#25

Cameren Smith

Senior running back for Charlotte. 2025: 220 rushing yards, 11 catches.

RB · Charlotte · Sr. · #25

6′0″ · 225 lb · Claymont, DE

CFB Index 29 · #319 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to Charlotte for 2026

The numbers

220

rushing yards · 2025

3.5 per carry · 11 catches

The play that turned itSwung Charlotte from 18% to 52% to win.Temple at Charlotte · 49-14

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 running back for Charlotte. 2025: 220 rushing yards, 11 catches.

Transferred from Western Illinois to Charlotte in 2025.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Just keeps getting the ball, series after series.

Success rate: 50th percentile.

The full scouting read

Cameren Smith

RB · Charlotte · Sr · #25

Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. He got to Charlotte by way of Western Illinois. One game to point at: 38 rush yds, 8 rec yds against Temple — Week 8, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
portal record
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Charlotte1-11HC: Tim Albin · Balanced, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

29Below cohort / limited sample #319 of 326?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: explosive rate (2nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Success rate#227 / 456 · 50th pct

43.9%

EPA / carry#335 / 456 · 27th pct

0.01

Yards / carry#427 / 456 · 6th pct

3.6

TD rate#400 / 456 · 6th pct

0.0%

Explosive rate#441 / 456 · 2nd pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#179 / 338 · 45th pct

Rec yards#221 / 338 · 34th pct

Carries#270 / 349 · 22nd pct

Fumbles lost#154 / 201 · 14th pct

Rush yards#320 / 349 · 8th pct

220

Yards / carry#332 / 349 · 5th pct

3.5

Rush TDs#326 / 349 · 3rd pct

Long run#344 / 349 · 1st pct

Season trend

EPA / carry— first qualifying season

Success rate— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Yards / carry— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

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

2025 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home7g	18.9	2.9	0.0
Road4g	22.0	4.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	14.3	2.5	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	26.8	4.7	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tim Albin

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

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Part-time starter

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

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

29 · #319 of 326 RBs

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-AAC

Based on 2025: #36 of 37 American Athletic RBs

How the All-AAC estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Charlotte	62	220	3.5	0	--
Career		62	220	3.5	0	--

Season	Team
2025	Charlotte	11	57	5.2	0	--
Career		11	57	5.2	0	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025

W 42–35

vs Monmouth

22 rush yds (6 car)

Edged out Monmouth at home in a shootout.

With C. Harrell — 382 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 55.2 · 47 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD · E. Jai Mason — 10 rec · 228 yds · 2 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · App State · 1&3 · Q3 · EPA -1.64Cameren Smith run for a loss of 12 yards to the APP 23 Cameren Smith fumbled, recovered by APP Kyle Arnholt Smith,Cameren rush left for loss of 12 yards to the APP15, fumble by Smith,Cameren recovered by APP Arnholt,Kyle, Arnholt,Kyle rush (King,Jonny).
Week 3 · Monmouth · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.54Conner Harrell pass complete to Cameren Smith for 17 yds to the CLT 43 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Rice · 3&1 · Q4 · EPA +1.42Cameren Smith run for 6 yds to the RICE 48 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · South Florida · 3&2 · Q3 · EPA +1.37Cameren Smith run for 3 yds to the CLT 46 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Rice · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.25Cameren Smith run for 9 yds to the CLT 34
Week 8 · Temple · 3&7 · Q1 · EPA -1.25Grayson Loftis pass complete to Cameren Smith for a loss of 1 yard to the TEM 36
Week 14 · Tulane · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.13(06:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #25 C.Smith rush right for 12 yards gain to the CLT49 (#7 K.Adams III), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Week 3 · Monmouth · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA -1.10Cameren Smith run for a loss of 2 yards to the CLT 41
Week 11 · East Carolina · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.06(08:52) Shotgun #25 C.Smith rush middle for 11 yards gain to the CLT46 (#4 K.Merrell), 1ST DOWN
Week 12 · UTSA · 3&2 · Q1 · EPA +1.05(07:14) Shotgun #25 C.Smith rush middle for 2 yards gain to the CLT35 (#19 J.Bowens III; #0 S.Banks Jr.), 1ST DOWN

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 11-34vs App State	5	2	0.4	0	9
Wk 2	L 3-20vs North Carolina	3	5	1.7	0	2
Wk 3	W 42-35vs Monmouth	6	22	3.7	0	9
Wk 4	L 17-28vs Rice	7	28	4.0	0	9
Wk 6	L 26-54@ South Florida	9	27	3.0	0	10
Wk 7	L 7-24@ Army	1	2	2.0	0	2
Wk 8	L 14-49vs Temple	11	38	3.5	0	13	Season-high 38 yds
Wk 9	L 20-54vs North Texas	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 11	L 22-48@ East Carolina	5	35	7.0	0	11
Wk 12	L 7-28vs UTSA	9	37	4.1	0	8
Wk 14	L 0-27@ Tulane	6	24	4.0	0	12
Total		62	220	3.3	0	13

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

Cameren Smith

202511 games

2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Workhorse

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