Usage Score
19.5
Player Dossier
2025-2025UL Monroe
Zach Palmer-Smith
RB • 6'0" • 210 lbs • Delran, NJ, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Zach Palmer-Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 50.4 efficiency.
Efficiency
50.4
Consistency
57.7
Season Value
56.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · UL Monroe
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 1
- Program Path
- UL Monroe
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia
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.
Zach Palmer-Smith, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · UL Monroe. Zach Palmer-Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 50.4 efficiency.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
UL Monroe paired 707 primary output with 50.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 50.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · UL Monroe
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
58.9
Efficiency
50.4
Usage
19.5
Consistency
57.7
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 21. Alabama: 8. UTEP: 12. Arkansas State: 84. Northwestern: 4. Coastal Carolina: 37. Troy: 82. Southern Miss: 111. Old Dominion: 96. South Alabama: 15. Texas State: 101. Louisiana: 136
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
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High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 6 by 36.5. Alabama: 4 by 20.8. UTEP: 6 by 20.8. Arkansas State: 8 by 93.8. Northwestern: 3 by 13.9. Coastal Carolina: 8 by 48.2. Troy: 11 by 79.8. Southern Miss: 11 by 92. Old Dominion: 19 by 54.4. South Alabama: 6 by 26. Texas State: 17 by 58.1. Louisiana: 23 by 60.3
Split Comparison
Wins48 · n=2 · -17.6 vs Losses
Losses65.6 · n=9 · +17.6 vs Wins
First Half27.7 · n=6 · -62.5 vs Second Half
Second Half90.2 · n=6 · +62.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana
Best efficiency game
93.8 vs Arkansas State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Louisiana100 rush yards | L 27-30 | 20 | 114 | 5.70 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 5.9 |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Texas State | L 14-31 | 15 | 80 | 5.30 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 5.9 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs South Alabama | L 14-26 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | — | — | 2.5 |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Old Dominion | L 6-31 | 18 | 96 | 5.30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.1 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Southern Miss100 rush yards | L 21-49 | 11 | 111 | 10.10 | 1 | — | — | 10.1 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Troy | L 14-37 | 10 | 78 | 7.80 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7.5 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Coastal Carolina | L 8-23 | 8 | 37 | 4.60 | 0 | — | — | 4.6 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Northwestern | L 7-42 | 3 | 4 | 1.30 | 0 | — | — | 1.3 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Arkansas State | W 28-16 | 8 | 84 | 10.50 | 1 | — | — | 10.5 |
| Sun 9/21 | @ UTEP | W 31-25 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Alabama | L 0-73 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Thu 8/28 | vs Unknown | — | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | — | — | 3.5 |
Career Arc
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UL Monroe
2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
2025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Regular Season | UL Monroe | 707 | 50.4 | 19.5 | — |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Virginia
Game with 83 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
83
Primary metric
83 scrimmage yards and — usage.
#2
Navy
52
Primary metric
Game with 52 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
52 scrimmage yards and — usage.
#3
Syracuse
31
Primary metric
Game with 31 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
31 scrimmage yards and — usage.
#4
Louisiana
136
Primary metric
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
136 scrimmage yards and 37.1 usage.
#5
Southern Miss
111
Primary metric
Loss with 111 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
111 scrimmage yards and 21.2 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · UL Monroe
707 primary output · 50.4 efficiency · 19.5 usage
56.6
Milestones
3
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
1
Seasons tracked
707
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 1 tracked seasons, 17 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.