Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/22Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (4.5%).
Jahmir Smith
Last confirmed: App State, 2021. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 207 lb · Sanford, NC · Lee County
Jahmir Smith: RB · App State · #34.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jahmir Smith
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. He has played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Brian Kelly and Shawn Clark. One game to point at: 30 rushing yards against Georgia State — Week 5, 2021.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | App State | 19 | 69 | 3.6 | 1 |
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 42 | 180 | 4.3 | 2 |
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 |
| Career | 73 | 286 | 3.9 | 3 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | App State | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Notre Dame | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 |
| Career | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 44-10vs Elon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-16@ Georgia State | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | 13 | Season-high 30 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 13-41@ Louisiana | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 9 | W 59-28vs UL Monroe | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 12 | W 45-7@ Troy | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 1 | 8 | |
| Total | 19 | 69 | 3.6 | 1 | 13 |
Signature game
Week 12 · 2021
W 45-7
at Troy
19 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 38-point win on the road against Troy.
With C. Brice — 212 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · QBR 82.6 · 20 rush yds (4 car) · M. Williams — 1 rec · 7 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 7 · Louisiana · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.66Jahmir Smith run for 5 yds to the AppSt 39 Jahmir Smith fumbled, recovered by LaLaf Lorenzo McCaskill
- Week 5 · Georgia State · 2nd and 3 · Q4 · EPA −1.27Jahmir Smith run for a loss of 2 yards to the GeoSt 36
- Week 12 · Troy · 1st and 1 · Q4 · EPA +0.94Jahmir Smith run for 1 yd for a TD, (Chandler Staton KICK)
- Week 3 · Elon · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.86Jahmir Smith run for no gain to the AppSt 30
- Week 5 · Georgia State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.71Jahmir Smith run for 13 yds to the GeoSt 35 for a
- Week 5 · Georgia State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.64Jahmir Smith run for 2 yds to the AppSt 38
4 more plays
- Week 9 · UL Monroe · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.61Jahmir Smith run for 1 yd to the AppSt 27
- Week 12 · Troy · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA +0.54Jahmir Smith run for 2 yds to the Troy 11 for a
- Week 7 · Louisiana · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −0.47Jahmir Smith run for 2 yds to the AppSt 28
- Week 5 · Georgia State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +0.46Jahmir Smith run for 7 yds to the GeoSt 34
Teams and coaches
2018Notre Dame12-1HC: Brian Kelly · Run-leaning
2019Notre Dame11-2HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced
2020Notre Dame10-2HC: Brian Kelly · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2021App State10-4HC: Shawn Clark · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 20.3 | 4.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 14.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 13.5 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shawn Clark
Pass share
4.5%
23 pass / 490 run
Plays / game
39.5
13 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
431 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
19 carries in 5 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons, two schools
- 2021 App State ClarkYear 4 · 5 games
- Jan 2021 Entered the transfer portalNotre Dame to App State
- 2020 Notre Dame KellyYear 3 · 1 game
- 2019 Notre Dame KellyYear 2 · 10 games
- 2018 Notre Dame KellyYear 1 · 3 games
- Before collegeSigned with Notre Dame in 2018 as a 3-star recruit, No. 609 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Notre Dame in the 2018 class, a 3-star recruit.
- Transferred from Notre Dame to App State, Jan 2, 2021.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Notre Dame and App State, 286 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2018 3 games
- Signed with Notre Dame3-star out of Lee County
2021 5 games
- Transferred to App Statefrom Notre Dame
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coaches2018–2020
Notre Dame
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Brian Kelly and Shawn Clark.