#26

B.J. Smith

Senior running back for Troy. 2021: 372 rushing yards, 4 rushing TD, 21 catches.

RB · Troy · Sr. · #26

5′9″ · 216 lb · Millbrook, AL

CFB Index 40 · #208 of 315 RBsHigh confidenceTroy 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

APB recruit

No. 2051 nationally · Signed with Troy

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 running back for Troy. 2021: 372 rushing yards, 4 rushing TD, 21 catches.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Troy in 2016.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Six seasons at Troy, 2,200 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20168 games

Signed with Troy3-star out of Stanhope Elmore

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#2051 national

CFB

College

Troy

2016–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2016–2021

2 coaches

2016–2018

Neal Brown

Troy

2019–2021

Chip Lindsey

Troy

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Neal Brown → Chip Lindsey. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2016Troy10-3HC: Neal Brown · Balanced

2017Troy11-2HC: Neal Brown · Balanced

2018Troy10-3HC: Neal Brown · Run-leaning

2019Troy5-7HC: Chip Lindsey · Pass-leaning

2020Troy5-6HC: Chip Lindsey · Pass-leaning

2021Troy5-7HC: Chip Lindsey · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

40Below cohort / limited sample #208 of 315?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: yards / carry (14th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#211 / 409 · 49th pct

4.4%

Explosive rate#275 / 409 · 33rd pct

5.5%

EPA / carry#312 / 409 · 24th pct

0.05

Success rate#324 / 409 · 21st pct

38.5%

Yards / carry#351 / 409 · 14th pct

4.1

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#65 / 331 · 79th pct

Rec yards#95 / 331 · 71st pct

147

Rush TDs#160 / 343 · 48th pct

Carries#181 / 343 · 47th pct

Fumbles lost#63 / 222 · 46th pct

Long run#219 / 343 · 36th pct

Rush yards#225 / 343 · 34th pct

372

Yards / carry#286 / 343 · 15th pct

3.9

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 · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home5g	28.6	3.3	0.4
Road6g	38.2	3.4	0.3

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	40.0	3.7	0.5
Weeks 8+5g	26.4	2.9	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Gerad Parker

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

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

40 · #208 of 315 RBs

Three-star recruit. Now #208 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Troy	95	372	3.9	4	--
2020	Troy	73	277	3.8	3	--
2019	Troy	11	106	9.6	1	--
2018	Troy	218	1,183	5.4	13	--
2017	Troy	27	101	3.7	2	--
2016	Troy	29	161	5.6	0	--
Career		453	2,200	4.9	23	--

Season	Team
2021	Troy	21	147	7.0	0	--
2020	Troy	26	227	8.7	0	--
2019	Troy	2	14	7.0	0	--
2018	Troy	9	105	11.7	0	--
2017	Troy	--	--	--	--	--
2016	Troy	4	39	9.8	0	--
Career		62	532	8.6	0	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2021

W 55–3

vs Southern

54 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD

Dominant 52-point win at home against Southern.

With T. Powell — 231 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 88.4 · 1 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD · G. Watson — 69 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.4

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 5 · South Carolina · 3&8 · Q2 · EPA +4.34B.J. Smith run for 35 yds for a TD, (Brooks Buce KICK)
Week 11 · Louisiana · 4&6 · Q4 · EPA +3.08Gunnar Watson pass complete to B.J. Smith for 9 yds to the LaLaf 48 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · Louisiana · 4&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.75Gunnar Watson pass complete to B.J. Smith for 16 yds to the LaLaf 16 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · South Alabama · 3&3 · Q3 · EPA +2.54Taylor Powell pass complete to B.J. Smith for 21 yds to the SAlab 33 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Texas State · 3&9 · Q4 · EPA +2.44B.J. Smith run for 13 yds to the TexSt 28 for a 1ST down TEXAS STATE Penalty, Defensive Holding (Jordan Revels) to the TexSt 18 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Southern · 2&5 · Q3 · EPA +2.44B.J. Smith run for 5 yds for a TD, (Brooks Buce KICK)
Week 2 · Liberty · 1&5 · Q1 · EPA +1.88B.J. Smith run for 5 yds for a TD (Brooks Buce KICK)
Week 13 · Georgia State · 4&1 · Q4 · EPA +1.66B.J. Smith run for 4 yds to the GeoSt 2 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Southern · 2&1 · Q1 · EPA -1.60B.J. Smith run for a loss of 5 yards to the Troy 22
Week 3 · Southern Miss · 3&10 · Q3 · EPA -1.44Taylor Powell pass complete to B.J. Smith for a loss of 3 yards to the SoMis 43

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 55-3vs Southern	10	54	5.4	1	16
Wk 2	L 13-21vs Liberty	5	17	3.4	1	6
Wk 3	W 21-9@ Southern Miss	4	6	1.5	0	6
Wk 4	L 16-29@ UL Monroe	4	5	1.3	0	3
Wk 5	L 14-23@ South Carolina	19	102	5.4	1	35	Season-high 102 yds
Wk 7	W 31-28@ Texas State	11	56	5.1	0	14
Wk 9	L 28-35@ Coastal Carolina	6	25	4.2	0	8
Wk 10	W 31-24vs South Alabama	12	49	4.1	0	18
Wk 11	L 21-35vs Louisiana	7	19	2.7	0	7
Wk 12	L 7-45vs App State	4	4	1.0	0	7
Wk 13	L 10-37@ Georgia State	13	35	2.7	1	5
Total		95	372	3.3	4	35

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

B.J. Smith

20168 games

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

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