Senior running back for Houston. 2021: 129 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD.
5′6″ · 184 lb · Spring, TX
Recruiting
DUAL recruit
No. 1138 nationally · Signed with Houston
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Houston. 2021: 129 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD.
Chandler Smith
Chandler Smith has been at Houston through two head coaches in four seasons. The receipt on tape: 38 rush yds, 1 rush TD against UConn, Week 13, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Houston, 539 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Major Applewhite → Dana Holgorsen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: carries (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 27.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 20.4 | 5.4 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 23.0 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 20.0 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 44-7@ Rice | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-0vs Grambling | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-10@ Tulsa | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-8@ Temple | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-17@ UConn | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 1 | 15 | Season-high 38 yds |
| Wk 14 | L 20-35@ Cincinnati | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 31 | 129 | 4.9 | 2 | 15 |
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
6.5% of carries overall (31/474) → 20.2% of Q4-with-lead carries (21/104) — 0.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.