CFB Zeitgeist Score
13
Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by receptions at the 45th percentile.
Cameren Smith
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
220 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 62 CARRIES
2026 Outlook
Returning to Charlotte for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Charlotte
Returning around him
- 24% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -8 net (19 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Charlotte · Last season: 1-11 · Talent rank #108 · 2026 recruiting class #135
RB · CHARLOTTE · AMERICAN ATHLETIC
Cameren Smith
- 4
- #25
- 6-0 | 225 lb
- Claymont, DE
Heisman Heat
Awaiting
Not on the live Heisman board this week.
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
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TOP RB AWARD
Doak Walker
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. A locked-in starting role.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Charlotte
NFL
NFL Draft
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Heisman futures · live sportsbook odds
#8 in market ▼ from #6 · 4 books
Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| No recruiting profile is on file for this player. | ||
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Illinois -> Charlotte | 3-star | 0.8400 | Immediate |
Heisman Lens
Where the model places this player relative to the rest of the Heisman field.
Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
No achievements unlocked yet this season.
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on Cameren Smith
Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal
The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.
Cohort divergence map
Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Cameren Smith
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
Signature Story
Awaiting candidate metric
He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.
Signature Moment
No signature moment on the ledger yet.
Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the rushing totals stand
Through 11g
220Rush yards
62Carries
0Rush TDs
Per game
20Rush yards
6Carries
0Rush TDs
Projected (13g)
260Rush yards
73Carries
0Rush TDs
To hit 750-yard season (currently 220): needs 265/game over remaining 2.
To hit 1,000-yard season (currently 220): needs 390/game over remaining 2.
To hit 1,500-yard season (currently 220): needs 640/game over remaining 2.
To hit 10 rushing TDs (currently 0): needs 5/game over remaining 2.
To hit 15 rushing TDs (currently 0): needs 7.5/game over remaining 2.
To hit 20 rushing TDs (currently 0): needs 10/game over remaining 2.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Cameren Smith's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Charlotte, the card already shows enough current-season production to explain why he is on the serious-player board, and the next layer is determining whether the profile is just very good or actually distinctive.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
RB season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
Backfield contributor against FBS RB peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Rushing
CAR
62 64th
YDS
220 56th
YPC
3.5 22nd
TD
0 40th
Receiving
REC
11 65th
YDS
57 53rd
YPR
5.2 28th
TD
0 70th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 11-34vs App State | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-20vs North Carolina | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-35vs Monmouth | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-28vs Rice | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 6 | L 26-54@ South Florida | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-24@ Army | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-49vs Temple | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 0 | 13 | Season-high 38 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 20-54vs North Texas | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 11 | L 22-48@ East Carolina | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-28vs UTSA | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 14 | L 0-27@ Tulane | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 62 | 220 | 3.3 | 0 | 13 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2025Charlotte1-11HC: Tim Albin · Balanced, slow tempo
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Charlotte | 62 | 220 | 3.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 62 | 220 | 3.5 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Charlotte | 11 | 57 | 5.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 loaded season | 11 | 57 | 5.2 | 0 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
Opponent-adjusted rushing value. It helps separate empty volume from carries that actually move the scoreboard.
How much of the team's offense flows through this back once rushing work and receiving work are combined.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 220 | #326/735 | 56th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #447/739 | 40th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 3.5 | #577/735 | 22nd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receptions | 11 | #195/552 | 65th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 57 | #257/548 | 53rd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.08 | #247/362 | 32nd pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 52 weighted playsvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Role share | 11.7% | #263/738 | 64th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Carries | 62 | #270/739 | 64th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 13 | #513/733 | 30th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 17 | #264/540 | 51st pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 5.2 | #395/548 | 28th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 0 | #169/552 | 70th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Returns | Kick return avg | 15.0 | #143/199 | 29th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Returns | Kick return yards | 15 | #168/200 | 16th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Returns | Kick returns | 1 | #139/206 | 33rd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Rush share | 20.1% | #260/738 | 65th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 14.5% | #230/738 | 69th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 14.1% | #244/738 | 67th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 13.3% | #230/738 | 69th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 7.1% | #334/738 | 55th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 6.5% | #379/738 | 49th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | Pass share | 4.6% | #184/738 | 75th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 2 | #205/256 | 20th pct | Turnoversvs FBS RB |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16
Why he’s here
Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.
What moves him up
What moves him down
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 18.9 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 22.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins1g | 22.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Losses10g | 19.8 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 14.3 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 26.8 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
13Below cohort
Concern: long run (1st).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · RB · 2025
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
wepa_rushing0.08Low (p25–p50) (n=178)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Cameren SmithCharlotteTae MeadowsTroy· 54% simChavon WrightNorthern Illinois· 51% simRashod DubinionApp State· 51% sim
Receptions
Rec yards
Carries
Fumbles lost
Rush yards
Yards / carry
Rush TDs
Long run
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Workhorse
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to James Harris II’s 2021 season.
James Harris II
78%match
#2
Marcus Major
78%
#3
Cartevious Norton
76%
#4
Jalen John
74%
#5
Jaison Patterson
73%
Matches James on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Yards / carry
Class year
Differs from James on
EPA / carry (adj) (lower)
Rush TD rate (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Josh Johnson’s path through UL Monroe.
Josh Johnson
100%match
#2
Harry Trotter
99%
#3
Damonta Witherspoon
99%
#4
Uriah West
98%
#5
Rakeem Boyd
98%
Matches Josh on
Yards per carry
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jalen John's sophomore season at Arizona (2021).
Jalen John
81%match
#2
Dylan Downing
78%
#3
Tony Mathis Jr.
74%
#4
Terrence Williams
70%
#5
John Lovett
72%
Matches Jalen on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Yards / carry
Weight
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Albin
Pass share
51.4%
379 pass / 358 run
Plays / game
61.4
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
8.9%
302 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Coaching Lineage · 2025
1 coach2025
Tim Albin
Charlotte
Played his entire career under Tim Albin.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownClaymont, DE
Height6'0"
Weight225 lb
Class4
PositionRB
Jersey25
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamCharlotte
ConferenceAmerican Athletic
Joined2025
Career arc1 season(s)
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
No formal honors on the ledger yet
All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned. | ||||
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This player hasn’t appeared on a Heisman ballot tracked by the model. | |||||||||
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Charlotte | American Athletic | RB | 4 | No. 25 | 6-0 | 225 lb | Claymont, DE |