Patrick Smith: RB · Vanderbilt · #4.
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Patrick Smith
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Three seasons in the Vanderbilt backfield to date. A game that shows it: 123 rushing yards and 18 receiving yards against Kennesaw State — Week 5, 2024.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 79 | 327 | 4.1 | 2 | 40 |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 56 | 151 | 2.7 | 1 | 17 |
| 2021 | Vanderbilt | 82 | 360 | 4.4 | 1 | 37 |
| Career | 217 | 838 | 3.9 | 4 | 40 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 15 |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 0 | 14 |
| 2021 | Vanderbilt | 16 | 84 | 5.2 | 0 | 21 |
| Career | 28 | 140 | 5.0 | 0 | 21 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 6-41@ No. 18 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 | 4.3 | 2 | 58 |
3 seasons under Clark Lea — 9-27 over that span.
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
Pass share
39.8%
304 pass / 459 run
Plays / game
58.7
13 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
326 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
How it ended
Three seasons at Vanderbilt, 838 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Clark Lea.
