#25

Ito Smith

Former running back at Southern Miss. 2017: 1,413 rushing yards, 13 rushing TD, 40 catches.

RB · Southern Miss · #25

5′9″ · 195 lb · Mobile, AL

Atlanta — drafted 2018, Rd 4, Pick 26, #126 overall

Recruiting

3★

RB recruit

No. 1434 nationally · Signed with Southern Miss

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former running back at Southern Miss. 2017: 1,413 rushing yards, 13 rushing TD, 40 catches.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Southern Miss in 2014.
Drafted round 4 by the Atlanta in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Southern Miss, 4,536 rushing yards — drafted at #126 overall by Atlanta.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

201411 games

Signed with Southern Miss3-star out of McGill Toolen

2018

Drafted by Atlantaround 4, pick 126

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1434 national

CFB

College

Southern Miss

2014–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

R4 · #126

Atlanta · 2018

Coaching lineage · 2014–2017

2 coaches

2014–2015

Todd Monken

Southern Miss

2016–2017

Jay Hopson

Southern Miss

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Todd Monken → Jay Hopson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

AtlantaEntering 9th NFL season

#126Rd 4 · Pick 26

AtlantaEntering 9th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Southern Miss3-9HC: Todd Monken · Pass-leaning

2015Southern Miss9-5HC: Todd Monken · Balanced

2016Southern Miss7-6HC: Jay Hopson · Balanced, fast tempo

2017Southern Miss8-5HC: Jay Hopson · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec yards (98th percentile). Strength: long run (97th percentile). Concern: fumbles lost (6th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Rec yards#7 / 315 · 98th pct

396

Long run#8 / 328 · 97th pct

Receptions#10 / 315 · 97th pct

Rush yards#11 / 328 · 97th pct

1413

Carries#15 / 328 · 96th pct

248

Rush TDs#14 / 328 · 95th pct

Yards / carry#76 / 328 · 76th pct

5.7

Fumbles lost#200 / 221 · 6th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home6g	87.5	5.4	1.3
Road7g	127	6.0	0.7

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	118	6.2	1.0
Weeks 8+6g	98.0	5.1	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Blake Anderson

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Southern Miss	248	1,413	5.7	13	--
2016	Southern Miss	265	1,459	5.5	17	--
2015	Southern Miss	171	1,128	6.6	10	--
2014	Southern Miss	136	536	3.9	2	--
Career		820	4,536	5.5	42	--

Season	Team
2017	Southern Miss	40	396	9.9	2	--
2016	Southern Miss	43	459	10.7	2	--
2015	Southern Miss	49	515	10.5	3	--
2014	Southern Miss	8	76	9.5	0	--
Career		140	1,446	10.3	7	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2017

W 45–0

vs Southern

77 rush yds (17 car) · 1 TD

Dominant 45-point win at home against Southern.

With K. Griggs — 209 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.1 · -8 rush yds (4 car) · Z. Everett — 46 AVG · 62 LONG · 3 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 17-24vs Kentucky	16	37	2.3	0	6
Wk 2	W 45-0vs Southern	17	77	4.5	1	27
Wk 3	W 28-17@ UL Monroe	27	219	8.1	1	44	Season-high 219 yds
Wk 5	L 28-43vs North Texas	13	102	7.8	2	65
Wk 6	W 31-29@ UTSA	17	178	10.5	1	89	178-yard day
Wk 7	W 24-0vs UTEP	28	120	4.3	2	20
Wk 8	W 34-27@ Louisiana Tech	14	48	3.4	0	8
Wk 9	L 12-30vs UAB	12	36	3.0	0	12
Wk 10	L 10-24@ Tennessee	20	51	2.5	0	7
Wk 11	W 43-34@ Rice	24	150	6.3	2	18	150-yard day
Wk 12	W 66-21vs Charlotte	15	153	10.2	3	80	3 rushing TDs
Wk 13	W 28-27@ Marshall	29	150	5.2	1	35	150-yard day
Bowl	L 13-42@ Florida State	16	92	5.8	0	33
Total		248	1413	5.7	13	89

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology