Usage / Role
83%
Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Georgia Tech
Dontae Smith
RB • 5'11" • 198 lbs • Spring Hill, TN, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Dontae Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 58.6 efficiency.
Impact Production
79
High-end production for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
61
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Georgia Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Georgia Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
Player Story
Dontae Smith built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a running back from Spring Hill, TN wearing No. 4, spending time with Georgia Tech. The clearest part of Dontae Smith's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Georgia Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Dontae Smith, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Georgia Tech. Dontae Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 58.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,977
- Rushing yards
- 1,662
- Receiving yards
- 315
- Touchdowns
- 18
Quick Answers
Dontae Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia Tech · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,977
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 49 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Georgia Tech
- Top game
- North Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Spring Hill · Georgia Tech
- High school pipeline
- Spring Hill · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2023 Scrimmage yards rank
- 596 scrimmage yards · RB 154th (top 22%) · ACC 41st (top 15%) · National 334th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 5 | 78 | 65 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 10 | 348 | 296 | 52 | 3 | 52.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 12 | 411 | 378 | 33 | 4 | 56.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 12 | 544 | 419 | 125 | 6 | 60.8 |
| 2023 Postseason | Georgia Tech | 10 | 72 | 65 | 7 | 1 | 63.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 10 | 524 | 439 | 85 | 4 | 63.8 |
Related Context
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Dontae Smith played RB for Georgia Tech. Across 5 tracked seasons, Dontae Smith recorded 24 passing yards, 1,662 rushing yards, and 315 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Georgia Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Georgia Tech paired 596 primary output with 58.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 58.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Georgia Tech
Games
10
Scrimmage Yards / G
59.6
Efficiency
58.6
Usage
18.6
Consistency
43.7
Best Game by takeover score
North Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UCF: 72. Louisville: 18. South Carolina State: 33. Bowling Green: 15. Boston College: 11. North Carolina: 178. Virginia: 113. Clemson: 46. Syracuse: 42. Georgia: 68
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCF: 18 by 42.1. Louisville: 7 by 26.8. South Carolina State: 6 by 62.9. Bowling Green: 1 by 100. Boston College: 1 by 95.8. North Carolina: 22 by 83.7. Virginia: 18 by 58.7. Clemson: 9 by 35.6. Syracuse: 13 by 33.3. Georgia: 15 by 47.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins87.6 · Games = 5 · +56.0 vs Losses
Losses31.6 · Games = 5 · -56.0 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
North Carolina
Best efficiency game
100 vs Bowling Green
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/22 | @ UCF | W 30-17 | 16 | 65 | 4.10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| Sun 11/26 | vs Georgia | L 23-31 | 15 | 68 | 4.50 | 0 | — | — | 4.5 |
| Sun 11/19 | vs Syracuse | W 31-22 | 12 | 38 | 3.20 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.2 |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Clemson | L 21-42 | 7 | 16 | 2.30 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 5.1 |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Virginia2+ TD | W 45-17 | 15 | 78 | 5.20 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 6.3 |
| Sun 10/29 | vs North Carolina100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 46-42 | 22 | 178 | 8.10 | 1 | — | — | 8.1 |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Boston College | L 23-38 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Bowling Green | L 27-38 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs South Carolina State | W 48-13 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Fri 9/1 | vs Louisville | L 34-39 | 7 | 18 | 2.60 | 0 | — | — | 2.6 |
Player Story
Dontae Smith story
Dontae Smith built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a running back from Spring Hill, TN wearing No. 4, spending time with Georgia Tech. The clearest part of Dontae Smith's career was his backfield work: 1,662 rushing yards, 308 carries, 16 rushing touchdowns, and 315 receiving yards across 49 career games in the available record. His career also includes 24 passing yards, 315 receiving yards, and 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dontae Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Georgia Tech
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201920202021202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 78 | 58.5 | 4.8 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 348 | 62.3 | 8.6 | 270 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 411 | 57.4 | 12.2 | 63 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 544 | 47.9 | 16.8 | 133 |
| 2023 Postseason | Georgia Tech | 596 | 58.6 | 18.6 | 52 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 596 | 58.6 | 18.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs North Carolina
Week 9 · W 46-42 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
178
Scrimmage Yards
90.8 takeover
178 scrimmage yards and 31 usage.
#2
vs Western Carolina
Week 2 · W 35-17
102
Scrimmage Yards
86.3 takeover
Win with 102 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
102 scrimmage yards and 26.2 usage.
#3
@ Virginia Tech
Week 10 · W 28-27 · Conference game
107
Scrimmage Yards
80.3 takeover
Win with 107 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
107 scrimmage yards and 18.8 usage.
#4
vs Kennesaw State
Week 2 · W 45-17
89
Scrimmage Yards
79.9 takeover
Win with 89 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
89 scrimmage yards and 17 usage.
#5
@ Syracuse
Week 4 · L 20-37 · Conference game
75
Scrimmage Yards
74.6 takeover
Loss with 75 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
75 scrimmage yards and 12.1 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Georgia Tech
596 primary output · 58.6 efficiency · 18.6 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Georgia Tech
63.8
596 primary · 58.6 efficiency · 18.6 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Georgia Tech
60.8
544 primary · 47.9 efficiency · 16.8 usage
Milestones
2
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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