Player Career

Adonis Smith Career Story

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Player Story

Adonis Smith story

Adonis Smith built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a running back from Oakland, CA wearing No. 26, spending time with Arizona, Northwestern, and UNLV. The clearest part of Adonis Smith's career was his backfield work: 539 rushing yards, 138 carries, 5 rushing touchdowns, and 90 receiving yards across 29 career games in the available record. His career also includes 90 receiving yards and 132 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Adonis 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

    Northwestern

    2010-2011

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UNLV

    2013

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Arizona

    2014

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201020102011201320132014
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2010 PostseasonNorthwestern194458.3
2010 Regular SeasonNorthwestern194458.30
2011 Regular SeasonNorthwestern29735.912.8103
2013 PostseasonUNLV13129.25.7-166
2013 Regular SeasonUNLV13129.25.70
2014 Regular SeasonArizona724.34.1-124

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Eastern Illinois

Week 2 · W 42-21

Win with 79 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

79

Scrimmage Yards

69.9 takeover

79 scrimmage yards and 25.6 usage.

#2

@ Texas Tech

Week 1 · L 38-45 · Postseason

61

Scrimmage Yards

69.3 takeover

Loss with 61 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

61 scrimmage yards and 17.5 usage.

#3

vs Western Illinois

Week 4 · W 38-7

35

Scrimmage Yards

63 takeover

Win with 35 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

35 scrimmage yards and 12.7 usage.

#4

@ Iowa

Week 7 · L 31-41 · Conference game

62

Scrimmage Yards

59.8 takeover

Loss with 62 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

62 scrimmage yards and 17.9 usage.

#5

vs Michigan State

Week 8 · L 27-35 · Conference game

44

Scrimmage Yards

54 takeover

Loss with 44 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

44 scrimmage yards and 15.4 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2011 Regular Season · Northwestern

297 primary output · 35.9 efficiency · 12.8 usage

60.2

#2

2010 Postseason · Northwestern

44.4

194 primary · 45 efficiency · 8.3 usage

#3

2010 Regular Season · Northwestern

44.4

194 primary · 45 efficiency · 8.3 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games