Player Dossier

2018-2021

Arizona

Darrius Smith

RB • 5'9" • 187 lbs • Houston, TX, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Darrius Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 20.8 efficiency.

Usage Score

1.3

Efficiency

20.8

Consistency

11.1

Season Value

8.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Arizona

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Arizona
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UCLA

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Darrius Smith, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Arizona. Darrius Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 20.8 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Arizona paired 377 primary output with 45.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 20.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Washington

Loss with 4 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2021 Regular Season · Arizona

Games

3

Scrimmage Yards / G

1.3

Efficiency

20.8

Usage

1.3

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

Arizona State

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

123

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Washington: 4. Washington State: 0. Arizona State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

Losses1.3 · n=3
First Half2 · n=2
All Games1.3 · n=3

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

3 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Washington

Best efficiency game

20.8 vs Washington

Result
Sat 11/27@ Arizona StateL 15-38
Sat 11/20@ Washington StateL 18-44
Sat 10/23vs WashingtonL 16-2124202

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Arizona

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2018201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonArizona10337.87.6
2019 Regular SeasonArizona37745.48.6274
2020 Regular SeasonArizona0-377
2021 Regular SeasonArizona420.81.34

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UCLA

Win with 134 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

134

Primary metric

134 scrimmage yards and 18.6 usage.

#2

Texas Tech

109

Primary metric

Win with 109 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

109 scrimmage yards and 13.3 usage.

#3

Unknown

92

Primary metric

Game with 92 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

92 scrimmage yards and 14.5 usage.

#4

Houston

54

Primary metric

Loss with 54 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

54 scrimmage yards and 15.4 usage.

#5

Washington

4

Primary metric

Loss with 4 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

4 scrimmage yards and 3.8 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Arizona

377 primary output · 45.4 efficiency · 8.6 usage

45.2

#2

2018 Regular Season · Arizona

27.3

103 primary · 37.8 efficiency · 7.6 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Arizona

8.6

4 primary · 20.8 efficiency · 1.3 usage

Milestones

2

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8175

Dawson · Pearland, TX

Committed To
Arizona
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

484

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 16 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Darrius Smith quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career rushing yards
300