Running back, Baylor, 2018–⁠21

Abram Smith

Number
No. 28
Height
5′11″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2021)
Junior
Hometown
Abilene, TX

Abram Smith played running back at Baylor (2018–⁠21).

At a glance

Best season
1,601
Rushing yards, 2021 (Baylor, 12–⁠2)
National rank
No. 5
In FBS in rushing yards, 2021

Career highs

188rushing yards, career highvs. BYU, 20213rushing touchdowns, career highvs. BYU, 202113tackles, career hightwice; last vs. Oklahoma State, 2020

Honors

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Baylor4112.806
2019Baylor8354.4115
2021Baylor2571,6016.21275
Career2691,6476.11375

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2018Baylor1100100
2019Baylor7500000
2020Baylor483151000
Career563751100

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Baylor133.003
2021Baylor13755.8014
Career14785.6014

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Baylor28RBYr 1
2019Baylor28RBYr 2
2020Baylor28RBYr 3
2021Baylor28RBJr. (Yr 4)5′11″205

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2018Baylor6-0.27––-1.6––
2019Baylor80.14––1.2––
2021Baylor2550.2982nd (n=277)0.1674.829%0.28

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Baylor 14 games, 1,601 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksIntPD
Sep 4atTexas StateW 29–⁠20191182––––
Sep 11vs.Texas SouthernW 66–⁠7121262––––
Sep 18atKansasW 45–⁠7161221––––
Sep 25vs.Iowa StateW 31–⁠2910470––––
Oct 2atOklahoma StateL 14–⁠2410971––––
Oct 9vs.West VirginiaW 45–⁠2011871––––
Oct 16vs.BYUW 38–⁠24271883––––
Oct 30vs.TexasW 31–⁠24211451––––
Nov 6atTCUL 28–⁠30181250––––
Nov 13vs.OklahomaW 27–⁠14201480––––
Nov 20atKansas StateW 20–⁠1021460––––
Nov 27vs.Texas TechW 27–⁠24301171––––
Dec 4vs.Oklahoma StateW 21–⁠1617630––––
Jan 1 ✦vs.Ole MissW 21–⁠7251720––––
2020 Baylor 5 games, 48 tackles, 1 sack
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksIntPD
Sep 26vs.KansasW 47–⁠14–––2000
Nov 14atTexas TechL 23–⁠24–––13000
Nov 28vs.Kansas StateW 32–⁠31–––8000
Dec 5atOklahomaL 14–⁠27–––12100
Dec 12vs.Oklahoma StateL 3–⁠42–––13000
2019 Baylor 7 games, 7 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksIntPD
Aug 31vs.Stephen F. AustinW 56–⁠174811000
Sep 7vs.UTSAW 63–⁠143210––––
Sep 21atRiceW 21–⁠13–––1000
Oct 5atKansas StateW 31–⁠12–––1000
Oct 12vs.Texas TechW 33–⁠30–––1000
Nov 30atKansasW 61–⁠61601000
Dec 7vs.OklahomaL 23–⁠30–––2000
2018 Baylor 4 games, 1 tackle, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksIntPD
Sep 1vs.Abilene ChristianW 55–⁠274110––––
Sep 22vs.KansasW 26–⁠7–––1000
Sep 29atOklahomaL 33–⁠66–––––––
Oct 6vs.Kansas StateW 37–⁠34–––––1–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2022 Senior Bowl (National team, won 20–⁠10).

DrillCombine 2022Combine or pro day 2022
Height5′11⅝″
Weight213 lb
Arm length30¼″
Hand size8¼″
Wingspan72⅜″W
40-yard dash4.54 sW
10-yard split1.53 sW
Vertical jump36″W
Broad jump9′8″W
Bench press13 repsW
3-cone drill7.25 sW
20-yard shuttle4.40 sW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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