#20
Pittsburgh · 2026

Synkwan Smith

RBSophomore5' 7", 185 lbsRoswell, GA
Pittsburgh Panthers5-2 · TDC #42
Snap share
6%
likely 4–8%
Rush yards
47
641st of 1453 in FBS
Yards / carry
4.7
Rush TD
0
Receptions
1
1611th of 1994 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.09
10 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

10 plays · +0.9 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.09
Passing+1.15
Rushing-0.03
1st down+0.16
2nd down+0.13
3rd down-0.17
Standard downs+0.00
Passing downs+0.41
SmithRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays12%
Pass plays2%
Run plays29%
1st down13%
2nd down11%
3rd down14%
Standard downs12%
Passing downs13%
SmithRB average

Charting

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

Run direction10 carries

Left
10%
9.0 YPC · 100% succ.
Middle
90%
4.2 YPC · 44% succ.
Right
0%
— YPC · 0% 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

Synkwan 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

6.0 avg. game scoreBest: 6.0 vs Bucknell (Week 4)0 of 1 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Miami (OH)W 59–14—no stats recorded
2UCFW 12–7—no stats recorded
3SyracuseW 27–13—no stats recorded
4BucknellW 59–06.010474.70911414.0014
5@Virginia TechW 35–33—no stats recorded
6North CarolinaL 17–21—no stats recorded
7@Boston CollegeL 21–27—no stats recorded
2026 · 1 game6.010474.70911414.0014

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries10—
Yards47641st / 1453
Yards / carry4.7—
Touchdowns0—
Long9—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions11611th / 1994
Yards141557th / 1980
Yards / catch14—
Touchdowns0—
Long14—

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

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 4 · Bucknell82~29 (20–38)1135%
Season49829 (20–38)116%

Position Room

8 RBs on the Pittsburgh roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
26Damon Ferguson Jr.RBFR834385.3316+0.04
La'Vell WrightRB592424.146+0.08
Ja'Kyrian TurnerRB301314.4110+0.12
20Synkwan SmithRBSO10474.701+0.09
27Jaylin BrownRBSO7415.903-0.25
5Justin CookRBSR58817.611+1.49
34Ethan ShineRBSR——————
35Zaky RobertsRBJR——————

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. Pittsburgh depth chart →