Senior running back for BYU. 2023: 64 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 10 catches.
6′0″ · 200 lb · Houston, TX
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
RB recruit
No. 966 nationally · Signed with Colorado
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for BYU. 2023: 64 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 10 catches.
Deion Smith
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Deion Smith has played for four head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 18 rush yds, 4 rec yds against Texas — Week 9, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at BYU, 717 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 · 2019–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kalani Sitake.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.4 | 2.5 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 9.2 | 6.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 6.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 8.5 | 8.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2023
W 41–16
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 14-0vs Sam Houston | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-16vs Southern Utah | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-31@ Arkansas | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-38@ Kansas | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-27vs Cincinnati | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-14vs Texas Tech | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | L 6-35@ Texas | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | Season-high 18 yds |
| Wk 10 | L 7-37@ West Virginia | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-31vs Oklahoma | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 23 | 64 | 4.4 | 1 | 18 |
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1 of the team's 15 inside-the-5 carries (6.7%).
Player DNA
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Lopini Katoa’s 2022 season.
Matches Lopini on
Differs from Lopini on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Alex Fontenot’s path through Colorado.
Matches Alex on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ivory Kelly-Martin's junior season at Iowa (2021).
Matches Ivory on
Differs from Ivory on
Player DNA