Usage Score
9.5
Player Dossier
2020-2025Stanford
EJ Smith
RB • 5'11" • 211 lbs • Dallas, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
EJ Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 48.5 efficiency.
Efficiency
48.5
Consistency
72.9
Season Value
44.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Stanford
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 8
- Program Path
- Stanford • Texas A&M
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
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.
EJ Smith, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Stanford. EJ Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 48.5 efficiency.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Stanford paired 269 primary output with 70.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 48.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Stanford, Texas A&M.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Win with 59 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
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2025 Postseason · Texas A&M
Games
9
Scrimmage Yards / G
24.8
Efficiency
48.5
Usage
9.5
Consistency
72.9
Best Game by takeover score
Miami
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami: 23. UTSA: 6. Utah State: 25. Florida: 27. Arkansas: 59. LSU: 5. Missouri: 24. South Carolina: 27. Texas: 27
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami: 6 by 37.8. UTSA: 2 by 31.3. Utah State: 3 by 84.7. Florida: 6 by 46.9. Arkansas: 8 by 77.2. LSU: 5 by 10.4. Missouri: 6 by 41.7. South Carolina: 8 by 36.4. Texas: 4 by 70.3
Split Comparison
Wins24.7 · n=7 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses25 · n=2 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half28 · n=5 · +7.3 vs Second Half
Second Half20.8 · n=4 · -7.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas
Best efficiency game
84.7 vs Utah State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/20 | vs Miami | L 3-10 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3.8 |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Texas | L 17-27 | 4 | 27 | 6.80 | 1 | — | — | 6.8 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs South Carolina | W 31-30 | 7 | 25 | 3.60 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.4 |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Missouri | W 38-17 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ LSU | W 49-25 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Arkansas | W 45-42 | 7 | 52 | 7.40 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.4 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Florida | W 34-17 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | — | — | 4.5 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Utah State | W 44-22 | 3 | 25 | 8.30 | 0 | — | — | 8.3 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs UTSA | W 42-24 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Stanford
2020-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Texas A&M
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Progression
20202021202220232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Stanford | 7 | 22.9 | 2.6 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Stanford | 205 | 46.5 | 12.9 | 198 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Stanford | 269 | 70.5 | 32.3 | 64 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Stanford | 458 | 37.3 | 13.7 | 189 |
| 2024 Postseason | Texas A&M | 273 | 40.2 | 9 | -185 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 273 | 40.2 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Texas A&M | 223 | 48.5 | 9.5 | -50 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 223 | 48.5 | 9.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Unknown
Game with 155 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
155
Primary metric
155 scrimmage yards and 30.8 usage.
#2
USC
80
Primary metric
Loss with 80 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
80 scrimmage yards and 12.5 usage.
#3
Utah
62
Primary metric
Loss with 62 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
62 scrimmage yards and 17 usage.
#4
Arkansas
59
Primary metric
Win with 59 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
59 scrimmage yards and 13.8 usage.
#5
Unknown
93
Primary metric
Game with 93 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
93 scrimmage yards and 18.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2022 Regular Season · Stanford
269 primary output · 70.5 efficiency · 32.3 usage
64
#2
2023 Regular Season · Stanford
46.8
458 primary · 37.3 efficiency · 13.7 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · Texas A&M
44.9
223 primary · 48.5 efficiency · 9.5 usage
Milestones
3
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2020 · Rating 0.9515
Jesuit · Dallas, TX
- Committed To
- Stanford
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Career Facts
2
Career teams
8
Seasons tracked
1,435
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 44 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.