Brandon Smith
Freshman running back on Oregon's 2026 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
Fresno, CA · Central East HS
The story
1 running back on Oregon's roster. No game stats recorded yet.
The record fills in as he plays.
Brandon Smith
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Splits & context
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Lanning
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Brandon Smith is now graded to hold down a real role in the running back room for Oregon.
He hasn't recorded a college stat yet. Here's what we know about him.
Oregon has produced 5 All-Conference running backs. 4 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2014. Jordan James went on to the NFL out of this room (2025).
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Oregon
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Oregon
Returning around him
- 75% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 7 Oregon players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -18 net (13 in / 31 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oregon · Last season: 13-2 (AP #5) · Talent rank #3 · 2026 recruiting class #3
Background
High School A four-star recruit by 247Sports and the 17th ranked running back in the class … The 2025 Fresno Bee’s Player of the Year … Helped lead Central East High School to a CIF Division 1-A state championship, a Central Section Division 1-A title and a Tri-River Athletic Conference Champions...
The backfield · Oregon
- Jordon Davison667 rushing yards · 2025
- #6Dierre Hill Jr.656 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Simeon Price144 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Da'Jaun Riggs86 rushing yards · 2025
- #26Brandon Smithno box-score line yet
3 more on the roster · Oregon team page