Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2010-2014Ohio State
Rod Smith
RB • 6'3" • Fort Wayne, IN, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Rod Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 38.4 efficiency.
Impact Production
46
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
63
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
52
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Player Story
Rod Smith built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a running back from Fort Wayne, IN wearing No. 7, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Rod Smith's career was his backfield work: 549...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2010
Rod Smith, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Ohio State. Rod Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 38.4 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 643
- Rushing yards
- 549
- Receiving yards
- 94
- Touchdowns
- 10
Quick Answers
Rod Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 643
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2012 Regular Season · Ohio State
- Top game
- Akron
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Paul Harding · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- Paul Harding · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Class 2014
- 2014 Scrimmage yards rank
- 109 scrimmage yards · RB 379th (top 70%) · Big Ten 143rd (top 56%) · National 1,306th (top 57%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2011 Regular Season | Ohio State | 4 | 131 | 116 | 15 | 1 | 43.2 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Ohio State | 9 | 270 | 215 | 55 | 3 | 57.3 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Ohio State | 6 | 133 | 117 | 16 | 1 | 42.9 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Ohio State | 5 | 109 | 101 | 8 | 5 | 33.1 |
Related Context
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Rod Smith played RB for Ohio State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Rod Smith recorded 549 rushing yards, 94 receiving yards, and 10 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Ohio State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season
Ohio State paired 270 primary output with 61 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 38.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2014 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati
Win with 61 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Regular Season · Ohio State
Games
5
Scrimmage Yards / G
21.8
Efficiency
38.4
Usage
6.8
Consistency
34.1
Best Game by takeover score
Cincinnati
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Navy: 6. Kent State: 12. Cincinnati: 61. Maryland: 9. Rutgers: 21
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Navy: 2 by 31.3. Kent State: 3 by 29.2. Cincinnati: 11 by 57.8. Maryland: 5 by 18.8. Rutgers: 4 by 54.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half26.3 · Games = 3 · +11.3 vs Second Half
Second Half15 · Games = 2 · -11.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Cincinnati
Best efficiency game
57.8 vs Cincinnati
Player Story
Rod Smith story
Rod Smith built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a running back from Fort Wayne, IN wearing No. 7, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Rod Smith's career was his backfield work: 549 rushing yards, 107 carries, 8 rushing touchdowns, and 94 receiving yards across 24 career games in the available record. His career also includes 94 receiving yards and 295 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Rod Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Ohio State
2010-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2011 Regular Season | Ohio State | 131 | 52.2 | 12.9 | 131 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Ohio State | 270 | 61 | 6.2 | 139 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Ohio State | 133 | 47.5 | 6.5 | -137 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Ohio State | 109 | 38.4 | 6.8 | -24 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Akron
Week 1 · W 42-0
Win with 79 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
79
Scrimmage Yards
73.5 takeover
79 scrimmage yards and 27.1 usage.
#2
vs Illinois
Week 10 · W 52-22 · Conference game
87
Scrimmage Yards
72.9 takeover
Win with 87 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
87 scrimmage yards and 10 usage.
#3
vs Florida A&M
Week 4 · W 76-0
46
Scrimmage Yards
69.5 takeover
Win with 46 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
46 scrimmage yards and 7.1 usage.
#4
vs Cincinnati
Week 5 · W 50-28
61
Scrimmage Yards
64.2 takeover
Win with 61 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
61 scrimmage yards and 12.2 usage.
#5
@ Penn State
Week 9 · W 35-23 · Conference game
48
Scrimmage Yards
58.3 takeover
Win with 48 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
48 scrimmage yards and 6.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Regular Season · Ohio State
270 primary output · 61 efficiency · 6.2 usage
57.3
#2
2011 Regular Season · Ohio State
43.2
131 primary · 52.2 efficiency · 12.9 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Ohio State
42.9
133 primary · 47.5 efficiency · 6.5 usage
Milestones
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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