Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2025Texas A&M
E.J. Smith
RB • 5'11" • 211 lbs • Dallas, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
E.J. Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 48.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
18
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
26
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Stanford
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Stanford • Texas A&M
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colgate
Player Story
E.J. Smith built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a running back from Dallas, TX wearing No. 22, spending time with Stanford and Texas A&M. The clearest part of E.J. Smith's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Stanford
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
E.J. Smith, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Stanford. E.J. Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 48.5 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,435
- Rushing yards
- 967
- Receiving yards
- 468
- Touchdowns
- 10
Quick Answers
E.J. Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas A&M · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,435
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Stanford
- Top game
- Colgate
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Jesuit · Stanford
- High school pipeline
- Jesuit · 21 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Senior
- 2025 Scrimmage yards rank
- 223 scrimmage yards · RB 357th (top 49%) · SEC 122nd (top 35%) · National 982nd (top 36%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Stanford | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 31.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Stanford | 7 | 205 | 133 | 72 | 1 | 48.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Stanford | 2 | 269 | 206 | 63 | 4 | 79.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Stanford | 12 | 458 | 216 | 242 | 1 | 53.2 |
| 2024 Postseason | Texas A&M | 12 | 80 | 36 | 44 | 0 | 39.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 12 | 193 | 171 | 22 | 0 | 39.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Texas A&M | 9 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 49.3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 9 | 200 | 191 | 9 | 4 | 49.3 |
Related Context
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E.J. Smith played RB for Stanford and Texas A&M. Across 6 tracked seasons, E.J. Smith recorded 967 rushing yards, 468 receiving yards, and 10 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Stanford.
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
Arkansas
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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
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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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins24.7 · Games = 7 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses25 · Games = 2 · +0.3 vs Wins
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 |
Player Story
E.J. Smith story
E.J. Smith built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a running back from Dallas, TX wearing No. 22, spending time with Stanford and Texas A&M. The clearest part of E.J. Smith's career was his backfield work: 967 rushing yards, 207 carries, 9 rushing touchdowns, and 468 receiving yards across 44 career games in the available record. His career also includes 468 receiving yards and 46 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives E.J. Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
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 Value 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
vs Colgate
Week 1 · W 41-10
Win with 155 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
155
Scrimmage Yards
92.8 takeover
155 scrimmage yards and 30.8 usage.
#2
vs Utah
Week 10 · L 7-52 · Conference game
62
Scrimmage Yards
76.1 takeover
Loss with 62 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
62 scrimmage yards and 17 usage.
#3
@ USC
Week 1 · L 31-35 · Postseason
80
Scrimmage Yards
76.1 takeover
Loss with 80 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
80 scrimmage yards and 12.5 usage.
#4
vs Sacramento State
Week 3 · L 23-30
93
Scrimmage Yards
74.3 takeover
Loss with 93 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
93 scrimmage yards and 18.9 usage.
#5
vs USC
Week 2 · L 28-41 · Conference game
114
Scrimmage Yards
73.5 takeover
Loss with 114 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
114 scrimmage yards and 33.8 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Stanford
269 primary output · 70.5 efficiency · 32.3 usage
79.1
#2
2023 Regular Season · Stanford
53.2
458 primary · 37.3 efficiency · 13.7 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · Texas A&M
49.3
223 primary · 48.5 efficiency · 9.5 usage
Milestones
1
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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