#13

Chris Smith

Former running back at Louisiana. 2022: 626 rushing yards, 3 rushing TD, 21 catches.

RB · Louisiana · Jr. · #13

5′9″ · 200 lb · Louisville, MS

CFB Index 43 · #172 of 317 RBsHigh confidenceJacksonville — drafted 2007, Rd 4, Pick 14, #113 overall

Recruiting

3★

WR recruit

No. 196 nationally · Joined Louisiana

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former running back at Louisiana. 2022: 626 rushing yards, 3 rushing TD, 21 catches.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Louisiana in 2019.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Louisiana, 2,165 rushing yards — drafted at #113 overall by Jacksonville.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

201912 games

Signed with Louisiana3-star out of Glendale C.C.

202113 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#196 national

CFB

College

Louisiana

2019–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted (yet)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2022

2 coaches

2019–2021

Billy Napier

Louisiana

2022

Michael Desormeaux

Louisiana

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Billy Napier → Michael Desormeaux. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

JacksonvilleEntering 20th NFL season

#113Rd 4 · Pick 14

JacksonvilleEntering 20th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Louisiana11-3HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning

2020Louisiana10-1HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning

2021Louisiana13-1HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning

2022Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

43Rotational starter #172 of 317?

High confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#64 / 338 · 80th pct

Rec yards#75 / 338 · 78th pct

155

Long run#110 / 346 · 68th pct

Rush yards#119 / 346 · 66th pct

626

Carries#122 / 346 · 65th pct

126

Yards / carry#149 / 346 · 55th pct

5.0

Fumbles lost#61 / 244 · 48th pct

Rush TDs#209 / 346 · 34th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home5g	71.6	5.5	0.2
Road6g	44.7	4.6	0.3

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	51.5	5.2	0.3
Weeks 8+5g	63.4	4.7	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Michael Desormeaux

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

43 · #172 of 317 RBs

Three-star recruit. Now #172 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Louisiana	126	626	5.0	3	--
2021	Louisiana	153	855	5.6	8	--
2020	Louisiana	62	350	5.6	1	--
2019	Louisiana	32	334	10.4	4	--
Career		373	2,165	5.8	16	--

Season	Team
2022	Louisiana	21	155	7.4	1	--
2021	Louisiana	14	75	5.4	1	--
2020	Louisiana	16	170	10.6	1	--
2019	Louisiana	1	10	10.0	0	--
Career		52	410	7.9	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022

W 24–7

vs SE Louisiana

44 rush yds (12 car)

With R. Byrns — 46 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 49 LONG · C. Fields — 173 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 50.8 · -5 rush yds (5 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Houston · 1&9 · Q4 · EPA -4.58Chris Smith run for 5 yds to the Houst 4 Chris Smith fumbled, recovered by Houst Donavan Mutin
Week 1 · SE Louisiana · 4&1 · Q2 · EPA -4.10Chris Smith run for no gain to the SELa 7
Week 1 · SE Louisiana · 4&1 · Q2 · EPA -4.10Chris Smith run for no gain to the SELa 7
Week 9 · Southern Miss · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -3.95Chris Smith run for 11 yds to the SoMis 26 Chris Smith fumbled, recovered by SoMis Jay Stanley
Week 13 · Texas State · 4&4 · Q1 · EPA +3.51Chandler Fields pass complete to Chris Smith for 18 yds for a TD, (Kenneth Almendares KICK)
Week 5 · South Alabama · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.34Chris Smith run for 55 yds to the SAlab 18 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Rice · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.05Chris Smith 22 Yd Run (Preston Stafford Kick)
Week 2 · Eastern Michigan · 3&3 · Q4 · EPA +2.95Chris Smith 20 Yd Run (Kam Pedescleaux Kick)
Week 11 · Georgia Southern · 4&1 · Q1 · EPA +2.90Chris Smith run for 14 yds to the GeoSo 37 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · UL Monroe · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.87Chandler Fields pass complete to Chris Smith for 24 yds to the LaMon 36 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 24-7vs SE Louisiana	12	44	3.7	0	11
Wk 2	W 49-21vs Eastern Michigan	6	30	5.0	1	20
Wk 3	L 21-33@ Rice	6	39	6.5	1	22
Wk 4	L 17-21@ UL Monroe	10	41	4.1	0	27
Wk 5	L 17-20vs South Alabama	12	107	8.9	0	55	Season-high 107 yds
Wk 9	L 24-39@ Southern Miss	11	47	4.3	0	12
Wk 10	L 17-23vs Troy	18	97	5.4	0	28
Wk 11	W 36-17vs Georgia Southern	17	80	4.7	0	14
Wk 12	L 17-49@ Florida State	6	24	4.0	0	8
Wk 13	W 41-13@ Texas State	13	69	5.3	1	23
Bowl	L 16-23@ Houston	15	48	3.2	0	11
Total		126	626	5.0	3	55

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Chris Smith

201912 games

202113 games

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Starter

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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