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Featured offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Michigan
De'Veon Smith
RB • 5'11" • Warren, OH, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
De'Veon Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 46.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
63
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
54
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Player Story
De'Veon Smith built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a running back from Warren, OH wearing No. 4, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of De'Veon Smith's career was his backfield work: 2,235...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
De'Veon Smith, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Michigan. De'Veon Smith leans balanced backfield option traits and 46.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,486
- Rushing yards
- 2,235
- Receiving yards
- 251
- Touchdowns
- 23
Quick Answers
De'Veon Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,486
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · Michigan
- Top game
- Indiana
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Howland · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Howland · 8 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Class 2016
- 2016 Scrimmage yards rank
- 912 scrimmage yards · RB 98th (top 18%) · Big Ten 18th (top 8%) · National 174th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Postseason | Michigan | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 36.1 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan | 4 | 110 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 36.1 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan | 12 | 545 | 519 | 26 | 6 | 51.8 |
| 2015 Postseason | Michigan | 12 | 109 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 70.6 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan | 12 | 803 | 644 | 159 | 7 | 70.6 |
| 2016 Postseason | Michigan | 13 | 43 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 70.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan | 13 | 869 | 810 | 59 | 10 | 70.2 |
Related Context
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De'Veon Smith played RB for Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, De'Veon Smith recorded 2,235 rushing yards, 251 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
Michigan paired 912 primary output with 44.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 44.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Postseason · Michigan
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
76
Efficiency
44.8
Usage
28.9
Consistency
55.2
Best Game by takeover score
Oregon State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida: 109. Utah: 53. Oregon State: 150. UNLV: 38. BYU: 125. Northwestern: 78. Michigan State: 45. Minnesota: 30. Rutgers: 118. Indiana: 58. Penn State: 54. Ohio State: 54
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida: 26 by 44.7. Utah: 18 by 29.5. Oregon State: 25 by 59.2. UNLV: 14 by 27.2. BYU: 16 by 81.4. Northwestern: 11 by 75.6. Michigan State: 20 by 24.5. Minnesota: 10 by 22.9. Rutgers: 17 by 59.3. Indiana: 14 by 47.5. Penn State: 15 by 33.8. Ohio State: 13 by 31.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins84.4 · Games = 9 · +33.8 vs Losses
Losses50.7 · Games = 3 · -33.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Oregon State
Best efficiency game
81.4 vs BYU
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/1 | @ Florida100 rush yards | W 41-7 | 25 | 109 | 4.40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.2 |
| Sat 11/28 | vs Ohio State | L 13-42 | 10 | 23 | 2.30 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 4.2 |
| Sat 11/21 | @ Penn State | W 28-16 | 13 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 3.6 |
| Sat 11/14 | @ Indiana | W 48-41 | 12 | 58 | 4.80 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.1 |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Rutgers | W 49-16 | 15 | 73 | 4.90 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 6.9 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Minnesota | W 29-26 | 9 | 15 | 1.70 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Michigan State | L 23-27 | 19 | 46 | 2.40 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2.3 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Northwestern | W 38-0 | 8 | 59 | 7.40 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 7.1 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs BYU100 rush yards | W 31-0 | 16 | 125 | 7.80 | 1 | — | — | 7.8 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs UNLV | W 28-7 | 13 | 33 | 2.50 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2.7 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Oregon State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 35-7 | 23 | 126 | 5.50 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 6 |
| Fri 9/4 | @ Utah | L 17-24 | 17 | 47 | 2.80 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2.9 |
Player Story
De'Veon Smith story
De'Veon Smith built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a running back from Warren, OH wearing No. 4, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of De'Veon Smith's career was his backfield work: 2,235 rushing yards, 495 carries, 22 rushing touchdowns, and 251 receiving yards across 41 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 251 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 41 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan.
The arc is straightforward: De'Veon Smith moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Michigan
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Postseason | Michigan | 117 | 43.4 | 11 | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan | 117 | 43.4 | 11 | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan | 545 | 42.9 | 19.2 | 428 |
| 2015 Postseason | Michigan | 912 | 44.8 | 28.9 | 367 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan | 912 | 44.8 | 28.9 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Michigan | 912 | 46.3 | 24.7 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan | 912 | 46.3 | 24.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Indiana
Week 12 · W 20-10 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
158
Scrimmage Yards
90.5 takeover
158 scrimmage yards and 40.4 usage.
#2
@ Northwestern
Week 11 · W 10-9 · Conference game
121
Scrimmage Yards
90 takeover
Win with 121 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
121 scrimmage yards and 40.9 usage.
#3
vs Oregon State
Week 2 · W 35-7
150
Scrimmage Yards
86.4 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
150 scrimmage yards and 37.9 usage.
#4
vs Maryland
Week 10 · W 59-3 · Conference game
131
Scrimmage Yards
80.9 takeover
Win with 131 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
131 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.
#5
vs App State
Week 1 · W 52-14
115
Scrimmage Yards
79.7 takeover
Win with 115 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
115 scrimmage yards and 15.4 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Postseason · Michigan
912 primary output · 44.8 efficiency · 28.9 usage
70.6
#2
2015 Regular Season · Michigan
70.6
912 primary · 44.8 efficiency · 28.9 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Michigan
70.2
912 primary · 46.3 efficiency · 24.7 usage
Milestones
8
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
5
2+ TD games
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