Cameren Smith

#25 · RB · Sr. · Charlotte6′0″ · 225 lb · Claymont, DE

Cameren Smith is a running back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Charlotte.

Smith just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Came to Charlotte by way of Western Illinois. One game to point at: 38 rushing yards and 8 receiving yards against Temple — Week 8, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Terrence GistAir Force · 2024 · 87% season match
Marcus MajorOklahoma · 2023 · 77% season match
James Harris IINavy · 2021 · 77% season match
Cartevious NortonIowa State · 2022 · 76% season match
CJ BaxterTexas · 2025 · 69% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Charlotte	62	220	3.5	0	13
Career		62	220	3.5	0	13

Season	Team
2025	Charlotte	11	57	5.2	0	17
Career		11	57	5.2	0	17

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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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@ No. 22 Tulane	6	24	4.0	0	12
Total		62	220	3.5	0	13

Signature game

Week 3 · 2025

W 42-35

vs Monmouth

22 rush yds (6 car) · 1 rec · 17 yds

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

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · App State · 1st and 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, fumble by Smith,Cameren recovered by APP Arnholt,Kyle, Arnholt,Kyle rush (King,Jonny).
Week 3 · Monmouth · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.54Conner Harrell pass complete to Cameren Smith for 17 yds to the CLT 43 for a
Week 4 · Rice · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.42Cameren Smith run for 6 yds to the RICE 48 for a
Week 6 · South Florida · 3rd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +1.37Cameren Smith run for 3 yds to the CLT 46 for a
Week 4 · Rice · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.25Cameren Smith run for 9 yds to the CLT 34
Week 8 · Temple · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA −1.25Grayson Loftis pass complete to Cameren Smith for a loss of 1 yard to the TEM 36

4 more plays

Week 14 · Tulane · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.13C.Smith rush right for 12 yards gain (K.Adams III), out of bounds
Week 3 · Monmouth · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.10Cameren Smith run for a loss of 2 yards to the CLT 41
Week 11 · East Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.06C.Smith rush middle for 11 yards gain (K.Merrell)
Week 12 · UTSA · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +1.05C.Smith rush middle for 2 yards gain (J.Bowens III; S.Banks Jr.)

Rushing profile

Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security

How he gets his yards, and how often it works

62 car · 220 yds · 0 TD

57 of 62 carries matched to play-by-play

Success rate

44%57 carries

Fumble rate

3.2%2 of 62 carries · 2 lost

Stuffed

0 or fewer yds

11%of carries

6 carries

Grind

1–3 yds

51%of carries

29 carries

Chunk

4–9 yds

30%of carries

17 carries

Explosive

10+ yds

9%of carries

5 carries

6 of 6 (100%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go)

3.5 yds/carry on 62 carries · 9% explosive (10+ yds) · 44% success rate.

Teams and coaches

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

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 29 (#319 of 326). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

29Below cohort / limited sample #319 of 326 · 2025?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. 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 in 2025. 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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home6g	21.7	3.4	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

2025 season

Head Coach

Tim Albin

Pass share

51.4%

379 pass / 358 run

Plays / game

61.4

12 games

Team sack rate

6.6%

408 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

62 carries and 11 catches in 11 games

Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

29 · #319 of 326 RBs · 2025

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-AAC

Based on 2025: #36 of 37 American Athletic RBs

How the All-AAC base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).