Player Career

Trelon Smith Career Story

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

Player Story

Trelon Smith story

Trelon Smith built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a running back from Houston, TX wearing No. 28, spending time with Arizona State, Arkansas, and UTSA. The clearest part of Trelon Smith's career was his backfield work: 1,558 rushing yards, 319 carries, 12 rushing touchdowns, and 228 receiving yards across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2020 with Arkansas. 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 228 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 90 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arizona State, Arkansas, and UTSA.

The arc is straightforward: Trelon 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

    Arizona State

    2017-2018

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Arkansas

    2019-2021

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    UTSA

    2022

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20172017201820192020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonArizona State441.70.4
2017 Regular SeasonArizona State441.70.40
2018 Regular SeasonArizona State7843.86.874
2019 Regular SeasonArkansas0-78
2020 Regular SeasonArkansas86956.127869
2021 PostseasonArkansas61948.315.8-250
2021 Regular SeasonArkansas61948.315.80
2022 Regular SeasonUTSA21635.913.9-403

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2022Arkansas to UTSAP4 to G5/FCS80.3Jan 19, 2022

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Missouri

Week 14 · L 48-50 · Conference game

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

173

Scrimmage Yards

89.3 takeover

173 scrimmage yards and 39.7 usage.

#2

vs Rice

Week 1 · W 38-17

102

Scrimmage Yards

82.8 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

102 scrimmage yards and 39.3 usage.

#3

@ Auburn

Week 6 · L 28-30 · Conference game

159

Scrimmage Yards

80.2 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

159 scrimmage yards and 42.9 usage.

#4

@ Florida

Week 11 · L 35-63 · Conference game

126

Scrimmage Yards

75.8 takeover

Loss with 126 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

126 scrimmage yards and 19.1 usage.

#5

vs Texas A&M

Week 4 · W 20-10 · Conference game

82

Scrimmage Yards

71.4 takeover

Win with 82 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

82 scrimmage yards and 29.3 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Regular Season · Arkansas

869 primary output · 56.1 efficiency · 27 usage

72.8

#2

2021 Postseason · Arkansas

55.3

619 primary · 48.3 efficiency · 15.8 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Arkansas

55.3

619 primary · 48.3 efficiency · 15.8 usage

Milestones

3

100+ rush yards

2

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games