#2
Texas · 2026

Hollywood Smothers

RBSenior5' 11", 193 lbsCharlotte, NC
Texas Longhorns4-2 · TDC #9
Snap share
39%
5 of 5 started · likely 30–48%
Rush yards
289
184th of 1458 in FBS
Yards / carry
4.4
197th of 322 in FBS
Rush TD
2
221st of 633 in FBS
Receptions
12
470th of 1995 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.14
118th of 262 RBs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

77 plays · +10.7 total EPA · 118th of 262 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.14
Passing+0.65
Rushing+0.04
1st down+0.09
2nd down-0.10
3rd down+0.59
Standard downs+0.08
Passing downs+0.53
SmothersRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays22%
Pass plays8%
Run plays36%
1st down24%
2nd down16%
3rd down28%
Standard downs28%
Passing downs9%
SmothersRB average

Advanced

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

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries64—
Success rate46.9%136th / 320
Explosive run rate12.5%177th / 320
Stuffed at the line18.8%233rd / 320
First downs23—
Red-zone carries9—
Goal-line carries4—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets13—
Target share8.7%—
Catch rate92.3%—
Success rate per target53.8%—
Yards per target7.4—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets4—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

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

Targets
13
12 caught (92%)
Avg. depth of target
-0.5
air yards per target
YAC per catch
8.4
101 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-5
of 96 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted13 targets charted

92% comp-0.5 avg. depth8.4 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 4 targets (31%), 3 caught (75%), 12 yds, 3.0 per target475% · 12yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 3 yds, 3.0 per target1100% · 3yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 16 yds, 16.0 per target1100% · 16yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 14 yds, 14.0 per target1100% · 14yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 14 yds, 14.0 per target1100% · 14yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 3 targets (23%), 3 caught (100%), 13 yds, 4.3 per target3100% · 13yRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (15%), 2 caught (100%), 24 yds, 12.0 per target2100% · 24yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction64 carries

Left
25%
4.9 YPC · 50% succ.
Middle
58%
4.7 YPC · 41% succ.
Right
17%
3.4 YPC · 55% 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.
2025 charting · NC State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (3 of Smothers’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
11
9 caught (82%)
Avg. depth of target
-2.1
air yards per target
YAC per catch
4.2
38 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-19
of 19 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted11 targets charted

86% comp-2.1 avg. depth4.2 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target1100% · 0yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 2 yds, 2.0 per target1100% · 2yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 1 yds, 1.0 per target1100% · 1yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 7 targets (64%), 5 caught (71%), 13 yds, 1.9 per target771% · 13yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 3 yds, 3.0 per target1100% · 3yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction46 carries

Left
22%
2.1 YPC · 20% succ.
Middle
65%
5.4 YPC · 20% succ.
Right
13%
0.2 YPC · 17% 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

4 seasons at 3 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farTexas#9 · 4-2539%652894.4246.9%129618.7%
2025NC State#42 · 8-51155%1609395.9635.9%37189113.4%
2024NC State#78 · 6-71134%895716.4646.8%19263211.1%
2023Oklahoma#9 · 10-345%11423.80100.0%1102.7%

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

Game Log

Hollywood Smothers'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

6.5 avg. game scoreBest: 7.7 vs Texas State (Week 1)0 of 5 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Texas StateW 59–77.710707.00453289.3113
2Ohio StateW 24–237.021743.52112157.5014
3UTSAW 30–66.210545.40182115.5011
4@TennesseeW 20–17—no stats recorded
6vsOklahomaL 24–275.712393.30142199.5016
7FloridaL 24–275.712524.3021166.006
2026 · 5 games6.5652894.424510797.9116

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries65—
Yards289184th / 1458
Yards / carry4.4197th / 322
Touchdowns2221st / 633
Long45—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions12470th / 1995
Yards96689th / 1981
Yards / catch8425th / 463
Touchdowns1347th / 830
Long16—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost0—
Recovered0—
Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns1—
Yards19—
Average19—
Touchdowns0—
Long19—

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 involvedSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 1 · Texas State✓ RB70~24 (16–31)13·34%
Wk 2 · Ohio State✓ RB78~47 (40–52)25160%
Wk 3 · UTSA✓ RB85~27 (18–35)13·32%
Wk 6 · Oklahoma✓ RB63~29 (20–38)14·46%
Wk 7 · Florida✓ RB50~29 (20–38)13·58%
Season5 GS401156 (121–193)78139%

Position Room

7 RBs on the Texas roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
2Hollywood SmothersRBSR652894.4212+0.14
0Raleek BrownRBSR612654.3510-0.07
5Derrek CooperRBFR28983.511-0.03
11Michael Terry IIIRBSO10474.70—+0.01
31James SimonRBSO4194.81—+0.63
21Ryan NiblettRBSR21050—+0.06
33Carson BergerRBJR——————

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. Texas depth chart →