Running back, Troy, 2016–21
B.J. Smith
- Number
- No. 26
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 216 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Millbrook, AL
B.J. Smith played running back at Troy (2016–21).
Career highs
170rushing yards, career highat South Alabama, 20182rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last at Georgia Southern, 20186catches, career hightwice; last vs. Eastern Kentucky, 202096receiving yards, career highvs. Eastern Kentucky, 2020Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2017
Rushing
Receiving
Returns
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Troy | 26 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2017 | Troy | 26 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2018 | Troy | 26 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2019 | Troy | 26 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2020 | Troy | 26 | RB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2021 | Troy | 26 | RB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 5′9″ | 216 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Troy | 33 | 0.13 | – | – | 4.2 | 8% | – |
| 2017 | Troy | 26 | 0.18 | – | – | 4.7 | 7% | – |
| 2018 | Troy | 232 | 0.20 | 69th (n=300) | 0.15 | 47.5 | 27% | 0.20 |
| 2019 | Troy | 14 | 0.19 | – | – | 2.6 | – | – |
| 2020 | Troy | 107 | 0.06 | 28th (n=212) | 0.14 | 6.9 | 17% | 0.05 |
| 2021 | Troy | 112 | 0.10 | 32nd (n=277) | 0.16 | 11.1 | 16% | 0.16 |
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 Troy 11 games, 372 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 55–3 | 10 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | L 13–21 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at | W 21–9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at | L 16–29 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at | L 14–23 | 19 | 102 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at | W 31–28 | 11 | 56 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 28 | at | L 28–35 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. | W 31–24 | 12 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. | L 21–35 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. | L 7–45 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at | L 10–37 | 13 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2020 Troy 9 games, 277 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at | W 47–14 | 10 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at | L 7–48 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 36 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 37–17 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 31–29 | 15 | 45 | 0 | 6 | 96 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | L 34–36 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | at | W 38–10 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | at | L 13–20 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. | L 17–20 | 10 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at | L 10–47 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
2019 Troy 2 games, 106 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 43–14 | 10 | 108 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | L 42–47 | 1 | −2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
2018 Troy 13 games, 1,183 rushing yards, 13 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | L 20–56 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 59–7 | 12 | 71 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 15 | at | W 24–19 | 11 | 70 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Sep 22 | at | W 35–27 | 16 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 45–21 | 10 | 103 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 37–20 | 17 | 140 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at | L 16–22 | 20 | 111 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 23 | at | W 38–17 | 22 | 170 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 3 | vs. | W 26–16 | 22 | 103 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at | W 35–21 | 22 | 86 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 12–7 | 24 | 94 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 24 | at | L 10–21 | 15 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Dec 22 ✦ | vs. | W 42–32 | 20 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
2017 Troy 8 games, 101 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | L 13–24 | 2 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 34–7 | 2 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 21 | at | W 34–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 38–16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | at | W 42–17 | 6 | 31 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 24 | vs. | W 62–9 | 12 | 41 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Dec 2 | at | W 32–25 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. | W 50–30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
2016 Troy 8 games, 161 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 57–17 | 9 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 52–6 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 31–21 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 52–31 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | L 3–35 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 26 | at | W 40–7 | 10 | 42 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 3 | at | L 24–28 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. | W 28–23 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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