Player Dossier

2024-2025

Penn State

Corey Smith

RB • 5'10" • 193 lbs • Milwaukee, WI, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Corey Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 23.4 efficiency.

Usage Score

3.6

Efficiency

23.4

Consistency

11.1

Season Value

14.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Penn State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Penn State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Washington

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Corey Smith, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Penn State. Corey Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 23.4 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

Penn State paired 150 primary output with 47.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 23.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Clemson

Win with 17 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Postseason · Penn State

Games

6

Scrimmage Yards / G

5

Efficiency

23.4

Usage

3.6

Consistency

11.1

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. Clemson: 17. Nevada: 13. UCLA: 0. Northwestern: 0. Iowa: 0. Ohio State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

Wins15 · n=2 · +15 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=4 · -15 vs Wins
First Half10 · n=3 · +10 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=3 · -10 vs First Half

Game Log

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

6 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Clemson

Best efficiency game

27.1 vs Nevada

Result
Sat 12/27@ ClemsonW 22-109171.9001.9
Sat 11/1@ Ohio StateL 14-38
Sat 10/18@ IowaL 24-25
Sat 10/11vs NorthwesternL 21-22
Sat 10/4@ UCLAL 37-42
Sat 8/30vs NevadaW 46-115132.6002.6

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Penn State

    2024-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 PostseasonPenn State15047.49.7
2024 Regular SeasonPenn State15047.49.70
2025 PostseasonPenn State3023.43.6-120
2025 Regular SeasonPenn State3023.43.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Washington

Win with 95 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

95

Primary metric

95 scrimmage yards and 8.3 usage.

#2

Clemson

17

Primary metric

Win with 17 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

17 scrimmage yards and 14.1 usage.

#3

Nevada

13

Primary metric

Win with 13 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

13 scrimmage yards and 7.7 usage.

#4

Purdue

37

Primary metric

Win with 37 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

37 scrimmage yards and 14.3 usage.

#5

Maryland

12

Primary metric

Win with 12 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

12 scrimmage yards and 8.7 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Postseason · Penn State

150 primary output · 47.4 efficiency · 9.7 usage

49.4

#2

2024 Regular Season · Penn State

49.4

150 primary · 47.4 efficiency · 9.7 usage

#3

2025 Postseason · Penn State

14.7

30 primary · 23.4 efficiency · 3.6 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2024 · Rating 0.8988

Catholic Memorial · Waukesha, WI

Committed To
Penn State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

180

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 10 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Corey Smith quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career rushing yards
182