Usage / Role
73%
Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2022Louisiana
Chris Smith
RB • 5'9" • 200 lbs • Louisville, MS, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Chris Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 52.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
32
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
32
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Louisiana
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Louisiana
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State
Player Story
Chris Smith built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a running back from Louisville, MS wearing No. 13, spending time with Louisiana. The clearest part of Chris Smith's career was his backfield work: 2,165...
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- Committed To
- Louisiana
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Chris Smith, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Louisiana. Chris Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 52.5 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,575
- Rushing yards
- 2,165
- Receiving yards
- 410
- Touchdowns
- 24
Quick Answers
Chris Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisiana · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,575
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · Louisiana
- Top game
- Arkansas State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Nanih Waiya Attendance Center · Louisiana
- High school pipeline
- Nanih Waiya Attendance Center · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Junior
- 2022 Scrimmage yards rank
- 781 scrimmage yards · RB 110th (top 16%) · Sun Belt 23rd (top 9%) · National 205th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Louisiana | 12 | 344 | 334 | 10 | 4 | 31.9 |
| 2020 Postseason | Louisiana | 11 | 50 | 18 | 32 | 0 | 54.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisiana | 11 | 470 | 332 | 138 | 6 | 54.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Louisiana | 13 | 930 | 855 | 75 | 10 | 66.4 |
| 2022 Postseason | Louisiana | 11 | 52 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 69.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Louisiana | 11 | 729 | 578 | 151 | 4 | 69.2 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Chris Smith
Chris Smith played RB for Louisiana. Across 4 tracked seasons, Chris Smith recorded 37 passing yards, 2,165 rushing yards, and 410 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Louisiana.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
Louisiana paired 781 primary output with 52.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 52.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama
Loss with 123 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Postseason · Louisiana
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
71
Efficiency
52.5
Usage
25.2
Consistency
68.2
Best Game by takeover score
South Alabama
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Houston: 52. SE Louisiana: 67. Eastern Michigan: 30. Rice: 50. UL Monroe: 98. South Alabama: 123. Southern Miss: 47. Troy: 99. Georgia Southern: 86. Florida State: 24. Texas State: 105
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Houston: 16 by 33.5. SE Louisiana: 14 by 42.9. Eastern Michigan: 6 by 52.1. Rice: 8 by 66.7. UL Monroe: 16 by 51.1. South Alabama: 17 by 80.1. Southern Miss: 11 by 44.5. Troy: 19 by 55.4. Georgia Southern: 18 by 49.3. Florida State: 6 by 41.7. Texas State: 16 by 60.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins72 · Games = 4 · +1.6 vs Losses
Losses70.4 · Games = 7 · -1.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
South Alabama
Best efficiency game
80.1 vs South Alabama
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/23 | @ Houston | L 16-23 | 15 | 48 | 3.20 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Sat 11/26 | @ Texas State2+ TD | W 41-13 | 13 | 69 | 5.30 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 6.6 |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Florida State | L 17-49 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| Fri 11/11 | vs Georgia Southern | W 36-17 | 17 | 80 | 4.70 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4.8 |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Troy | L 17-23 | 18 | 97 | 5.40 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.2 |
| Thu 10/27 | @ Southern Miss | L 24-39 | 11 | 47 | 4.30 | 0 | — | — | 4.3 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs South Alabama100 rush yards | L 17-20 | 12 | 107 | 8.90 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 7.2 |
| Sun 9/25 | @ UL Monroe | L 17-21 | 10 | 41 | 4.10 | 0 | 6 | 57 | 6.1 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Rice | L 21-33 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6.3 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 49-21 | 6 | 30 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs SE Louisiana | W 24-7 | 12 | 44 | 3.70 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 4.8 |
Player Story
Chris Smith story
Chris Smith built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a running back from Louisville, MS wearing No. 13, spending time with Louisiana. The clearest part of Chris Smith's career was his backfield work: 2,165 rushing yards, 373 carries, 16 rushing touchdowns, and 410 receiving yards across 47 career games in the available record. His career also includes 37 passing yards, 410 receiving yards, and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Chris Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Louisiana
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Louisiana | 344 | 62.5 | 4.3 | — |
| 2020 Postseason | Louisiana | 520 | 57.7 | 12.8 | 176 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisiana | 520 | 57.7 | 12.8 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Louisiana | 930 | 52.3 | 22.5 | 410 |
| 2022 Postseason | Louisiana | 781 | 52.5 | 25.2 | -149 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Louisiana | 781 | 52.5 | 25.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Arkansas State
Week 8 · W 28-27 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
242
Scrimmage Yards
96.8 takeover
242 scrimmage yards and 39.1 usage.
#2
vs South Alabama
Week 5 · L 17-20 · Conference game
123
Scrimmage Yards
91.2 takeover
Loss with 123 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
123 scrimmage yards and 32.7 usage.
#3
vs South Alabama
Week 11 · W 38-10 · Conference game
109
Scrimmage Yards
79.8 takeover
Win with 109 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
109 scrimmage yards and 13.8 usage.
#4
@ Coastal Carolina
Week 11 · W 48-7 · Conference game
99
Scrimmage Yards
78.2 takeover
Win with 99 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
99 scrimmage yards and 12.1 usage.
#5
vs Troy
Week 10 · L 17-23 · Conference game
99
Scrimmage Yards
77 takeover
Loss with 99 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
99 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · Louisiana
781 primary output · 52.5 efficiency · 25.2 usage
69.2
#2
2022 Regular Season · Louisiana
69.2
781 primary · 52.5 efficiency · 25.2 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Louisiana
66.4
930 primary · 52.3 efficiency · 22.5 usage
Milestones
3
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
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