Running back, Army, 2023–⁠26

Carson Smith

Lettered 2024–⁠25 (school media guide)

Number
No. 34
Height
6′1″
Weight
230 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Middletown, MD

Carson Smith plays running back for Army. Last time out, against Florida Atlantic: 6 carries, 16 yards.

2026 so far

159 rushing yards, 1 TD

Last game: 6 carries, 16 yards vs. Florida Atlantic, W 56–⁠24

Next game: at Tulsa, Oct 23

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 17BRY
  2. 63@TEM
  3. 20@LT
  4. 43TULN
  5. 16FAU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Team titles: American champions, 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Army12514.3012
2025Army552314.2211
2026Army381594.2114
Career1054414.2314

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Army34RBFr.
2024Army34RBSo.
2025Army34RBJr.
2026Army34RBSr.6′1″230

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
2024Army10-0.05––-0.5––
2025Army570.03––1.78%0.14
2026Army370.17––6.311%–

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Army46%3.600.800.006%
2026Army51%3.700.500.100%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Army 5 games, 159 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.BryantW 59–⁠341716––
Sep 25atTempleW 21–⁠171263014––
Oct 3atLouisiana TechL 29–⁠3152005120
Oct 10vs.TulaneW 20–⁠17114307––
Oct 17vs.Florida AtlanticW 56–⁠2461604––
2025 Army 10 games, 231 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 6atKansas StateW 24–⁠2192305––
Sep 20vs.North TexasL 38–⁠4531004––
Sep 25atEast CarolinaL 6–⁠281303––
Oct 4atUABW 31–⁠1362907––
Oct 11vs.CharlotteW 24–⁠7637110––
Oct 18atTulaneL 17–⁠2482709––
Nov 8vs.TempleW 14–⁠1353009––
Nov 22vs.TulsaL 25–⁠2641304––
Nov 29atUTSAW 27–⁠2441004––
Dec 27 ✦vs.UConnW 41–⁠16949111––
2024 Army 4 games, 51 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 21vs.RiceW 37–⁠142203––
Oct 5atTulsaW 49–⁠71303––
Oct 12vs.UABW 44–⁠10425012––
Dec 28 ✦vs.Louisiana TechW 27–⁠652107––

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

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