-20 | 9 | 55 | 6.10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.1 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Georgia | L 7-48 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | — | — | 1.2 |
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
Wake Forest
2018-2021
Opening stop
- 2
South Carolina
2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Wake Forest | 237 | 42.3 | 6.7 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 237 | 42.3 | 6.7 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 329 | 38.6 | 14.6 | 92 |
| 2020 Postseason | Wake Forest | 774 | 52.2 | 26.9 | 445 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 774 | 52.2 | 26.9 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Wake Forest | 659 | 49.5 | 19.1 | -115 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 659 | 49.5 | 19.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | South Carolina | 182 | 34 | 10.5 | -477 |
| 2022 Regular Season | South Carolina | 182 | 34 | 10.5 | 0 |
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
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150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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