#8

Christian Beal-Smith

RB · South Carolina · Sr. · #8

South Carolina 2022 alumnus
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Christian Beal-Smith

RB · South Carolina · Sr · #8

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Wake Forest11-3HC: Dave Clawson · Balanced, fast tempo
2022South Carolina8-5HC: Shane Beamer · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022South Carolina391564.05--
2021Wake Forest1316044.67--
Career1707604.512--
SeasonTeam
2022South Carolina5265.20--
2021Wake Forest9556.10--
Career14815.80--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2022

W 31–30

at Clemson

2 rush yds (2 car)

Edged out Clemson on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Does a little of everything without one standout trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Back

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

RB

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Tre Siggers’s 2021 season.

Tre Siggers

92%match

SMU · 2021

#2

Calvin Tyler Jr.

Utah State · 2021

78%
#3

Justice Ellison

Wake Forest · 2021

76%
#4

Nelson Smith

Navy · 2020

76%
#5

Rodrigues Clark

Memphis · 2021

74%

Matches Tre on

Yards / carry
Weight
Receiving share

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Gerrid Doaks’s path through Cincinnati.

Gerrid Doaks

100%match

Cincinnati · 2020

All-AACNFL Rd 7
#2

Kierre Crossley

Arkansas-Pine Bluff · 2021

96%
#3

Zach Evans

North Texas · 2024

96%
#4

Gary Brightwell

Arizona · 2020

NFL Rd 6
94%
#5

Dedrick Parson

Hawai'i · 2022

92%

Matches Gerrid on

Yards per carry
202020212022

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Tre Siggers's sophomore season at SMU (2021).

Tre Siggers

93%match

SMU · 2021

#2

Camar Wheaton

SMU · 2023

81%
#3

Calvin Tyler Jr.

Utah State · 2021

80%
#4

Justice Ellison

Wake Forest · 2021

80%
#5

Daijun Edwards

Georgia · 2021

78%

Matches Tre on

Yards / carry
Weight
Receiving share

Player DNA

Players who play like Christian Beal-Smith

#1

Zach Evans

Minnesota · 2023

96%
#2

Anthony Hankerson

Colorado · 2022

90%
#3

Marquis Crosby

Louisiana Tech · 2022

90%

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2021–2022
6042021
1562022

-74%

Sharp dropoff (-74%) — career inflection point.