#26

Zane Minors

Senior running back for SMU. 2024: 10 rushing yards.

RB · SMU · Sr. · #26

5′11″ · 184 lb · Austin, TX

Returning to SMU for 2026

The story

4 running back for SMU. 2024: 10 rushing yards.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

Zane Minors

RB · SMU · Sr · #26

He has spent two seasons in the SMU backfield. The receipt on tape: 10 rush yds against Houston Christian, Week 1, 2024.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

seasons on the roster
game log

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Rhett Lashlee, all run-leaning offenses — 22-6 over that span.

2023SMU11-3HC: Rhett Lashlee · Run-leaning

2024SMU11-3HC: Rhett Lashlee · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / carry#158 / 335 · 51st pct

5.0

Rush TDs#314 / 335 · 3rd pct

Rush yards#336 / 335 · 0th pct

Long run#336 / 335 · 0th pct

Carries#336 / 335 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 1 game: 10.0 YDS/g, 5.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Rhett Lashlee

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	SMU	2	10	5.0	--
2023	SMU	24	101	4.2	--
Career		26	111	4.3	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 59-7vs Houston Christian	2	10	5.0	0	6	Season-high 10 yds
Total		2	10	5.0	0	6

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology