Usage / Role
68%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2010-2013Syracuse
Jerome Smith
RB • 6'0" • Bear, DE, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Jerome Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 45.4 efficiency.
Impact Production
87
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
66
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Syracuse
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Syracuse
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Player Story
Jerome Smith built his college career from 2010 through 2013 as a running back from Bear, DE wearing No. 45, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Jerome Smith's career was his backfield work: 2,219...
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- Committed To
- Syracuse
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2010
Jerome Smith, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Syracuse. Jerome Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 45.4 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,380
- Rushing yards
- 2,219
- Receiving yards
- 161
- Touchdowns
- 17
Quick Answers
Jerome Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Syracuse · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,380
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2012 Postseason · Syracuse
- Top game
- NC State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Pencader Charter · Syracuse
- High school pipeline
- Pencader Charter · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 45 · Class 2013
- 2013 Scrimmage yards rank
- 988 scrimmage yards · RB 56th (top 11%) · ACC 12th (top 5%) · National 117th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Syracuse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2011 Regular Season | Syracuse | 8 | 138 | 134 | 4 | 1 | 24.9 |
| 2012 Postseason | Syracuse | 13 | 152 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 77.1 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Syracuse | 13 | 1,102 | 1,019 | 83 | 3 | 77.1 |
| 2013 Postseason | Syracuse | 13 | 92 | 74 | 18 | 1 | 68.4 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Syracuse | 13 | 896 | 840 | 56 | 12 | 68.4 |
Related Context
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Jerome Smith played RB for Syracuse. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jerome Smith recorded 2,219 rushing yards, 161 receiving yards, and 17 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Syracuse.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason
Syracuse paired 1,254 primary output with 54.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 45.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2013 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Win with 145 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Postseason · Syracuse
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
76
Efficiency
45.4
Usage
27
Consistency
72
Best Game by takeover score
NC State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Minnesota: 92. Penn State: 80. Northwestern: 45. Wagner: 61. Tulane: 73. Clemson: 125. NC State: 145. Georgia Tech: 43. Wake Forest: 64. Maryland: 120. Florida State: 1. Pittsburgh: 88. Boston College: 51
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Minnesota: 17 by 51.5. Penn State: 17 by 48.1. Northwestern: 11 by 42.6. Wagner: 14 by 45.4. Tulane: 12 by 49.1. Clemson: 18 by 72.3. NC State: 20 by 76.3. Georgia Tech: 11 by 40.7. Wake Forest: 18 by 37.6. Maryland: 29 by 43.6. Florida State: 5 by 2.1. Pittsburgh: 17 by 53.9. Boston College: 19 by 27.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins86.6 · Games = 7 · +22.9 vs Losses
Losses63.7 · Games = 6 · -22.9 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
NC State
Best efficiency game
76.3 vs NC State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/27 | @ Minnesota | W 21-17 | 16 | 74 | 4.60 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5.4 |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Boston College | W 34-31 | 18 | 46 | 2.60 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2.7 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Pittsburgh | L 16-17 | 17 | 88 | 5.20 | 1 | — | — | 5.2 |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Florida State | L 3-59 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | — | — | 0.2 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Maryland100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 20-3 | 28 | 118 | 4.20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4.1 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Wake Forest | W 13-0 | 17 | 62 | 3.60 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.6 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Georgia Tech | L 0-56 | 11 | 43 | 3.90 | 0 | — | — | 3.9 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ NC State100 rush yards | W 24-10 | 19 | 140 | 7.40 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7.3 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Clemson100 rush yards | L 14-49 | 18 | 125 | 6.90 | 1 | — | — | 6.9 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Tulane2+ TD | W 52-17 | 10 | 38 | 3.80 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 6.1 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Wagner2+ TD | W 54-0 | 14 | 61 | 4.40 | 2 | — | — | 4.4 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Northwestern | L 27-48 | 11 | 45 | 4.10 | 1 | — | — | 4.1 |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Penn State2+ TD | L 17-23 | 16 | 73 | 4.60 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4.7 |
Player Story
Jerome Smith story
Jerome Smith built his college career from 2010 through 2013 as a running back from Bear, DE wearing No. 45, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Jerome Smith's career was his backfield work: 2,219 rushing yards, 464 carries, 16 rushing touchdowns, and 161 receiving yards across 34 career games in the available record. His career also includes 161 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jerome Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Syracuse
2010-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201020112012201220132013
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Syracuse | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2011 Regular Season | Syracuse | 138 | 29.4 | 8.2 | 138 |
| 2012 Postseason | Syracuse | 1,254 | 54.5 | 27.7 | 1,116 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Syracuse | 1,254 | 54.5 | 27.7 | 0 |
| 2013 Postseason | Syracuse | 988 | 45.4 | 27 | -266 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Syracuse | 988 | 45.4 | 27 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ NC State
Week 7 · W 24-10 · Conference game
Win with 145 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
145
Scrimmage Yards
92.1 takeover
145 scrimmage yards and 40.8 usage.
#2
vs Louisville
Week 11 · W 45-26 · Conference game
144
Scrimmage Yards
85.7 takeover
Win with 144 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
144 scrimmage yards and 27.7 usage.
#3
vs West Virginia
Week 1 · W 38-14 · Postseason
152
Scrimmage Yards
84.9 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
152 scrimmage yards and 39.2 usage.
#4
vs UConn
Week 8 · W 40-10 · Conference game
133
Scrimmage Yards
81.8 takeover
Win with 133 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
133 scrimmage yards and 29.7 usage.
#5
vs Clemson
Week 6 · L 14-49 · Conference game
125
Scrimmage Yards
81.4 takeover
Loss with 125 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
125 scrimmage yards and 30 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Postseason · Syracuse
1,254 primary output · 54.5 efficiency · 27.7 usage
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#2
2012 Regular Season · Syracuse
77.1
1,254 primary · 54.5 efficiency · 27.7 usage
#3
2013 Postseason · Syracuse
68.4
988 primary · 45.4 efficiency · 27 usage
Milestones
8
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
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