Usage / Role
61%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Navy
Nelson Smith
FB • 5'9" • 213 lbs • Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Nelson Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 47 efficiency.
Impact Production
63
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
45
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Navy
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Navy
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Player Story
Nelson Smith built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a FB from Baton Rouge, LA wearing No. 43, spending time with Navy. The clearest part of Nelson Smith's career was his backfield work: 1,639 rushing...
Read the storyNelson Smith, FB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Navy. Nelson Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 47 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,639
- Rushing yards
- 1,639
- Touchdowns
- 18
Quick Answers
Nelson Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Navy · FB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,639
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Navy
- Top game
- East Carolina
- Latest roster
- No. 43 · Senior
- 2020 Scrimmage yards rank
- 645 scrimmage yards · FB 1st (top 5%) · American Athletic 14th (top 7%) · National 145th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Navy | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Navy | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Navy | 12 | 411 | 411 | 0 | 3 | 44 |
| 2019 Postseason | Navy | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Navy | 13 | 565 | 565 | 0 | 7 | 59.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Navy | 10 | 645 | 645 | 0 | 8 | 64.1 |
Related Context
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Nelson Smith played FB for Navy. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nelson Smith recorded 1,639 rushing yards, 3 tackles, and 18 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Navy.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Navy paired 645 primary output with 47 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 47 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Win with 157 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Navy
Games
10
Scrimmage Yards / G
64.5
Efficiency
47
Usage
23.6
Consistency
41.9
Best Game by takeover score
East Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. BYU: 18. Tulane: 22. Air Force: 25. Temple: 120. East Carolina: 157. Houston: 51. SMU: 54. Memphis: 142. Tulsa: 33. Army: 23
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. BYU: 5 by 37.5. Tulane: 6 by 38.2. Air Force: 7 by 37.2. Temple: 20 by 62.5. East Carolina: 17 by 88.5. Houston: 11 by 48.3. SMU: 10 by 56.3. Memphis: 29 by 51. Tulsa: 12 by 28.6. Army: 11 by 21.8
Split Comparison
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Wins99.7 · Games = 3 · +50.2 vs Losses
Losses49.4 · Games = 7 · -50.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
East Carolina
Best efficiency game
88.5 vs East Carolina
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/12 | @ Army | L 0-15 | 11 | 23 | 2.10 | 0 | — | — | 2.1 |
| Sat 12/5 | vs Tulsa | L 6-19 | 12 | 33 | 2.80 | 0 | — | — | 2.8 |
| Sun 11/29 | vs Memphis100 rush yards | L 7-10 | 29 | 142 | 4.90 | 1 | — | — | 4.9 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ SMU | L 37-51 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 1 | — | — | 5.4 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Houston | L 21-37 | 11 | 51 | 4.60 | 0 | — | — | 4.6 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ East Carolina100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 27-23 | 17 | 157 | 9.20 | 2 | — | — | 9.2 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Temple100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 31-29 | 20 | 120 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 6 |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Air Force | L 7-40 | 7 | 25 | 3.60 | 0 | — | — | 3.6 |
| Sat 9/19 | @ Tulane2+ TD | W 27-24 | 6 | 22 | 3.70 | 2 | — | — | 3.7 |
| Tue 9/8 | vs BYU | L 3-55 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | — | — | 3.6 |
Player Story
Nelson Smith story
Nelson Smith built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a FB from Baton Rouge, LA wearing No. 43, spending time with Navy. The clearest part of Nelson Smith's career was his backfield work: 1,639 rushing yards, 329 carries, and 18 rushing touchdowns across 42 career games in the available record. His career also includes 3 tackles and 24 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Nelson Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Navy
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720172018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Navy | 17 | 20.8 | 1.7 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Navy | 17 | 20.8 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Navy | 411 | 44.3 | 11.1 | 394 |
| 2019 Postseason | Navy | 566 | 51 | 14.1 | 155 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Navy | 566 | 51 | 14.1 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Navy | 645 | 47 | 23.6 | 79 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ East Carolina
Week 7 · W 27-23 · Conference game
Win with 157 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
157
Scrimmage Yards
89.8 takeover
157 scrimmage yards and 28.3 usage.
#2
vs Temple
Week 7 · L 17-24 · Conference game
108
Scrimmage Yards
84.7 takeover
Loss with 108 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
108 scrimmage yards and 32.1 usage.
#3
vs Memphis
Week 13 · L 7-10 · Conference game
142
Scrimmage Yards
80.5 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
142 scrimmage yards and 51.8 usage.
#4
vs Temple
Week 6 · W 31-29 · Conference game
120
Scrimmage Yards
77.1 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
120 scrimmage yards and 32.3 usage.
#5
vs Air Force
Week 6 · W 34-25
82
Scrimmage Yards
75.8 takeover
Win with 82 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
82 scrimmage yards and 33.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Navy
645 primary output · 47 efficiency · 23.6 usage
64.1
#2
2019 Postseason · Navy
59.6
566 primary · 51 efficiency · 14.1 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Navy
59.6
566 primary · 51 efficiency · 14.1 usage
Milestones
4
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
6
2+ TD games
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