Last confirmed: Georgia State, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Warner Robins, GA
Glenn Smith: RB · Georgia State · #17.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Glenn Smith
Wins in space out of the backfield. Glenn Smith has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Georgia State. On tape: 98 rushing yards and 45 receiving yards against Texas State, Week 11, 2017.
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 22.4% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 21.9% of his carries. 1 carry for 1 yds vs UL Monroe; 31 for 90 vs Charlotte.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
40.5% of carries overall (136/336) → 54.0% of Q4-with-lead carries (34/63) — 73.5% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
7 of the team's 18 inside-the-5 carries (38.9%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Georgia State | 170 | 594 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 2016 | Georgia State | 41 | 150 | 3.7 | 2 |
| 2015 | Georgia State | 89 | 356 | 4.0 | 1 |
| 2014 | Georgia State | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Career | 301 | 1,103 | 3.7 | 6 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Georgia State | 47 | 377 | 8.0 | 1 |
| 2016 | Georgia State | 40 | 547 | 13.7 | 3 |
| 2015 | Georgia State | 17 | 115 | 6.8 | 0 |
| 2014 | Georgia State | 7 | 83 | 11.9 | 1 |
| Career | 111 | 1,122 | 10.1 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-17vs Tennessee State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-56@ No. 5 Penn State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-0@ Charlotte | 31 | 90 | 2.9 | 2 | 15 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-21@ Coastal Carolina | 23 | 74 | 3.2 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 7 | W 47-37@ UL Monroe | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-34vs Troy | 11 | 19 | 1.7 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 9 | W 21-13vs South Alabama | 17 | 73 | 4.3 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 10 | W 21-17@ Georgia Southern | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 11 | W 33-30@ Texas State | 22 | 98 | 4.5 | 0 | 41 | Season-high 98 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 10-31vs App State | 13 | 38 | 2.9 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 14 | L 10-24vs Idaho | 18 | 79 | 4.4 | 1 | 14 | |
 Bowl | W 27-17vs Western Kentucky | 23 | 73 | 3.2 | 0 | 33 | |
| Total | 170 | 594 | 3.5 | 3 | 41 |
Week 4 · 2017
W 28-0
at Charlotte
90 rush yds (31 car) · 2 TD · 4 rec · 39 yds
Dominant 28-point win on the road against Charlotte.
With C. Manning — 250 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 79.4 · P. Hart — 11 rec · 141 yds · 1 TD · 12 rush yds (1 car)
The plays that mattered most
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 41.8 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 52.0 | 3.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 39.7 | 2.6 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 59.3 | 3.7 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shawn Elliott
Pass share
49.2%
413 pass / 426 run
Plays / game
69.9
12 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
369 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
170 carries, 47 catches and 1 pass attempt in 12 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Georgia State, 1,103 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Trent Miles → Shawn Elliott. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
