Ito Smith: RB · Southern Miss · #25.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ito Smith
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The four seasons at Southern Miss span two head coaches: Todd Monken and Jay Hopson. The first career honor came in 2017: All-Conference USA. On tape: 219 rushing yards and 13 receiving yards against UL Monroe, Week 3, 2017.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
51.9% of carries overall (247/476) → 44.4% of Q4-with-lead carries (36/81) — 77.8% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
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
10 of 16 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (62.5%). 11 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (55.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Southern Miss | 248 | 1,413 | 5.7 | 13 | 89 |
| 2016 | Southern Miss | 265 | 1,459 | 5.5 | 17 | 86 |
| 2015 | Southern Miss | 171 | 1,128 | 6.6 | 10 | 75 |
| 2014 | Southern Miss | 136 | 536 | 3.9 | 2 | 38 |
| Career | 820 | 4,536 | 5.5 | 42 | 89 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Southern Miss | 40 | 396 | 9.9 | 2 | 84 |
| 2016 | Southern Miss | 43 | 459 | 10.7 | 2 | 54 |
| 2015 | Southern Miss | 49 | 515 | 10.5 | 3 | 49 |
| 2014 | Southern Miss | 8 | 76 | 9.5 | 0 | 27 |
| Career | 140 | 1,446 | 10.3 | 7 | 84 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| 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 13-42vs Florida State | 16 | 92 | 5.8 | 0 | 33 | |
| Total | 248 | 1413 | 5.7 | 13 | 89 |
Week 6 · 2017
W 31-29
at UTSA
178 rush yds (17 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 12 yds
Edged out UTSA on the road in a shootout.
With K. Howard — 212 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.2 · 29 rush yds (10 car) · Z. Everett — 46 yards per punt · 3 punts · 56 long
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
46%232 carriesFumble rate
1.2%3 of 248 carries · 3 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.7 yds/carry on 248 carries · 17% explosive (10+ yds) · 46% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 87.5 | 5.4 | 1.3 |
| Road6g | 133 | 6.0 | 0.8 |
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
Head Coach
Jay Hopson
Pass share
47.4%
438 pass / 486 run
Plays / game
71.1
13 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
457 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
First team in his league at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Southern Miss, 4,536 rushing yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2017) — drafted at #126 overall by the Atlanta Falcons.
A stat line in 51 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 1ST TEAM
All-Conference USA 1st team (2017)
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Todd Monken → Jay Hopson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Atlanta FalconsEntering 9th NFL season
Atlanta FalconsEntering 9th NFL season
