Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 6-41@ Kansas State | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-13@ Kennesaw State | 24 | 123 | 5.1 | 2 | 58 | Season-high 123 yds |
| Total | 33 | 142 | 3.6 | 2 | 58 |
#4
Patrick Smith
Junior running back for Vanderbilt. 2023: 327 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 4 catches.
5′9″ · 189 lb · Atlantic City, NJ
CFB Index 35 · #256 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceVanderbilt 2023 alumnus
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.
The story
3 running back for Vanderbilt. 2023: 327 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 4 catches.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearPatrick Smith
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. He has spent three seasons in the Vanderbilt backfield. The receipt: 123 rush yds, 18 rec yds against Kennesaw State — Week 5, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Vanderbilt, 838 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Vanderbilt
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coach2021–2023
Vanderbilt
Played his entire career under Clark Lea.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Clark Lea — 9-27 over that span.
2021Vanderbilt2-10HC: Clark Lea · Balanced
2022Vanderbilt5-7HC: Clark Lea · Run-leaning
2023Vanderbilt2-10HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 71.0 YDS/g, 3.6 YPC, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 79 | 327 | 4.1 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 56 | 151 | 2.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Vanderbilt | 82 | 360 | 4.4 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 217 | 838 | 3.9 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Vanderbilt | 16 | 84 | 5.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 28 | 140 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jamale Carothers’s 2020 season.
Matches Jamale on
Yards / carry
Receiving share
Rush TD rate
Differs from Jamale on
Weight (lower)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Darius Wilson’s path through William & Mary.
Matches Darius on
Yards per carry
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Gavin Garcia's junior season at Kent State (2025).
Matches Gavin on
Weight
Yards / carry
Receiving share
Differs from Gavin on
Height (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Patrick Smith
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology