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Hunter Smith

RB · Temple · R-Jr. · #29

Indianapolis — drafted 1999, Rd 7, Pick 4, #210 overall
R-Jr. · Little Rock, Ark. → Joe T. Robinson
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Hunter Smith

RB · Temple · Sr · #29

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1763 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

2 coaches
2022
2023
2025
K.C. Keeler
Temple
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Stan Drayton → K.C. Keeler. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

IndianapolisEntering 28th NFL season

#210Rd 7 · Pick 4
IndianapolisEntering 28th NFL season
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2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022UL Monroe4-8HC: Terry Bowden · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023UL Monroe2-10HC: Terry Bowden · Run-leaning
2025Temple5-7HC: K.C. Keeler · Balanced, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Temple624036.52--
2023UL Monroe945075.43--
2022UL Monroe294.50--
Career1589195.85--
SeasonTeam
2025Temple6549.00--
2023UL Monroe8718.90--
2022UL Monroe----------
Career141258.90--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025

W 49–14

at Charlotte

15 rush yds (4 car)

Dominant 35-point win on the road against Charlotte.

How he plays

Play style

Hits the crease and outruns the angle.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Speed Merchant

Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.

RB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kelley Joiner Jr.’s 2021 season.

Kelley Joiner Jr.

64%match

South Florida · 2021

#2

Xavier Brown

Virginia · 2024

60%
#3

Colby McDonald

Maryland · 2023

59%
#4

Andrew Henry

New Mexico · 2023

58%
#5

LT Sanders

Western Kentucky · 2022

56%

Matches Kelley on

Receiving share
Rush TD rate
Yards / reception

Differs from Kelley on

Height (higher)
Yards / carry (higher)
Based on 7 features · 4 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Dae Dae Hunter’s path through Liberty.

Dae Dae Hunter

85%match

Liberty · 2022

#2

Tre Stewart

Jacksonville State · 2024

All-Conference USA
86%
#3

Chad Alexander

Georgia Tech · 2024

84%
#4

Kelley Joiner Jr.

South Florida · 2024

84%
#5

Lamar Sperling

Buffalo · 2025

81%

Matches Dae on

Weight
Yards per carry
Recruiting rating
20232025
Career-aggregate opponent-adjusted stats · physical traits

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Evan Pryor's senior season at Cincinnati (2025).

Evan Pryor

58%match

Cincinnati · 2025

#2

Malik Jackson

Jacksonville State · 2023

54%
#3

Ryan Montgomery

Cincinnati · 2023

53%
#4

Sam Franklin

South Florida · 2025

52%
#5

Christian Washington

San Diego State · 2025

All-Mountain West
51%

Matches Evan on

Weight

Differs from Evan on

Recruiting rating (lower)
EPA / carry (adj) (lower)
Height (higher)
Opponent-adjusted stats · senior cohort across all seasons

Player DNA

Players who play like Hunter Smith

#1

Dae Dae Hunter

Hawai'i · 2021

85%
#2

Keaton Mitchell

East Carolina · 2021

78%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#8 in market ▼ from #6 · 4 books

+10009.1% implied

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #873

Final rank
#1287
Avg #1112.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #873 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2022–2025
9.02022
5072023
4032025

+4378%

Up 4378% from first season to most-recent.

Background

2026 (Grad, Temple): Will compete at the running back position. 2025( Redshirt Senior, Temple): Transferred in for the 2025 season ... made season debut week 1 at UMass recording 3 carries ... recorded a 65-yard touchdown rush vs Howard ... also had a 54-yard touchdown rush vs UTSA ... emerged as...

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