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Louisiana · 2026

Darrell Smith

RBFreshman5' 8", 200 lbsPicayune, MS
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns5-2 · TDC #89
Snap share
20%
4 of 5 started · likely 16–25%
Rush yards
156
356th of 1456 in FBS
Yards / carry
5.2
Rush TD
2
221st of 631 in FBS
Receptions
2
1397th of 1995 in FBS
EPA / play
-0.02
33 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

33 plays · -0.5 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.02
Passing-0.48
Rushing+0.05
1st down-0.24
2nd down+0.73
3rd down-0.51
Standard downs-0.14
Passing downs+0.52
SmithRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays10%
Pass plays3%
Run plays14%
1st down12%
2nd down8%
3rd down8%
Standard downs12%
Passing downs6%
SmithRB average

Advanced

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

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries27—
Success rate59.3%—
Explosive run rate14.8%—
Stuffed at the line14.8%—
First downs9—
Red-zone carries7—
Goal-line carries1—

Charting

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

Run direction27 carries

Left
22%
5.5 YPC · 67% succ.
Middle
70%
5.3 YPC · 53% succ.
Right
7%
12.5 YPC · 50% 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.

Career

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SR
2026 so farLouisiana#89 · 5-2520%301565.2259.3%
2025Louisiana#103 · 6-742%372.3033.3%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Darrell Smith's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Darrell 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

5.0 avg. game scoreBest: 7.7 vs Lamar (Week 1)0 of 3 games at 8.0+
Rushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLong
1LamarW 38–77.710848.4226
2@USCL 30–49—no stats recorded
3UABW 21–141.58141.809
4@CharlotteW 34–75.710434.3011
5Arkansas StateW 23–20—2157.5013
6@Louisiana TechL 31–32—no stats recorded
7TroyW 33–6—no stats recorded
2026 · 4 games5.0301565.2226

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries30—
Yards156356th / 1456
Yards / carry5.2—
Touchdowns2221st / 631
Long26—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions21397th / 1995
Yards91705th / 1981
Yards / catch4.5—
Touchdowns0—
Long6—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles3—
Lost2—
Recovered0—

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

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Lamar✓ RB69~26 (18–34)1138%
Wk 2 · USC✓ RB52~9 (2–17)117%
Wk 3 · UAB✓ RB72~19 (13–25)826%
Wk 4 · Charlotte—78~28 (19–36)1236%
Wk 5 · Arkansas State✓ RB63~11 (3–21)217%
Season4 GS46393 (72–115)3420%

Position Room

6 RBs on the Louisiana roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
24Steven BlancoRBSO542103.945+0.28
22Anthony Reagan Jr.RBJR532244.235+0.08
20JJ GarnerRBFR442525.745+0.04
0Darrell SmithRBFR301565.222-0.02
21Ke'Rynn SmithRBFR2630—-0.38
29Owen MorrisRBFR——————

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. Louisiana depth chart →