Player Dossier

2009-2012

Georgia Tech

Orwin Smith

RB • 6'0" • Phenix City, AL, USA

Explosive all-purpose backBig-play efficiency

Orwin Smith leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 65.9 efficiency.

Usage Score

13

Efficiency

65.9

Consistency

59.8

Season Value

59.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Georgia Tech

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Georgia Tech
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Clemson

Scouting Read

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Orwin Smith, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Georgia Tech. Orwin Smith leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 65.9 efficiency.

Orwin Smith played RB for Georgia Tech. Across 4 tracked seasons, Orwin Smith recorded 1,839 rushing yards, 815 receiving yards, and 22 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Georgia Tech.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason

Georgia Tech paired 970 primary output with 65.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 65.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2012 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Clemson

Loss with 149 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2012 Postseason · Georgia Tech

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

80.8

Efficiency

65.9

Usage

13

Consistency

59.8

Best Game by takeover score

Clemson

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. USC: 26. Virginia Tech: 55. Presbyterian: -2. Virginia: 147. Miami: 22. Middle Tennessee: 146. Clemson: 149. Boston College: 41. BYU: 52. Maryland: 115. North Carolina: 122. Duke: 97

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. USC: 5 by 35.7. Virginia Tech: 8 by 33.3. Presbyterian: 1 by 0. Virginia: 7 by 100. Miami: 7 by 32.7. Middle Tennessee: 12 by 100. Clemson: 8 by 100. Boston College: 6 by 71.2. BYU: 8 by 59.4. Maryland: 11 by 93.6. North Carolina: 12 by 89.5. Duke: 12 by 75.6

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins78 · Games = 7 · -6.8 vs Losses
Losses84.8 · Games = 5 · +6.8 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Clemson

Best efficiency game

100 vs Clemson

Result
Mon 12/31vs USCW 21-7492.3001175.2
Sat 11/17vs DukeW 42-2410676.7002308.1
Sat 11/10@ North CarolinaW 68-5011837.50113910.2
Sat 11/3@ MarylandW 33-1310898.90112610.5
Sat 10/27vs BYUL 17-416315.2002216.5
Sat 10/20vs Boston CollegeW 37-176416.8006.8
Sat 10/6@ Clemson100 rush yardsL 31-47711716.70113218.6
Sat 9/29vs Middle TennesseeL 28-4978512.10056112.2
Sat 9/22vs MiamiL 36-427223.1013.1
Sat 9/15vs Virginia100 rush yardsW 56-20613722.80111021
Sat 9/8vs PresbyterianW 59-31-2-20-2
Tue 9/4@ Virginia TechL 17-20430.8004526.9

Career Arc

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    Georgia Tech

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20092009201020102011201120122012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 PostseasonGeorgia Tech5256.50.9
2009 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech5256.50.90
2010 PostseasonGeorgia Tech71186.37.9659
2010 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech71186.37.90
2011 PostseasonGeorgia Tech92173.610.4210
2011 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech92173.610.40
2012 PostseasonGeorgia Tech97065.91349
2012 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech97065.9130

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Clemson

Loss with 149 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

149

Primary metric

149 scrimmage yards and 14.8 usage.

#2

Middle Tennessee

146

Primary metric

Loss with 146 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

146 scrimmage yards and 16.9 usage.

#3

Kansas

265

Primary metric

Win with 265 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

265 scrimmage yards and 13 usage.

#4

Virginia

147

Primary metric

Win with 147 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

147 scrimmage yards and 12.3 usage.

#5

Miami

120

Primary metric

Loss with 120 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

120 scrimmage yards and 19.7 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Postseason · Georgia Tech

970 primary output · 65.9 efficiency · 13 usage

59.7

#2

2012 Regular Season · Georgia Tech

59.7

970 primary · 65.9 efficiency · 13 usage

#3

2010 Postseason · Georgia Tech

59.3

711 primary · 86.3 efficiency · 7.9 usage

Milestones

3

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

4

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

2,654

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 49 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.