Usage / Role
32%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2023Vanderbilt
Patrick Smith
RB • 5'9" • 189 lbs • Atlantic City, NJ, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Patrick Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 44.6 efficiency.
Impact Production
24
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
19
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
38
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Missouri
Player Story
Patrick Smith built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a running back from Atlantic City, NJ wearing No. 4, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Patrick Smith's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Vanderbilt
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Patrick Smith, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Vanderbilt. Patrick Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 44.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 978
- Rushing yards
- 838
- Receiving yards
- 140
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Patrick Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Vanderbilt · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 978
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
- Top game
- Missouri
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Holy Spirit · Vanderbilt
- High school pipeline
- Holy Spirit · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Junior
- 2023 Scrimmage yards rank
- 342 scrimmage yards · RB 260th (top 37%) · SEC 75th (top 27%) · National 689th (top 27%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 10 | 444 | 360 | 84 | 1 | 58.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 8 | 192 | 151 | 41 | 1 | 47.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 11 | 342 | 327 | 15 | 2 | 56.6 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Vanderbilt to Unlisted | P4 to Unlisted | 18 | Dec 4, 2023 |
Patrick Smith played RB for Vanderbilt. Across 3 tracked seasons, Patrick Smith recorded 838 rushing yards, 140 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Vanderbilt.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Vanderbilt paired 444 primary output with 41.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 44.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kennesaw State
Game driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
31.1
Efficiency
44.6
Usage
15.7
Consistency
59.9
Best Game by takeover score
Kennesaw State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kansas State: 19. Kennesaw State: 141
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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First Half19 · Games = 1 · -122 vs Second Half
Second Half141 · Games = 1 · +122 vs First Half
Game Log
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2 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Kennesaw State
Best efficiency game
54.6 vs Kennesaw State
Player Story
Patrick Smith story
Patrick Smith built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a running back from Atlantic City, NJ wearing No. 4, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Patrick Smith's career was his backfield work: 838 rushing yards, 217 carries, 4 rushing touchdowns, and 140 receiving yards across 31 career games in the available record. His career also includes 140 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Patrick 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.
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Vanderbilt
2021-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 444 | 41.8 | 19 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 192 | 28.9 | 15.4 | -252 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 342 | 44.6 | 15.7 | 150 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Missouri
Week 9 · L 28-37 · Conference game
Loss with 115 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
115
Scrimmage Yards
85.9 takeover
115 scrimmage yards and 41.2 usage.
#2
@ Wake Forest
Week 2 · L 20-36
77
Scrimmage Yards
79.1 takeover
Loss with 77 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
77 scrimmage yards and 20 usage.
#3
@ Kennesaw State
Week 5
141
Scrimmage Yards
77.3 takeover
Game driven by a workhorse rushing load.
141 scrimmage yards and — usage.
#4
vs Kentucky
Week 11 · L 17-34 · Conference game
93
Scrimmage Yards
76.2 takeover
Loss with 93 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
93 scrimmage yards and 42 usage.
#5
@ Florida
Week 6 · L 0-42 · Conference game
89
Scrimmage Yards
74 takeover
Loss with 89 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
89 scrimmage yards and 34.5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
444 primary output · 41.8 efficiency · 19 usage
58.7
#2
2023 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
56.6
342 primary · 44.6 efficiency · 15.7 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
47.9
192 primary · 28.9 efficiency · 15.4 usage
Milestones
1
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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