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Trelon Smith

RB · UTSA · Sr. · #28

UTSA 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Trelon Smith

RB · UTSA · Sr · #28

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#596 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Arkansas9-4HC: Sam Pittman · Run-heavy
2022UTSA11-3HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022UTSA541903.52--
2021Arkansas1195985.05--
Career1737884.67--
SeasonTeam
2022UTSA22613.00--
2021Arkansas4215.20--
Career6477.80--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2022

W 41–38

at Army

48 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD

Edged out Army on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Does a little of everything without one standout trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Back

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

RB

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Joshua Fields’s 2020 season.

UTEP · 2020

#2

Bryan Hill

South Alabama · 2021

73%
#3

Malik Jackson

UL Monroe · 2022

71%
#4

Rocko Griffin

Vanderbilt · 2021

65%
#5

Ron Cook Jr.

Buffalo · 2022

64%

Matches Joshua on

Receiving share
Yards / carry
Recruiting rating

Differs from Joshua on

Rush TD rate (higher)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Garrett Groshek’s path through Wisconsin.

Garrett Groshek

99%match

Wisconsin · 2020

#2

Matt LaRoche

Jacksonville State · 2022

96%
#3

Narii Gaither

Gardner-Webb · 2023

96%
#4

Joshua Samuel

Austin Peay · 2022

93%
#5

Andrew Body

Alabama State · 2025

91%

Matches Garrett on

Yards per carry
202020212022

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Javaughn Williams's junior season at Kent State (2023).

Kent State · 2023

#2

Malik Jackson

UL Monroe · 2022

75%
#3

Elijah Jackson-Anderson

Eastern Michigan · 2024

74%
#4

Keyon Mozee

Miami (OH) · 2022

All-MAC
73%
#5

Patrick Smith

Vanderbilt · 2023

72%

Matches Javaughn on

Total rush EPA (college ability)
Receiving share
Weight

Differs from Javaughn on

Recruiting rating (higher)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#8 in market ▼ from #6 · 4 books

+10009.1% implied

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2021–2022
5982021
1902022

-68%

Sharp dropoff (-68%) — career inflection point.