Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6/30Inside-5 share
6 of the team's 30 inside-the-5 carries (20.0%).
Christian Beal-Smith
Christian Beal-Smith: RB · South Carolina · #8.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Christian Beal-Smith
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Dave Clawson and Shane Beamer. A game that shows it: 55 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Vanderbilt — Week 10, 2022.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
South Carolina in the news
- Shane Beamer calls out conspiracy theories
- South Carolina DB out for Tennessee game
On3 Oct 24 - New suites sold out
247Sports Oct 20
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | South Carolina | 39 | 156 | 4.0 | 5 | 52 |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 131 | 604 | 4.6 | 7 | 48 |
| 2020 | Wake Forest | 142 | 732 | 5.2 | 5 | 58 |
| 2019 | Wake Forest | 71 | 304 | 4.3 | 2 | 25 |
| 2018 | Wake Forest | 47 | 231 | 4.9 | 0 | 52 |
| Career | 430 | 2,027 | 4.7 | 19 | 58 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | South Carolina | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 9 | 55 | 6.1 | 0 | 15 |
| 2020 | Wake Forest | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | 14 |
| 2019 | Wake Forest | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | 12 |
| 2018 | Wake Forest | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 26 | 154 | 5.9 | 0 | 15 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 7-48vs No. 1 Georgia | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | W 56-20vs Charlotte | 9 | 55 | 6.1 | 2 | 27 | Season-high 55 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 50-10vs South Carolina State | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-24vs Texas A&M | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-23vs Missouri | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-27@ Vanderbilt | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 1 | 52 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-30@ No. 7 Clemson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | |
 Bowl | L 38-45vs No. 19 Notre Dame | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 39 | 156 | 4.0 | 5 | 52 |
Signature game
Week 4 · 2022
W 56-20
vs Charlotte
55 rush yds (9 car) · 2 TD
Dominant 36-point win at home against Charlotte.
With L. Doty — 63 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 98.8 · 32 rush yds (2 car) · S. Rattler — 187 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 38.6
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 10 · Vanderbilt · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +4.91Christian Beal-Smith run for 52 yds for a TD, (Mitch Jeter KICK)
- Week 4 · Charlotte · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.79Christian Beal-Smith run for 1 yd for a TD, (Mitch Jeter KICK)
- Week 4 · Charlotte · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.43Christian Beal-Smith run for 27 yds to the Charl 2 for a
- Week 5 · South Carolina State · 2nd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.90Christian Beal-Smith 1 Yd Run
- Week 4 · Charlotte · 2nd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.90Christian Beal-Smith run for 1 yd for a TD, (Mitch Jeter KICK)
- Week 8 · Texas A&M · 1st and 5 · Q1 · EPA +1.88Christian Beal-Smith run for 5 yds for a TD, (Mitch Jeter KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 5 · South Carolina State · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.37Christian Beal-Smith run for 3 yds to the SCaro 41
- Week 3 · Georgia · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA −1.25Christian Beal-Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the Geo 37
- Week 1 · Notre Dame · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −0.96Christian Beal-Smith run for a loss of 3 yards to the SCaro 22
- Week 4 · Charlotte · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.86Christian Beal-Smith run for 16 yds to the Charl 33 for a
Teams and coaches
2018Wake Forest7-6HC: Dave Clawson · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2019Wake Forest8-5HC: Dave Clawson · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2020Wake Forest4-5HC: Dave Clawson · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2021Wake Forest11-3HC: Dave Clawson · Balanced, fast tempo
2022South Carolina8-5HC: Shane Beamer · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 18.2 | 2.5 | 0.8 |
| Road2g | 28.5 | 9.7 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 21.0 | 3.1 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 18.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Pass share
50.9%
418 pass / 403 run
Plays / game
63.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
448 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
39 carries and 5 catches in 8 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons, two schools
- 2022 South Carolina BeamerYear 5 · 8 games
- Jan 2022 Entered the transfer portalWake Forest to South Carolina
- 2021 Wake Forest ClawsonYear 4 · 11 games
- 2020 Wake Forest ClawsonYear 3 · 8 games
- 2019 Wake Forest ClawsonYear 2 · 8 games
- 2018 Wake Forest ClawsonYear 1 · 11 games
Moves
- Transferred from Wake Forest to South Carolina, Jan 3, 2022.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Wake Forest and South Carolina, 2,027 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 46 games over five seasons.
2022 8 games
- Transferred to South Carolinafrom Wake Forest
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coaches2018–2021
Wake Forest
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dave Clawson and Shane Beamer.