Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/30Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 30 inside-the-5 carries (6.7%).
Dreamius Smith
Last confirmed: West Virginia, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · Wichita, KS · Butler C.C.
Dreamius Smith: RB · West Virginia · #2.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Dreamius Smith
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. A game that shows it: 100 rushing yards and 20 receiving yards against Texas — Week 11, 2014.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
West Virginia in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | West Virginia | 80 | 451 | 5.6 | 5 |
| Career | 80 | 451 | 5.6 | 5 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | West Virginia | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 0 |
| Career | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 0 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2014 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 23-33@ No. 2 Alabama | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 2 | W 54-0vs Towson | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | W 40-37@ Maryland | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | L 33-45vs No. 4 Oklahoma | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 6 | W 33-14vs Kansas | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 7 | W 37-34@ Texas Tech | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 8 | W 41-27vs No. 4 Baylor | 13 | 60 | 4.6 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-10@ Oklahoma State | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 1 | 40 | |
| Wk 10 | L 30-31vs No. 10 TCU | 12 | 70 | 5.8 | 1 | 50 | |
| Wk 11 | L 16-33@ Texas | 10 | 100 | 10.0 | 1 | 62 | Season-high 100 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 20-26vs No. 12 Kansas State | 11 | 35 | 3.2 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 14 | W 37-24@ Iowa State | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
 Bowl | L 37-45vs Texas A&M | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 80 | 451 | 5.6 | 5 | 62 |
Signature game
Week 11 · 2014
L 16-33
at Texas
100 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · 4 rec · 20 yds
With C. Trickett — 248 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 20.4 · N. O'Toole — 40.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 45 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 11 · Texas · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.79Dreamius Smith run for 62 yds to the Texas 18 for a
- Week 9 · Oklahoma State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.19Dreamius Smith run for 40 yds for a TD, (Josh Lambert KICK)
- Week 10 · TCU · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.85Dreamius Smith run for 50 yds to the TCU 17 for a
- Week 11 · Texas · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +2.74Dreamius Smith run for 9 yds for a TD, (Josh Lambert KICK)
- Week 6 · Kansas · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.62Dreamius Smith run for 14 yds to the Kans 36 for a
- Week 4 · Oklahoma · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.52Dreamius Smith run for 11 yds for a TD, (Clint Trickett failed )
4 more plays
- Week 8 · Baylor · 1st and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.42Dreamius Smith run for 9 yds for a TD, (Josh Lambert KICK)
- Week 9 · Oklahoma State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.99Clint Trickett pass complete to Dreamius Smith for a loss of 4 yards to the WVirg 43
- Week 10 · TCU · 1st and 5 · Q3 · EPA +1.88Dreamius Smith 5 Yd Run
- Week 11 · Texas · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +1.59Dreamius Smith run for 6 yds to the WVirg 36 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
80 of 80 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
39%79 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds19%of carries
15 carries
Grind
1–3 yds31%of carries
25 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds38%of carries
30 carries
Explosive
10+ yds12%of carries
10 carries
1 of 3 (33%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.6 yds/carry on 80 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 39% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2014West Virginia7-6HC: Dana Holgorsen · Balanced, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2014 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 39.0 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 42.2 | 7.9 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 15.1 | 3.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 57.5 | 7.7 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Holgorsen
Pass share
48.8%
533 pass / 559 run
Plays / game
84.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
587 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2014
80 carries and 11 catches in 13 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Two seasons at West Virginia
- 2014 West Virginia HolgorsenYear 2 · 13 games
- 2013 West Virginia HolgorsenYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with West Virginia in 2013 as a 3-star junior college recruit out of Butler C.C., No. 41 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with West Virginia in the 2013 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
One season at West Virginia, 451 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
The week the volume broke through — put up 100 yds at Texas.Texas · L 16-332014
2013
- Signed with West Virginia3-star out of Butler C.C.