Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-7vs Lamar | 10 | 84 | 8.4 | 2 | 26 | Season-high 84 yds |
| Total | 10 | 84 | 8.4 | 2 | 26 |
#22
Darrell Smith
Freshman running back for Louisiana. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′8″ · 200 lb · Picayune, MS · Picayune Memorial
Returning to Louisiana for 2026
The numbers
84
rushing yards · 2026
2 TD · 8.4 per carry
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 84 rush yds, 2 TD, vs Lamar
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 running back for Louisiana. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Louisiana in 2025.
Darrell Smith
This is his second year in the same backfield at Louisiana. One game to point at: 84 rush yds, 2 rush TD against Lamar — Week 1, 2026.
84 RUSH YDS · 2 RUSH TD · 10 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20254 games
- Signed with Louisiana3-star out of Picayune Memorial
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Louisiana
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Michael Desormeaux — 7-8 over that span.
2025Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning
2026Louisiana1-1HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (93rd percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 84.0 YDS/g, 8.4 YPC, 2.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–7
vs Lamar
84 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD
Dominant 31-point win at home against Lamar.
With L. Winfield — 189 yds · 0 TD · 2 INT · 84 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · M. Golding — 43 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 44 LONG
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Lamar · 2&9 · Q1 · EPA +3.01(11:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 D.Smith rush middle for 26 yards gain to the LU47 (#3 C.Holmes), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Lamar · 2&4 · Q2 · EPA +2.63(13:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 D.Smith rush right for 25 yards gain to the LU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:23, 1ST DOWN #95 T.Sterner kick attempt good (H: #49 M.Golding, LS: #54 C.Kraft)
- Week 1 · Lamar · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -1.27(08:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 D.Smith rush left for 1 yard loss to the UL37 (#5 D.Beamon). #0 D.Smith injured on the play
- Week 1 · Lamar · 1&2 · Q1 · EPA +1.21(07:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 D.Smith rush middle for 2 yards gain to the LU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:15 #95 T.Sterner kick attempt good (H: #49 M.Golding, LS: #54 C.Kraft)
- Week 1 · Lamar · 2&5 · Q3 · EPA +0.93(14:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 D.Smith rush middle for 7 yards gain to the UL37 (#10 J.Bandy), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Lamar · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.70(14:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 D.Smith rush right for 0 yards to the UL25 (#13 A.Dedieu)
- Week 1 · Lamar · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.67(01:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 D.Smith rush left for 7 yards gain to the LU49 (#7 A.Huff)
- Week 1 · Lamar · 3&5 · Q1 · EPA +0.63(09:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 D.Smith rush middle for 7 yards gain to the LU15 (#11 B.McDonald), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Lamar · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.21(13:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 D.Smith rush middle for 6 yards gain to the LU25 (#5 D.Beamon)
- Week 1 · Lamar · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.05(10:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 D.Smith rush middle for 5 yards gain to the LU22 (#11 B.McDonald)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Louisiana
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Louisiana
Returning around him
- 92% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 1 Louisiana player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -3 net (5 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisiana · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #99 · 2026 recruiting class #91
Background
2025 (Freshman) Appeared in four games on the season, totaling three carries as a backup running back with a pair of kick returns and a punt return … debuted against James Madison with a rushing attempt … had two carries, with a long of 8 yards, at Arkansas State … returned two kickoffs, includin...
The backfield · Louisiana
- #24Steven Blanco156 rushing yards · 2025
- Darrell Smith7 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Anthony Reagan Jr.2 games · 2026
- #25Hutch Swilley3 games · 2026
- #20JJ Garner2 games · 2026
2 more on the roster · Louisiana team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology