Mississippi State · L 13-62
No carries.
UAB · L 20-26
No carries.
SE Louisiana · L 35-38 · FCS
No carries.
Palmer-Smith has carries in 5 of UL Monroe’s 8 games: none against Mississippi State, UAB and SE Louisiana.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Zachary Palmer-Smith
Two seasons in the UL Monroe backfield to date. One game to point at: 54 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against South Alabama — Week 5, 2026.
156 rushing yards · 1 rushing TD · 34 carries
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Southern Miss on Oct. 31: 8 carries for 31 yards. In the 4 games drawn here: 28 carries for 142 yards.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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Last game (Wk 9): 31 rushing yards, 2 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 17-45vs Florida Atlantic | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | L 35-52@ South Alabama | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 1 | 31 | Season-high 54 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 0-24vs Louisiana Tech | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-14@ Troy | 11 | 51 | 4.6 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-35vs Southern Miss | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 34 | 156 | 4.6 | 1 | 31 |
Week 5 · 2026
L 35-52
54 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD
With A. Armenta — 355 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 42.1 · 10 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · M. Ryan — 38.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -16 to -3 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
2 seasons under Bryant Vincent — 4-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 17.0 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 52.5 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 24.7 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 41.0 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bryant Vincent
Pass share
49.0%
257 pass / 268 run
Plays / game
65.6
8 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
285 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #10 of 36 Sun Belt RBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
Returning starter at running back for a 3-9 UL Monroe team that went +3 in the portal.
2026 is in progress.
