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Oregon · 2026

Brandon Smith

RBFreshman6' 0", 203 lbsFresno, CA★★★★ 2026 recruit · #255 nationally

Oregon Ducks4-2 · TDC #10

Snap share

11%

likely 8–13%

Rush yards

100

451st of 1453 in FBS

Yards / carry

4.5

Rush TD

359th of 630 in FBS

Receptions

EPA / play

+0.28

24 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

24 plays · +6.7 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet

All plays+0.28

Passing-0.66

Rushing+0.36

1st down+0.00

2nd down+0.23

3rd down+0.51

Standard downs+0.32

Passing downs+0.17

SmithRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries

All plays14%

Pass plays2%

Run plays26%

1st down11%

2nd down13%

3rd down19%

Standard downs15%

Passing downs12%

SmithRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

Rushing	Value	FBS rank
Carries	7	—
Success rate	42.9%	—
Explosive run rate	28.6%	—
Stuffed at the line	28.6%	—
First downs	3	—
Red-zone carries	2	—
Goal-line carries	0	—

Charting

Where Smith's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Run direction22 carries

Left

14%

2.0 YPC · 67% succ.

Middle

73%

5.2 YPC · 50% succ.

Right

14%

3.7 YPC · 67% succ.

Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Game Log

Brandon Smith's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.9 avg. game scoreBest: 6.7 vs Portland State (Week 3)0 of 2 games at 8.0+

				Rushing
Wk	Opponent	Result	Game score	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Long
1	Boise State	W 34–27	—	no stats recorded
2	@Oklahoma State	L 31–39	—	no stats recorded
3	Portland State	W 84–0	6.7	16	85	5.3	1	21
4	@USC	W 41–27	—	no stats recorded
6	UCLA	L 15–17	—	no stats recorded
7	Nebraska	W 17–14	5.1	6	29	4.8	0	13
2026 · 2 games			5.9	22	114	5.2	1	21

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing	2026	FBS rank
Carries	22	—
Yards	100	451st / 1453
Yards / carry	4.5	—
Touchdowns	1	359th / 630
Long	13	—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

Game	Team plays	Est. snaps	Plays involved	Snap share
Wk 3 · Portland State	94	~30 (20–39)	16	32%
Wk 7 · Nebraska	76	~15 (10–19)	8	20%
Season	421	45 (32–55)	24	11%

Position Room

8 RBs on the Oregon roster, ordered by car

#	Player	Pos	Class	Car	Yds	YPC	TD	Rec	EPA/play
0	Jordon Davison	RB	SO	74	330	4.5	6	4	+0.09
6	Dierre Hill Jr.	RB	SO	66	295	4.5	3	17	-0.01
26	Brandon Smith	RB	FR	22	100	4.5	1	—	+0.28
21	Da'Jaun Riggs	RB	JR	10	70	7	0	2	+0.33
4	Tradarian Ball	RB	FR	7	47	6.7	1	2	+0.74
22	Simeon Price	RB	SR	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	Killian Sombe	RB	FR	—	—	—	—	—	—
40	Zander Quinn	RB	SR	—	—	—	—	—	—

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Oregon depth chart →