Player Career

E.J. Smith Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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. 1

    Stanford

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Texas A&M

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20202021202220232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonStanford722.92.6
2021 Regular SeasonStanford20546.512.9198
2022 Regular SeasonStanford26970.532.364
2023 Regular SeasonStanford45837.313.7189
2024 PostseasonTexas A&M27340.29-185
2024 Regular SeasonTexas A&M27340.290
2025 PostseasonTexas A&M22348.59.5-50
2025 Regular SeasonTexas A&M22348.59.50

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