Chris Smith: RB · Louisiana · #13.
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Chris Smith
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches at Louisiana: Billy Napier and Michael Desormeaux. On tape: 107 rushing yards and 16 receiving yards against South Alabama, Week 5, 2022.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 24.1% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 20.5% of his carries. 6 carries for 24 yds vs Florida State; 12 for 107 vs South Alabama.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
7 of 11 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (63.6%). 6 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (31.6%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-7vs SE Louisiana | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-21vs Eastern Michigan | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-33@ Rice | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 1 | 22 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-21@ UL Monroe | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-20vs South Alabama | 12 | 107 | 8.9 | 0 | 55 | Season-high 107 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 24-39@ Southern Miss | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-23vs Troy | 18 | 97 | 5.4 | 0 | 28 | |
| Wk 11 | W 36-17vs Georgia Southern | 17 | 80 | 4.7 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-49@ No. 20 Florida State | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-13@ Texas State | 13 | 69 | 5.3 | 1 | 23 | |
 Bowl | L 16-23vs Houston | 15 | 48 | 3.2 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 126 | 626 | 5.0 | 3 | 55 |
Week 13 · 2022
W 41-13
at Texas State
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
41%112 carriesFumble rate
0.8%1 of 126 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.0 yds/carry on 126 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 41% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 71.6 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 44.0 | 4.8 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 51.5 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 63.4 | 4.7 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Pass share
49.7%
441 pass / 446 run
Plays / game
68.2
13 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
458 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
126 carries and 21 catches in 11 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #172 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Louisiana, 2,165 rushing yards — drafted at #113 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
A stat line in 46 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Billy Napier → Michael Desormeaux. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Jacksonville JaguarsEntering 20th NFL season
Jacksonville JaguarsEntering 20th NFL season
