Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/25Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 25 inside-the-5 carries (4.0%).
Trelon Smith
Trelon Smith: RB · UTSA · #28.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Trelon Smith
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for four head coaches across five seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 65 rushing yards against Western Kentucky — Week 6, 2022.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
UTSA in the news
- UTSA coach suspended after DWI arrest
- UTSA to wear helmet decals for tribute
UTSA Athletics Oct 23
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UTSA | 54 | 190 | 3.5 | 2 | 20 |
| 2021 | Arkansas | 119 | 598 | 5.0 | 5 | 28 |
| 2020 | Arkansas | 134 | 710 | 5.3 | 5 | 83 |
| 2018 | Arizona State | 11 | 56 | 5.1 | 0 | 19 |
| 2017 | Arizona State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Career | 319 | 1,558 | 4.9 | 12 | 83 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UTSA | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2021 | Arkansas | 4 | 21 | 5.2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020 | Arkansas | 22 | 159 | 7.2 | 1 | 25 |
| 2018 | Arizona State | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 |
| 2017 | Arizona State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 32 | 228 | 7.1 | 1 | 25 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 35-37vs No. 24 Houston | 13 | 34 | 2.6 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-38@ Army | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-30@ Middle Tennessee | 12 | 31 | 2.6 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-28vs Western Kentucky | 12 | 65 | 5.4 | 0 | 14 | Season-high 65 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 31-27vs North Texas | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 10 | W 44-38@ UAB | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 54 | 190 | 3.5 | 2 | 20 |
Signature game
Week 2 · 2022
W 41-38
at Army
48 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD
Edged out Army on the road in a shootout.
With F. Harris — 359 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.2 · 30 rush yds (8 car) · Z. Franklin — 10 rec · 122 yds · 2 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 5 · Middle Tennessee · 3rd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +2.50Frank Harris pass complete to Trelon Smith for 10 yds to the MTnSt 36 for a
- Week 5 · Middle Tennessee · 2nd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.07Trelon Smith run for 2 yds for a TD, (Jared Sackett KICK)
- Week 6 · Western Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.33Trelon Smith run for 14 yds to the TexSA 48 for a
- Week 6 · Western Kentucky · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.19Trelon Smith run for 2 yds to the WKent 8
- Week 5 · Middle Tennessee · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.17Trelon Smith run for a loss of 5 yards to the TexSA 22
- Week 10 · UAB · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −1.16Trelon Smith run for no gain to the TexSA 43
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Houston · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.13Trelon Smith run for no gain to the TexSA 49
- Week 1 · Houston · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.03Trelon Smith run for 8 yds to the TexSA 46
- Week 6 · Western Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.03Trelon Smith run for 11 yds to the TexSA 49 for a
- Week 6 · Western Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.03Trelon Smith run for 11 yds to the TexSA 49 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
50 of 54 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
48%50 carriesFumble rate
1.9%1 of 54 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds14%of carries
7 carries
Grind
1–3 yds34%of carries
17 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds40%of carries
20 carries
Explosive
10+ yds12%of carries
6 carries
4 of 5 (80%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go)
3.5 yds/carry on 54 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 48% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2017Arizona State7-6HC: Todd Graham · Run-leaning
2018Arizona State7-6HC: Herm Edwards · Run-leaning
2020Arkansas3-7HC: Sam Pittman · Run-leaning
2021Arkansas9-4HC: Sam Pittman · Run-heavy
2022UTSA11-3HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 34.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 29.3 | 3.9 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 44.5 | 4.2 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Traylor
Pass share
48.8%
501 pass / 526 run
Plays / game
73.4
14 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
523 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
54 carries and 2 catches in 6 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Six seasons, three schools
- 2022 UTSA TraylorYear 6 · 6 games
- Jan 2022 Entered the transfer portalArkansas to UTSA
- 2021 Arkansas PittmanYear 5 · 12 games
- 2020 Arkansas PittmanYear 4 · 10 games
- 2019 Arkansas MorrisYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2018 Arizona State EdwardsYear 2 · 4 games
- 2017 Arizona State GrahamYear 1 · 4 games
- High school Cy RidgeHouston, TX · Class of 2017Three-star, No. 596 in the 2017 class. Signed with Arizona State.
Moves
- Transferred from Arkansas to UTSA, Jan 19, 2022.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Arizona State, Arkansas and UTSA, 1,558 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 36 games over five seasons.
2017 4 games
- Signed with Arizona StateThree-star, out of Cy Ridge
2022 6 games
- Transferred to UTSAfrom Arkansas
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
5 coaches2017
Arizona State
Played for 5 head coaches at 3 schools: Todd Graham, Herm Edwards, Chad Morris, Sam Pittman and Jeff Traylor.