Usage / Role
55%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2009-2017Utah State
Michael Smith
RB • 5'9" • Tucson, AZ, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Michael Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Utah State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 9
- Program Path
- Utah State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Player Story
Michael Smith built his college career from 2009 through 2017 as a running back from Tucson, AZ wearing No. 20, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of Michael Smith's career was his backfield work: 1,313...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2012
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 5
- Overall
- No. 212
- NFL Team
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Michael Smith, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Utah State. Michael Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,737
- Rushing yards
- 1,313
- Receiving yards
- 424
- Touchdowns
- 19
Quick Answers
Michael Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Utah State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,737
- Tracked sample
- 9 unique seasons · 10 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2011 Postseason · Utah State
- Top game
- Ohio
- NFL Draft
- 2012 · Round 7 · Pick 5 · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Latest roster
- No. 20 · Class 2017
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Utah State | 11 | 510 | 290 | 220 | 6 | 44.4 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Utah State | 3 | 176 | 153 | 23 | 2 | 45.7 |
| 2011 Postseason | Utah State | 13 | 167 | 157 | 10 | 2 | 71.6 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Utah State | 13 | 884 | 713 | 171 | 9 | 71.6 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Michael Smith played RB for Utah State. Across 9 tracked seasons, Michael Smith recorded 1,313 rushing yards, 424 receiving yards, and 19 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Utah State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason
Utah State paired 1,051 primary output with 70.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 70.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Loss with 167 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Postseason · Utah State
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
80.8
Efficiency
70.9
Usage
16.1
Consistency
69.5
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio: 167. Auburn: 56. Weber State: 91. Colorado State: 77. BYU: 87. Wyoming: 104. Fresno State: 123. Louisiana Tech: 21. Hawai'i: 13. San José State: 96. Idaho: 58. Nevada: 32. New Mexico State: 126
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio: 13 by 100. Auburn: 8 by 41.7. Weber State: 5 by 100. Colorado State: 9 by 85.6. BYU: 11 by 83. Wyoming: 9 by 80.3. Fresno State: 10 by 100. Louisiana Tech: 10 by 26.8. Hawai'i: 5 by 37.4. San José State: 11 by 86.4. Idaho: 15 by 40.3. Nevada: 5 by 70.4. New Mexico State: 19 by 69.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins74.3 · Games = 7 · -14.2 vs Losses
Losses88.5 · Games = 6 · +14.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Ohio
Best efficiency game
100 vs Ohio
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/17 | vs Ohio100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 23-24 | 12 | 157 | 13.10 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12.8 |
| Sat 12/3 | @ New Mexico State100 rush yards | W 24-21 | 18 | 121 | 6.70 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6.6 |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Nevada | W 21-17 | 4 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6.4 |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Idaho2+ TD | W 49-42 | 15 | 58 | 3.90 | 2 | — | — | 3.9 |
| Sat 11/12 | vs San José State | W 34-33 | 8 | 91 | 11.40 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8.7 |
| Sun 11/6 | @ Hawai'i | W 35-31 | 4 | 17 | 4.30 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 2.6 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Louisiana Tech | L 17-24 | 9 | 26 | 2.90 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 2.1 |
| Sun 10/16 | @ Fresno State2+ TD | L 21-31 | 8 | 71 | 8.90 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 12.3 |
| Sun 10/9 | vs Wyoming2+ TD | W 63-19 | 7 | 36 | 5.10 | 2 | 2 | 68 | 11.6 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ BYU | L 24-27 | 9 | 85 | 9.40 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.9 |
| Sun 9/25 | vs Colorado State | L 34-35 | 9 | 77 | 8.60 | 0 | — | — | 8.6 |
| Sun 9/11 | vs Weber State | W 54-17 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 1 | — | — | 18.2 |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Auburn | L 38-42 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 7 |
Player Story
Michael Smith story
Michael Smith built his college career from 2009 through 2017 as a running back from Tucson, AZ wearing No. 20, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of Michael Smith's career was his backfield work: 1,313 rushing yards, 184 carries, 15 rushing touchdowns, and 424 receiving yards across 27 career games in the available record. His career also includes 424 receiving yards and 109 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Michael Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Utah State
2009-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2009201020112011201220132014201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Utah State | 510 | 55.5 | 10.2 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Utah State | 176 | 62.4 | 14.7 | -334 |
| 2011 Postseason | Utah State | 1,051 | 70.9 | 16.1 | 875 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Utah State | 1,051 | 70.9 | 16.1 | 0 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | — | — | -1,051 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ohio
Week 1 · L 23-24 · Postseason
Loss with 167 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
167
Scrimmage Yards
87 takeover
167 scrimmage yards and 21.3 usage.
#2
vs Southern Utah
Week 4 · W 53-34
160
Scrimmage Yards
82.6 takeover
Win with 160 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
160 scrimmage yards and 16.7 usage.
#3
vs Idaho State
Week 2 · W 38-17
109
Scrimmage Yards
79.7 takeover
Win with 109 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
109 scrimmage yards and 22.4 usage.
#4
@ Fresno State
Week 7 · L 21-31 · Conference game
123
Scrimmage Yards
74.6 takeover
Loss with 123 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
123 scrimmage yards and 17.5 usage.
#5
@ New Mexico State
Week 14 · W 24-21 · Conference game
126
Scrimmage Yards
70.1 takeover
Win with 126 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
126 scrimmage yards and 22.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Postseason · Utah State
1,051 primary output · 70.9 efficiency · 16.1 usage
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#2
2011 Regular Season · Utah State
71.6
1,051 primary · 70.9 efficiency · 16.1 usage
#3
2010 Regular Season · Utah State
45.7
176 primary · 62.4 efficiency · 14.7 usage
Milestones
3
100+ rush yards
2
150+ scrimmage yards
6
2+ TD games
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