Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Rhode Island | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 3 | Season-high 9 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 9-27vs Penn State | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 9 | 13 | 1.4 | 0 | 3 |
#29
Hunter Smith
Former running back at Temple. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 190 lb · Little Rock, AR · Joe T. Robinson
CFB Index 46 · #168 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceIndianapolis — drafted 1999, Rd 7, Pick 4, #210 overall
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
13
rushing yards · 2026
1.4 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 9 rush yds, vs Rhode Island
Swing playSwung UL Monroe from 55% to 82% to win.Lamar at UL Monroe · 24-14
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former running back at Temple. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UL Monroe in 2021.
- Transferred from UL Monroe to Temple in 2025.
Hunter Smith
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Hunter Smith has played for three head coaches across seven seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 9 rush yds against Rhode Island — Week 1, 2026.
13 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 9 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
7 seasons at Temple, 932 rushing yards — drafted at #210 overall by Indianapolis.
His career
He was on the field for 7 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2021
- Signed with UL Monroe3-star out of Joe T. Robinson
202512 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2018–2026
4 coaches2018
Ed Foley
Temple
2025–2026era →
K.C. Keeler
Temple
Played under 4 different head coaches: Ed Foley, Rod Carey, Stan Drayton, and K.C. Keeler. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
IndianapolisEntering 28th NFL season
#210Rd 7 · Pick 4
IndianapolisEntering 28th NFL season
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2018UL Monroe6-6HC: Matt Viator · Balanced
2019UL Monroe5-7HC: Matt Viator · Balanced
2020UL Monroe0-10HC: Matt Viator · Pass-leaning
2022UL Monroe4-8HC: Terry Bowden · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023UL Monroe2-10HC: Terry Bowden · Run-leaning
2025Temple5-7HC: K.C. Keeler · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Temple1-1HC: K.C. Keeler · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 6.5 YDS/g, 1.4 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
K.C. Keeler
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–14
vs Rhode Island
9 rush yds (5 car)
Dominant 24-point win at home against Rhode Island.
With K. Mason — 158 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD · J. Bermudez — 15 rush yds (1 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Rhode Island · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -1.15(00:54) Shotgun #29 H.Smith rush middle for 0 yards to the TEM47 (#15 T.Brewton; #16 D.Picariello)
- Week 2 · Penn State · 2&3 · Q3 · EPA -0.99(07:38) Shotgun #29 H.Smith rush middle for 0 yards to the TEM32 (#13 T.Rojas)
- Week 1 · Rhode Island · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.59(00:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #29 H.Smith rush middle for 2 yards gain to the TEM49 (#98 D.Yang; #33 S.Ofurie)
- Week 1 · Rhode Island · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.37(13:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #29 H.Smith rush middle for 2 yards gain to the URI33 (#97 C.Mankins)
- Week 1 · Rhode Island · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.35(02:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #29 H.Smith rush middle for 2 yards gain to the TEM21 (#0 R.Davy)
- Week 2 · Penn State · 3&3 · Q3 · EPA -0.33(06:55) Shotgun #29 H.Smith rush right for 2 yards gain to the TEM34 (#9 C.Brezina)
- Week 2 · Penn State · 3&1 · Q1 · EPA +0.27(03:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #29 H.Smith rush middle for 2 yards gain to the TEM14 (#13 T.Rojas), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Penn State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.26(05:01) Shotgun #29 H.Smith rush left for 0 yards to the TEM03 (#33 A.McPherson; #2 A.Collins)
- Week 1 · Rhode Island · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.11(06:53) Shotgun #29 H.Smith rush right for 3 yards gain to the URI15 (#8 A.DePina-Gray)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
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.
Matches Kelley on
Receiving share
Rush TD rate
Yards / reception
Differs from Kelley on
Height (higher)
Yards / carry (higher)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Dae Dae Hunter’s path through Liberty.
85%match
Matches Dae on
Weight
Yards per carry
Recruiting rating
Player DNA
Players who play like Hunter Smith
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...
The backfield · Temple
- #29Hunter Smith403 rushing yards · 2025
- #26Keveun Mason167 rushing yards · 2025
- #27Samuel Brown V38 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Johnny Martin IIIno box-score line yet
- #23Jordan Millerno box-score line yet
3 more on the roster · Temple team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology