Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/29Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 29 inside-the-5 carries (3.4%).
Jeff Smith
Last confirmed: Boston College, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 195 lb · St. Petersburg, FL
Jeff Smith: RB · Boston College · #6.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jeff Smith
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Fourth year in the Boston College backfield. On tape: 145 receiving yards and 42 rushing yards against Wake Forest, Week 3, 2018.
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.
Boston College in the news
- First-ever bowl game to Puerto Rico announced
Atlantic Coast Conference Oct 22 - Evan Dickens out for season
Sports Illustrated Oct 22 - BC earns first win of season
247Sports Oct 16 - BC GM Kenyatta Watson departs
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Boston College | 19 | 142 | 7.5 | 1 |
| 2017 | Boston College | 10 | 107 | 10.7 | 1 |
| 2016 | Boston College | 35 | 199 | 5.7 | 1 |
| 2015 | Boston College | 71 | 450 | 6.3 | 6 |
| Career | 135 | 898 | 6.7 | 9 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Boston College | 21 | 403 | 19.2 | 6 |
| 2017 | Boston College | 25 | 296 | 11.8 | 0 |
| 2016 | Boston College | 27 | 395 | 14.6 | 3 |
| 2015 | Boston College | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 73 | 1,094 | 15.0 | 9 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-21vs Massachusetts | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-14vs Holy Cross | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-34@ Wake Forest | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 30 | Season-high 42 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 13-30@ Purdue | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-35vs Temple | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-28@ No. 23 NC State | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-20vs Louisville | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-14vs Miami | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-21@ Virginia Tech | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-27vs No. 2 Clemson | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-22@ Florida State | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-42vs No. 19 Syracuse | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 19 | 142 | 7.5 | 1 | 30 |
Signature game
Week 3 · 2018
W 41-34
at Wake Forest
6 rec · 145 yds · 2 TD · 42 rush yds (3 car)
Edged out Wake Forest on the road in a shootout.
With G. Carlson — 40.8 yards per punt · 8 punts · 4 inside the 20 · A. Brown — 304 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 13 · Syracuse · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +5.61Brown to Smith: a 69-yard touchdown pass.
- Week 3 · Wake Forest · 2nd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +5.27Anthony Brown pass complete to Jeff Smith for 71 yds for a TD (John Tessitore PAT BLOCKED)
- Week 9 · Miami · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.92Brown to Smith: a 9-yard touchdown pass.
- Week 6 · NC State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.91Anthony Brown pass complete to Jeff Smith for 35 yds to the NCSt 45 for a
- Week 12 · Florida State · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.86Anthony Brown pass complete to Jeff Smith for 26 yds for a TD (Colton Lichtenberg KICK)
- Week 5 · Temple · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.84Anthony Brown pass complete to Jeff Smith for 16 yds for a TD (John Tessitore PAT MISSED)
4 more plays
- Week 3 · Wake Forest · 3rd and 13 · Q3 · EPA +2.81Anthony Brown pass complete to Jeff Smith for 24 yds to the BC 43 for a
- Week 3 · Wake Forest · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.79Anthony Brown pass complete to Jeff Smith for 27 yds for a TD (John Tessitore KICK)
- Week 7 · Louisville · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +2.76Jeff Smith run for 5 yds for a TD (Colton Lichtenberg KICK)
- Week 5 · Temple · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.63Jeff Smith pass complete to Anthony Brown for 9 yds for a TD (Danny Longman KICK)
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Steve Addazio — 24-26 over that span.
2015Boston College3-9HC: Steve Addazio · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2016Boston College7-6HC: Steve Addazio · Run-heavy
2017Boston College7-6HC: Steve Addazio · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2018Boston College7-5HC: Steve Addazio · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 10.4 | 6.3 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 13.8 | 7.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 17.6 | 9.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.8 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Addazio
Pass share
38.5%
338 pass / 540 run
Plays / game
73.2
12 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
358 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
21 catches, 19 carries and 5 pass attempts in 12 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Ten seasons at Boston College
- 2018 Boston College AddazioYear 10 · 12 games
- 2017 Boston College AddazioYear 9 · 13 games
- 2016 Boston College AddazioYear 8 · 12 games
- 2015 Boston College AddazioYear 7 · 9 games
- 2014 Boston College AddazioYear 6 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2013 Boston College AddazioYear 5 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 Boston College SpazianiYear 4 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2011 Boston College SpazianiYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2010 Boston College SpazianiYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2009 Boston College SpazianiYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Four seasons at Boston College, 898 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2009–2018
2 coaches2009–2012
Boston College
Coaching transition mid-career: Frank Spaziani → Steve Addazio. Worth noting in scheme + development context.