Running back, South Carolina (from Wake Forest), 2018–⁠22

Christian Beal-Smith

Lettered 2022 (school media guide)

Number
No. 8
Height
5′9″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Winston-salem, NC

Christian Beal-Smith played running back at Wake Forest (2018–⁠21) and South Carolina (2022).

At a glance

Best season
732
Rushing yards, 2020 (Wake Forest, 4–⁠5)
Best game
130 yards
Vs. Campbell, week 5, 2020: No. 3 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

130rushing yards, career highvs. Campbell, 20203rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Campbell, 2020

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Wake Forest472314.9052
2019Wake Forest713044.3225
2020Wake Forest1427325.2558
2021Wake Forest1316044.6748
2022South Carolina391564.0552
Career4302,0274.71958

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2018Wake Forest870000
2019Wake Forest440000
2020Wake Forest220000
2021Wake Forest860000
2022South Carolina110000
Career23200000

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2018Wake Forest1200
2019Wake Forest101430
2020Wake Forest3320
2021Wake Forest1270
Career152220

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Wake Forest166.006
2019Wake Forest6254.2012
2020Wake Forest5428.4014
2021Wake Forest9556.1015
2022South Carolina5265.209
Career261545.9015

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Wake Forest8RBYr 1
2019Wake Forest8RBYr 2
2020Wake Forest8RBYr 3
2021Wake Forest8RBYr 4
2022South Carolina8RBSr. (Yr 5)5′9″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
2018Wake Forest470.02––0.97%0.07
2019Wake Forest790.0116th (n=287)0.130.912%0.09
2020Wake Forest1470.0424th (n=212)0.146.622%0.00
2021Wake Forest1380.0724th (n=277)0.1610.115%0.19
2022South Carolina430.24––10.59%0.23

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

2022 South Carolina 8 games, 156 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 17vs.GeorgiaL 7–⁠485603––
Sep 24vs.CharlotteW 56–⁠2095522716
Sep 29vs.South Carolina StateW 50–⁠10615110213
Oct 22vs.Texas A&MW 30–⁠2481216––
Oct 29vs.MissouriL 10–⁠233301––
Nov 5atVanderbiltW 38–⁠27355152––
Nov 26atClemsonW 31–⁠302202––
Dec 30 ✦vs.Notre DameL 38–⁠45380927
2021 Wake Forest 12 games, 604 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Old DominionW 42–⁠101174248––
Sep 11vs.Norfolk StateW 41–⁠1696012414
Sep 18vs.Florida StateW 35–⁠14199511417
Sep 24atVirginiaW 37–⁠171647012––
Oct 2vs.LouisvilleW 37–⁠34103601110
Oct 9atSyracuseW 40–⁠371763111––
Oct 23atArmyW 70–⁠56871121324
Oct 30vs.DukeW 45–⁠7746116––
Nov 6atNorth CarolinaL 55–⁠58104108111
Nov 27atBoston CollegeW 41–⁠106240613
Dec 4vs.PittsburghL 21–⁠4510240816
Dec 31 ✦vs.RutgersW 38–⁠10823016––
2020 Wake Forest 9 games, 732 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 12vs.ClemsonL 13–⁠37112907––
Sep 19atNC StateL 42–⁠451339131––
Oct 2vs.CampbellW 66–⁠1420130323––
Oct 17vs.VirginiaW 40–⁠231458022––
Oct 24vs.Virginia TechW 23–⁠1613129058114
Oct 31atSyracuseW 38–⁠14198701614
Nov 14atNorth CarolinaL 53–⁠5917120037––
Dec 12atLouisvilleL 21–⁠45145801414
Dec 30 ✦vs.WisconsinL 28–⁠422182128220
2019 Wake Forest 8 games, 304 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.Utah StateW 38–⁠351138112––
Sep 6atRiceW 41–⁠211030118212
Sep 13vs.North CarolinaW 24–⁠181551014217
Sep 21vs.ElonW 49–⁠736032−4
Sep 28atBoston CollegeW 27–⁠24529020––
Oct 12vs.LouisvilleL 59–⁠6214123025––
Oct 19vs.Florida StateW 22–⁠2082006––
Nov 16atClemsonL 3–⁠525704––
2018 Wake Forest 11 games, 231 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 8vs.TowsonW 51–⁠20668052––
Sep 22vs.Notre DameL 27–⁠561034016––
Sep 29vs.RiceW 56–⁠24960019––
Oct 6vs.ClemsonL 3–⁠63844042––
Oct 20atFlorida StateL 17–⁠384506––
Oct 27atLouisvilleW 56–⁠35––––––
Nov 3vs.SyracuseL 24–⁠4121201116
Nov 8atNC StateW 27–⁠232−202––
Nov 17vs.PittsburghL 13–⁠341303––
Nov 24atDukeW 59–⁠75703––
Dec 22 ✦vs.MemphisW 37–⁠34––––––

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

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