#28

Abram Smith

Junior running back for Baylor. 2021: 1,601 rushing yards, 12 rushing TD, 13 catches.

RB · Baylor · Jr. · #28

5′11″ · 205 lb · Abilene, TX

CFB Index 88 · #10 of 315 RBsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceBaylor 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

RB recruit

No. 952 nationally · Signed with Baylor

Statement game27 car · 188 yds · 3 TDvs BYU (FBS) · W 38-24

Top 1% rushing yards game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 running back for Baylor. 2021: 1,601 rushing yards, 12 rushing TD, 13 catches.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Baylor in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Baylor, 1,647 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2017

Signed with Baylor3-star out of Abilene

202113 games

All-Big 12second

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#952 national

CFB

College

Baylor

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🎖

ALL-BIG 12 · 2ND TEAM

All-Big 12 2nd team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

2 coaches

2018–2019

Matt Rhule

Baylor

2020–2021

Dave Aranda

Baylor

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Matt Rhule → Dave Aranda. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Baylor7-6HC: Matt Rhule · Balanced, fast tempo

2019Baylor11-3HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning

2020Baylor2-7HC: Dave Aranda · Balanced

2021Baylor12-2HC: Dave Aranda · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

88All-Conference level #10 of 315?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush yards (99th percentile). Strength: carries (98th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / carry#90 / 409 · 78th pct

0.32

Yards / carry#102 / 409 · 75th pct

6.2

Success rate#129 / 409 · 69th pct

49.8%

Explosive rate#181 / 409 · 56th pct

7.7%

TD rate#215 / 409 · 48th pct

4.2%

Box-score rates (8)

Rush yards#5 / 343 · 99th pct

1601

Carries#9 / 343 · 98th pct

257

Rush TDs#35 / 343 · 89th pct

Long run#32 / 343 · 89th pct

Yards / carry#42 / 343 · 87th pct

6.2

Receptions#131 / 331 · 60th pct

Rec yards#170 / 331 · 48th pct

Fumbles lost#63 / 222 · 46th pct

Season trend

EPA / carry— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Success rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / carry— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home7g	123	6.9	1.1
Road6g	95.2	6.0	0.7

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	112	7.7	1.4
Weeks 8+6g	107	5.2	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dave Aranda

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

our read the All-Conference honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #10 of 315 FBS backs by CFB Index Score.2021 profile

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

88 · #10 of 315 RBs

Three-star recruit. Now #10 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Baylor	257	1,601	6.2	12	--
2020	Baylor	--	--	--	--	--
2019	Baylor	8	35	4.4	1	--
2018	Baylor	4	11	2.8	0	--
Career		269	1,647	6.1	13	--

Season	Team
2021	Baylor	13	75	5.8	0	--
2020	Baylor	--	--	--	--	--
2019	Baylor	--	--	--	--	--
2018	Baylor	1	3	3.0	0	--
Career		14	78	5.6	0	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2021

W 21–16

at Oklahoma State

63 rush yds (17 car)

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 on the road.

With I. Power — 52 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 61 LONG · B. Shapen — 180 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.0 · -9 rush yds (9 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 5 · Oklahoma State · 4&2 · Q3 · EPA +6.35Abram Smith run for 55 yds for a TD (Isaiah Hankins KICK)
Week 2 · Texas Southern · 3&2 · Q2 · EPA +3.57Abram Smith run for 35 yds for a TD, (Isaiah Hankins KICK)
Week 2 · Texas Southern · 4&3 · Q1 · EPA +3.54Abram Smith run for 20 yds for a TD, (Isaiah Hankins KICK)
Week 10 · TCU · 3&6 · Q3 · EPA +3.49Abram Smith run for 28 yds to the TCU 43 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · West Virginia · 3&3 · Q3 · EPA +3.44Abram Smith run for 31 yds for a TD, (Isaiah Hankins KICK)
Week 1 · Ole Miss · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.38Abram Smith run for 49 yds to the Miss 46 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Texas State · 2&17 · Q4 · EPA +3.10Abram Smith run for 34 yds to the Bayl 46 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · Texas · 2&6 · Q2 · EPA +2.97Gerry Bohanon pass complete to Abram Smith for 32 yds to the Texas 36 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Texas Southern · 4&3 · Q2 · EPA +2.90Abram Smith run for 9 yds to the TexSo 44 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · BYU · 3&1 · Q3 · EPA +2.86Abram Smith run for 38 yds to the BYU 20 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 29-20@ Texas State	19	118	6.2	2	34
Wk 2	W 66-7vs Texas Southern	12	126	10.5	2	35
Wk 3	W 45-7@ Kansas	16	122	7.6	1	28
Wk 4	W 31-29vs Iowa State	10	47	4.7	0	14
Wk 5	L 14-24@ Oklahoma State	10	97	9.7	1	55
Wk 6	W 45-20vs West Virginia	11	87	7.9	1	31
Wk 7	W 38-24vs BYU	27	188	7.0	3	38	Season-high 188 yds
Wk 9	W 31-24vs Texas	21	145	6.9	1	32
Wk 10	L 28-30@ TCU	18	125	6.9	0	48
Wk 11	W 27-14vs Oklahoma	20	148	7.4	0	75
Wk 12	W 20-10@ Kansas State	21	46	2.2	0	9
Wk 13	W 27-24vs Texas Tech	30	117	3.9	1	17
Wk 14	W 21-16@ Oklahoma State	17	63	3.7	0	12
Total		232	1429	6.5	12	75