Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4/22Inside-5 share
4 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (18.2%).
Jeremy Smith
Last confirmed: Louisville, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 224 lb · Hammond, LA · Fresno City College
Jeremy Smith: RB · Louisville · #34.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jeremy Smith
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Jeremy Smith has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Louisville. On tape: 76 rushing yards against Kentucky, Week 13, 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.
Louisville in the news
- Kelsey urges court to end eligibility chaos
- Louisville commit cancels visits
Yahoo Sports Oct 14
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Louisville | 45 | 229 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Louisville | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2016 | Louisville | 57 | 382 | 6.7 | 8 |
| 2015 | Louisville | 60 | 270 | 4.5 | 3 |
| Career | 167 | 889 | 5.3 | 11 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Louisville | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 2017 | Louisville | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Louisville | 18 | 227 | 12.6 | 1 |
| 2015 | Louisville | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 |
| Career | 24 | 261 | 10.9 | 1 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 31-7vs Indiana State | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 3 | W 20-17vs Western Kentucky | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 3-27@ Virginia | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-28vs Florida State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-66vs Georgia Tech | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-77@ No. 2 Clemson | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-52vs NC State | 10 | 74 | 7.4 | 0 | 28 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-56vs No. 17 Kentucky | 13 | 76 | 5.8 | 0 | 40 | Season-high 76 yds |
| Total | 45 | 229 | 5.1 | 0 | 40 |
Signature game
Week 13 · 2018
L 10-56
vs Kentucky
76 rush yds (13 car)
With M. King — 39 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20 · M. Cunningham — 89 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · 64 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 13 · Kentucky · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +3.70Jeremy Smith run for 40 yds to the Kent 28 for a
- Week 12 · NC State · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.25Jeremy Smith run for 28 yds to the NCSt 39 for a
- Week 4 · Virginia · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.48Malik Cunningham pass complete to Jeremy Smith for 8 yds to the Lvile 48 for a
- Week 13 · Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.33Jeremy Smith run for 29 yds to the Kent 38 for a
- Week 13 · Kentucky · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA −2.00Jeremy Smith run for a loss of 4 yards to the Kent 49
- Week 3 · Western Kentucky · 1st and 15 · Q2 · EPA −1.78Malik Cunningham pass complete to Jeremy Smith for a loss of 4 yards to the Lvile 46
4 more plays
- Week 12 · NC State · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.59Jeremy Smith run for 16 yds to the Lvile 33 for a
- Week 3 · Western Kentucky · 2nd and 11 · Q1 · EPA −1.43Jeremy Smith run for a loss of 2 yards to the WKent 47
- Week 4 · Virginia · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA −1.28Jeremy Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the Virg 46
- Week 10 · Clemson · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.22Jeremy Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the 50 yard line
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
39 of 45 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
28%39 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds41%of carries
16 carries
Grind
1–3 yds28%of carries
11 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds15%of carries
6 carries
Explosive
10+ yds15%of carries
6 carries
1 of 5 (20%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 0 of 4 (0%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.1 yds/carry on 45 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 28% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2015Louisville8-5HC: Bobby Petrino · Run-leaning
2016Louisville9-4HC: Bobby Petrino · Run-leaning
2017Louisville8-5HC: Bobby Petrino · Balanced
2018Louisville2-10HC: Lorenzo Ward · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 35.2 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 9.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 14.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 53.0 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lorenzo Ward
Pass share
49.4%
394 pass / 403 run
Plays / game
66.4
12 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
437 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
45 carries and 4 catches in 8 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Louisville
- 2018 Louisville PetrinoYear 4 · 8 games
- 2017 Louisville PetrinoYear 3 · 1 game
- 2016 Louisville PetrinoYear 2 · 13 games
- 2015 Louisville PetrinoYear 1 · 10 games
- Before collegeSigned with Louisville in 2015 as a 3-star junior college recruit out of Fresno City College, No. 40 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Louisville in the 2015 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Four seasons at Louisville, 889 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 32 games over 4 seasons.
2015 10 games
- Signed with Louisville3-star out of Fresno City College
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coach2015–2018
Louisville
Played his entire career under Bobby Petrino.